UW System Clipsheet

"Investing in UW will help our economy," Column, Wausau Daily Herald, Dec. 23.

Amidst the doom and gloom we hear about the stock market these days, I have some good investment news for Wisconsin taxpayers. Our equity stake in the University of Wisconsin System continues to deliver solid returns. The UW System's Growth Agenda for Wisconsin is a plan to produce more graduates, create well-paying jobs, and strengthen communities where citizens and businesses alike will thrive. With higher incomes and greater economic productivity come a broader tax base and a higher quality of life...(Author: UW System Board of Regents President Mark Bradley)...

"Madison stem cell researchers get $50,000 state grant," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 22.

A Madison company that is developing a better way to grow stem cells has received a $50,000 grant from the state, the governor's office confirmed late Monday. Shiloh Laboratories LLC was formed last year and began expanding its operations in the last few months following a scientific breakthrough, said Thomas Primiano, the company's founder...

"UW-Baraboo seeks 'green' dorm," Baraboo News Republic, Dec. 23.

UW-Baraboo/Sauk County Dean Tom Pleger will push state officials to get a 'green' dorm and conference hall included on Gov. Jim Doyle's list of projects that could use federal funding. In a letter to top Sauk County and City of Baraboo officials, Pleger asked for support in lobbying for the $15.5 million project...

"College students, families must make adjustments," Beloit Daily News, Dec. 22.

Leaving home and going to college for the first time can be a big transition for new college students, but coming home to stay for the first time in months can be just as big of a change...For many new college students, Christmas break is the first time they've come home to stay with their parents for more than a couple of days. The break between semesters is often a few weeks long, which could create tension between parents and students who may not understand each other after living apart for so long...

"Motion made to exclude Felner statements," Courier-Journal, Dec. 23.

The lawyer for former education dean Robert Felner says federal authorities violated his client's rights when they interrogated him for more than six hours at the University of Louisville in June...He also asks, in a related motion, that Felner's books and papers, seized during a search at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside where Felner was going to start work, be suppressed on the grounds that the search was unconstitutional...

"UW-Madison researcher charged in sex sting resigns," Associated Press, Dec. 22.

A chemistry researcher charged in an online sex sting has resigned from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. University spokeswoman Amy Toburen says 29-year-old research assistant Kevin Kreisel resigned his job on Saturday...

"UW Health seeks to reveal doctors' pay from drug companies," Wisconsin State Journal, Dec. 22.

Signs going up at UW Health clinics next month will tell patients that their doctors might be getting paid by drug companies for research or consulting work, officials announced Monday. It's the latest step by University of Wisconsin-Madison to strengthen conflict-of-interest policies and procedures regarding physiucians as national attention to the issue has grown in recent years, said Dr. Robert Golden, dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health...

"UW-Baraboo, prison end relationship," Baraboo News Republic, Dec. 23.

Working toward a four-year university degree while behind bars will no longer be an option at a nearby federal prison, due to a push to make it easier for more ex-convicts to secure employment upon their release. Inmates will finish their lessons with long-time University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County instructors, and by June, a new educational provider will teach an anticipated 50 to 100 inmates how to push mops and buckets...

"Local colleges ready to welcome GM employees," WISC-TV, Dec. 23.

For many General Motors workers and others affected by the shutdown in Janesville, the question may be what comes next?...Several area schools are reporting new student registrations are rising. Blackhawk Tech officials said their registrations are up more than 20 percent. At Madison Area Technical College, the engineering, welding and other manufacturing classes are full because those classes aren't offered on other campuses...

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"Cardinal Stritch adds campus on Pabst site," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dec. 22

On a frozen Monday morning at the former Pabst brewery, crews worked in a boarded-up 24,000-square-foot building as officials announced something to thaw redevelopment at the site: Cardinal Stritch University plans to open a campus there next year. Enrollment at the college's Fox Point/Glendale main campus has boomed to about 7,000. The location is running out of dorm space, and the university is trying to make its mark on Milwaukee with a downtown campus...