UW System Clipsheet

"Regents meet with questions unanswered," Badger Herald, Oct. 4.

The UW System Board of Regents meets in UW-River Falls today and Friday to discuss next steps with the university budget still undecided; Regents have been stressing the importance of a fully funded university to keep tuition low, retain quality faculty, and meet the state's economic needs.

"Business leaders urge Assembly to fund UW," Daily Cardinal, Oct. 4.

32 Wisconsin business leaders signed a letter urging the budget conference committee to increase funding for the university by approving funding levels passed in the Senate version of the budget.

"Republicans face tough choices in budget battle," Capital Times, Oct. 4.

Assembly Speaker Mike Huebsch faces difficult decisions as the budget process wears on.

Related: "27 Assembly members signed no-tax pledges," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 1.

"Pull pay when budget is late," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 4.

An editorial supporting consequences for lawmakers if they are not able to pass a budget on time.

Related: "No state budget doesn't stop Wisconsin," Associated Press, Oct. 4.

Also: "Legislature has betrayed a once proud tradition," Column, Capital Times, Oct. 3.

"UW-Madison researchers wage war on cancer stem cells," Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 4.

Researchers at UW-Madison have discovered a new explanation for why cancerous tumors often regrow -- the presence of cancer stem cells.

"Dean didn't face discrimination, state study finds," Associated Press, Oct. 3.

A state investigation concluded that UW-Whitewater officials did not discriminate against a black dean who was fired for unauthorized spending using university credit cards.