UW-Green Bay's two top administrators are both finalists for positions at other institutions; Chancellor Bruce Shepard is a finalist for president of Western Michigan University, and Provost Sue Hammersmith is a finalist for provost at Eastern Illinois University and Edinboro University.
UW-Marshfield/Wood County wants to build a residence hall to recruit a greater number of students, college officials said; UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley visited the institution this week as part of an ongoing effort to create more visibility for opportunities to begin higher education through the UW Colleges.
UW-River Falls is seeking to increase the number of international students on campus to 5 percent, and wants at least 50 percent of its overall student body have international experience while attending the institution.
UW-Rock County's forthcoming Allen Hall will house a library, computer labs, study space, offices and storage space; the campus also began construction of a new engineering facility earlier this month.
Related: "UW-Rock enjoys another groundbreaking ceremony," Janesville Gazette, March 29.
An editorial urging Congress to increase funding for the National Institutes of Health, an organization that has kept the United States, and UW-Madison, at the helm of biomedical research.
A UW-Eau Claire professor's American Sign Language textbook will be a resource for college and high school students around the Midwest.