UW System Clipsheet

November 28, 2007

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UW System

"New seg fee rules in regents' hands," Badger Herald, Nov. 28.

The UW System Committee to Review Allocable Segregated Fee Policies met for the last time and will give its recommendations to Board of Regents President Kevin Reilly for consideration.

"Local UW campus participates in statewide listening session," Marshfield News-Herald, Nov. 28.

UW-Marshfield/Wood County participated in UW System listening sessions, discussing the role of UW institutions in Wisconsin's economic development.

Related: "Residents share ways UW System can help state progress," Wausau Daily Herald, Nov. 28.

On Campus

"UWM trying to stifle speech, group says," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 28.

UW-Milwaukee increases security for guest speaker, therefore raising costs significantly for the sponsoring student group.

Related: "UWM group objects to high security fee for anti-Islamic speaker," Associated Press, Nov. 28.

"100 years of UW Medical School," Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 27.

UW-Madison's medical school has a long history of excellence and teaching in the medical field; the school has been known as one of the best in the nation from early in its existence.

"Stem cell breakthrough has much potential," Editorial, Appleton Post-Crescent, Nov. 28.

Editorial highlights the good news of the stem cell discovery.

"UWSP debates building practices," Marshfield News-Herald, Nov. 28.

UW-Stevens Point considers different options of building standards that would make future construction environmentally sustainable.

State

"Lawmakers approve raises for UW, state employees," Channel3000, Nov. 27.

The State legislature's Joint Committee on Employment Relations voted to increase state employee raises of 5 percent by April 2009.

Related: "Madison/Governor will seek bigger UW raises," Associated Press," Nov. 28.