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In April, the Board of Regents may approve recommended changes to the UW System's conduct code; once the initial recommendations are approved by the Regents, state rules call for them to be sent to the state Legislative Council for further review, followed by a university-sponsored public hearing.
Related: "Board to revise conduct policies," Badger Herald, Feb. 26.
An editorial about the recent Senate bill that would enable UW System faculty and academic staff to unionize.
Related: "Senate passes collective bargaining bill," Eau Claire Spectator, Feb. 25.
James Thomson will be the director of regenerative biology at the Morgridge Institute for Research, which is slated to open in 2010.
Related: "Scientist to lead new Institute department," Badger Herald, Feb. 26.
Also: "UW's James Thomson named to scientific leadership team," Capital Times, Feb. 25.
And: "Stem cell researcher accepts position at Institutes for Discovery," Channel3000.com, Feb. 26.
University of Colorado recently hired a business leader with no academic credentials as president of its university system.
Researchers at UW-Green Bay's new Language Learning Lab are studying the development of toddlers' grammatical growth.
UW-Oshkosh's segregated fees committee passed an increase in student fees that will begin next fall; the increase raises the segregated fees by $48 to help pay for the completion of the Oshkosh Sports Complex.
In the wake of the Northern Illinois University tragedy, the UW-Madison Threat Assessment Response Team announced that it has stopped potential threats on campus.
UW-Stout recently purchased a Zero-Emission, No Noise electric vehicle for the school's security and police services.
On Monday, a Senate committee approved the reallocation of $664,800 in state funds for UW-La Crosse's Growth, Quality, and Access Initiative.
Today, Gov. Doyle will reveal a series of proposals aimed at boosting the state's economy; Doyle also said that a budget repair bill will be introduced soon.
A proposed bill would allow the state's Educational Approval Board the formal authority to hold for-profit colleges accountable for items such as job placement rates.
Both state and federal legislators are working to make higher education more accessible.