UW System Clipsheet

June 17, 2008

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On Campus

"Not a product of her roots," Wisconsin State Journal, June 15.

On the eighth floor of Van Hise hall, nestled among the language programs in UW-Madison's Tower of Babel, the German department still sits where Biddy Martin left it as a promising graduate student 23 years ago...

"UW-Stout staff members retire," Dunn County News, June 16.

Twenty-three University of Wisconsin-Stout staff members have retired this year...

"UWS substantially impacts economy," Superior Daily Telegram, June 16.

The University of Wisconsin-Superior annually brings $41.2 million and 785 full- or part-time jobs to Douglas County, according to a UW-Superior Foundation study released today...

"Keep state's 'bio' success going," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, June 16.

...Madison will host the World Stem Cell Summit in late September at the Alliant Energy Center. The event is expected to attract up to 1,000 researchers, philanthropists and business people...

"Applications up at UW-La Crosse," WKBT.com, June 16.

A growing number of students are trying to get accepted to UW-La Crosse. School officials say freshmen applications are up 10 percent since last year...

State

"FVTC proposes budget increase," Appleton Post-Crescent, June 17.

Fox Valley Technical College officials will ask homeowners to pay slightly higher property taxes next year...

National

"Proposed federal regulations would ease up on colleges' responsibilities under disability law," Chronicle of Higher Education, June 17.

As Congress considers a bill that would bolster the Americans With Disabilities Act, the Justice Department has proposed new regulations that would limit the accommodations universities and other entities must provide under the existing law...