"Regents officially appoint new UW-River Falls chancellor," River Falls Journal, Jan. 16.
The University of Wisconsin System-Board of Regents formally appointed Dean Van Galen as the new chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls...
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On Campus
"Local university educators use research projects as teaching tools," La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 20.
From his science lab in Cowley Hall, Eric Gansen, a University of Wisconsin-La Crosse physics professor, researches photons, the smallest particles of light. In the same building, Bernadette Taylor, a UW-L microbiology professor, finds out how much she can stretch a flu vaccine, a good strategy if there ever were a shortage or pandemic...
"Grassley: Med school doctor paid millions," UPI, Jan. 20.
A surgeon at the University of Wisconsin-Madison received millions of dollars from a medical device company, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, says...
"Foreign language housing challenges students," WISC-TV, Jan. 19.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are sharpening their foreign language skills and developing global perspectives in foreign language housing...
"University of Wisconsin-Madison has new pay-for-parking methods," Wisconsin State Journal, Jan. 17.
On the UW-Madison campus, coin-operated parking meters are so 2008. University officials are piloting technologies that will make it easier for people to pay to park, including a pay-by-cell phone system and pay-by-credit card machines...
"UW-EC to honor King's legacy," Leader-Telegram, Jan. 19.
UW-Eau Claire will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day by feeding the hungry. More than 50 students, alumni, employees and community members will provide free meals today in the Hilltop Center on upper campus...
"Sweden company inks stem cell deal with Wis. group," Chicago Tribune, Jan. 17.
A Sweden-based biotechnology company has signed a license to use human embryonic stem cells discovered at the University of Wisconsin-Madison...
State
"Budget crunch '09," Badger Herald, Jan. 20.
With no clear solution to the nation’s economic crisis in sight, Gov. Jim Doyle has joined other state governors in calling for a $1 trillion stimulus package from the federal government to help states get through the tough times. Meanwhile, Madison and the University of Wisconsin community wait to see how federal assistance may affect life on and off campus...
"Restoring the civil rights of state workers," Wisconsin Radio Network, Jan. 20.
A proposal at the Capitol would restore the civil rights of state and UW employees. U.S. Supreme Court decisions over the last decade have resulted in nearly 60,000 state employees being denied key civil rights protections, according to state Representative Cory Mason (D-Racine). He says those decisions have impacted the rights of workers to sue the state under the Family Medical Leave Act, Fair Labor Standards Act, Age Discrimination Employment Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act...
"Colleges work to inform families about financial aid," Wausau Daily Herald, Jan. 19.
Area universities and colleges are doing what they can to ensure college remains affordable for students and their parents, officials said. Marquette University in Milwaukee, for example, will work with families who have new financial difficulties to keep their students on campus, said Mary Pat Pfeil, spokeswoman for Marquette University...University officials plan to add $4 million specifically for student financial aid in the university's 2009-10 budget, she said. Job losses and the current economic downturn have changed the financial status of some families, said Whiz Beck, associate campus dean at the University of Wisconsin Marathon County...
"NWTC schedule tries to save gas for commuters," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jan. 18.
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College is launching a "gas-saving schedule" at its regional sites. The program allows students attending classes in Crivitz, Luxemburg, Niagara, Oconto Falls and Shawano to earn a full load of credits by driving to the centers one day once a week. The schedule is designed to help students cut commuting costs and to serve potential students who may think full-time attendance isn't possible, school officials said...
National
"In 'geek chic' and Obama, new hope for lifting women in science," New York Times, Jan. 19.
With the inauguration of an administration avowedly committed to Science as the grand elixir for the nation’s economic, environmental and psycho-reputational woes, a number of scientists say that now is the time to tackle a chronic conundrum of their beloved enterprise: how to attract more women into the fold, and keep them once they are there...
"Community-college enrollments are up, but institutions struggle to pay for them," Chronicle of Higher Education, Jan. 20.
...The downturn in the economy has coincided with enrollment increases at many community colleges. Meanwhile, several states have trimmed — or even chopped — appropriations for higher education...Community-college officials have seen this pattern before: History holds that when the economy declines, college enrollments rise. But what worries many officials is that this recession may be long and deep... (paid subscription required)