UW System Clipsheet

January 30, 2008

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State

"Wisconsin Legislature / Doyle: Close budget gap now," Associated Press, Jan. 29.

Gov. Doyle is asking state agencies to cut spending, saying that the UW System will be protected from budget actions that would reduce services; the Governor stressed consolidation and reorganization as options.

"MU gets $25 million gift," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 30.

An anonymous couple donated $25 million toward updating Marquette University's engineering school.

On Campus

"Climate is teach-in topic at MATC, UW," Capital Times, Jan. 29.

UW-Madison is one of 1,600 higher education institutions participating in Focus the Nation, which will help prepare students to grapple with challenges of a changing climate.

"Questions arise over UW-Madison germs research," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 29.

UW-Madison scientists working in an ebola virus lab address safety concerns raised by the National Institute of Health.

"UW responds to security reports," Badger Herald, Jan. 30.

After discovering a security leak of personal identification information turned out to be bigger than expected, UW-Madison officials will require staff to update ID cards that are still linked to Social Security numbers.

Related: "UW-Madison Privacy Leak Was Bigger Than Previously Described," Channel3000, Jan.29.

"Trends show decrease in crime on the East Side," UWM Post, Jan. 30.

UW-Milwaukee's Post and Frontpage Milwaukee investigated crime around campus; their result found that only 25% of crimes in 2007 were related to UW-Milwaukee students.

National

"Bush speech highlights Wisc. stem-cell research: Dispute in funding of embryonic stem cells still remains," Daily Cardinal, Jan. 30.

In the State of the Union Address, President Bush noted his support for funding the breakthrough by UW-Madison and Japanese researchers that discovered the potential to reprogram skin cells to behave like embryonic stem cells.