A committee of University of Wisconsin System regents has approved plans for an $81.4 million payroll project despite concerns over the cost and the consulting firm hired. The Board of Regents' business, finance and audit committee on Thursday approved the implementation plan. It also approved a one-year, $33 million budget for the plan to install a new payroll, benefits and human resources system. The action sends the proposal to the full board for final approval Friday...

Due to increasing concerns surrounding the H1N1 flu, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents will vote at its meetings this week whether to suspend a rule proclaiming staff must provide a doctor’s note if they are sick for more than five days...The regents will also vote on the approval of the $81 million computer system overhaul for UW System Human Resources. The proposal is supported by UW System President Kevin Reilly...

A consulting firm set to win millions in business from the University of Wisconsin System is facing an investigation and numerous lawsuits over accounting irregularities, and the system's top official is reviewing the firm's participation in a planned computer project...

The University of Wisconsin System acknowledged Wednesday the high-priced consultant working on its $81.4 million payroll project is reeling from an accounting scandal that is raising questions about its future...

The main consulting firm for the UW System’s proposed $81.5 million human resources project has been under investigation since early August for accounting issues, UW System President Kevin Reilly told state lawmakers Wednesday...

Recent revisions to the UW System administrative code have opened the door for UW-Platteville students to be punished by the university for off-campus misconduct. The move has some students crying double jeopardy, but campus officials say it will help create a safer campus community...

The critics have apparently won: The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has decided to pull back on plans to build a headquarters for its proposed School of Freshwater Sciences at the site of the former Pieces of Eight restaurant on the lakefront. No one should be happy with the likely outcome: a new restaurant on the same site. The university should reconsider its decision. The site - between the Milwaukee Art Museum and Discovery World - is tailor-made for what the university would have built there: a showcase headquarters for a unique research school that would have enhanced Milwaukee's place as a center for water studies and the water industry...

Retired business executive Michael Cudahy will not help fund University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's plans for its new College of Engineering and Applied Science research facilities at the Milwaukee County Grounds, in Wauwatosa...

Philanthropist Michael Cudahy has decided not to support the creation of a new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee engineering research campus in Wauwatosa, but said his decision was not related to the university snubbing a development on the Pieces of Eight site that he controls...

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee film student shot and killed while walking near his Riverwest apartment was the victim of a random robbery attempt, according to a 19-year-old suspect charged in the case...

The state will pay $50,000 to a woman who was shocked with a Taser by UW Police at a Badgers football game last year under a settlement reached on Tuesday, the woman's attorney said...

Because of the large numbers of students heading to the doctor's office with the flu, regular appointments at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's health clinic are being restricted. University Health Services (UHS) implemented its "surge plan" on Tuesday with the surge coming from students suffering from flu-like symptoms, so staff can take care of the students who are sick...

J.J. Watt, like many of the UW players, was battling through the flu that was spreading on the campus and hit the football team late Saturday...

UW-Madison Facilities Planning and Management plans to completely phase coal out of operations in the Charter Street heating plant by 2013, soliciting public feedback at a meeting Wednesday...

The University of Wisconsin wants to phase out the coal at the Charter Street heating plant. The university presented its case at a public hearing Wednesday evening. Gov. Jim Doyle is requesting that the plant replace its coal with renewable fuels...

From August 28-30, the Associated Students of Madison held its fourth book swap, moving $35,000 and 2,700 books, half of which sold. The book swap is intended to save students money on both ends of the bloody textbook process—buying and selling. At the swap, students can buy used textbooks from fellow students at cheap prices and turn a decent profit if their books sell...

The former Lincoln Elementary School property will be used as a temporary parking lot for the University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh under a deal approved by the school board Wednesday...

...Fall classes are under way, bringing the influx of students to our community. It's an event that occurs every year, and while that certainly brings excitement and a bustle to the area, it also can be a concern for some residents. For people who live in the area, a new school year can mean problems with music, noise and vandalism from some students who have moved into their neighborhood....

While he undergoes monthly sessions of chemotherapy, Beck continues work as the University of Wisconsin Marathon County's associate campus dean and director of student services. Beck has served in those positions for 13 years. Beck said he has learned to cope with periods of low energy and a decreased short-term memory...Beck's story of survival has inspired people at UWMC and in the larger community of cancer patients...

(UW-Eau Claire) Student Senate voted against a resolution 10-to-12 with one abstention in support of LEED certification of the new university center at a meeting on Tuesday night...Other system schools with LEED certified buildings include UW-La Crosse and Stevens Point...

Embattled former Dean Howard Ross will not need to repay the university money it alleged he used for personal purposes, according to a federal judge...

A new bus line will start serving students from five college campuses between the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University of Minnesota starting on Friday...

Weekend bus service will start Friday from UW-Madison to the Minneapolis campus of the University of Minnesota, with stops at UW-La Crosse, Winona State University, Rochester and St. Paul. The service will be provided by Badger Bus and Jefferson Lines...

University of Wisconsin-Whitewater's Global Business Resource Center has received a $176,000 grant for its two-year Project Atlas program, which aims to better prepare Wisconsin students to compete in the global economy...

More than 3,000 students hauled their futons, desks and other belongings into the dorms at UW-Stout on Sunday...

UW-Madison officials urge students to reach out to campus resources for support and counseling following the death of a UW-Madison student in the dorms Tuesday...

Former Hudson Star-Observer Publisher Willis H. Miller touched many people during his 89 years of life. With his $1-million-plus estate gift to UW-River Falls, he will continue touching lives...The gift was the largest from an individual in the college’s 135-year history...

The state of Wisconsin is receiving $1 million in competitive funding through a new grant program designed to improve the distribution and sales of biofuels, Gov. Jim Doyle said Tuesday...

Wisconsin will receive $16 million in clean energy funding as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday. Wisconsin was awarded the maximum $15 million federal grant in support of an aggressive state effort to improve overall energy efficiency and reduce dependence on fossil fuels. The state was awarded an additional $1 million competitive grant toward the development of an advanced distribution and retail network that will increase consumer access to biofuels such as biodiesel and E-85 ethanol...

Students soon might be able to graduate from the University of Iowa without ever leaving Dubuque. U of I President Sally Mason visited with Dubuque Mayor Roy Buol on Wednesday afternoon to speak about partnerships...

For the first time, swine flu has hit Marquette University...One student has a confirmed case of the swine flu, and that student is now recovering...

In an effort to combat the rising unemployment rate, a bill introduced this week by Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, aims to increase the income tax on those making over $1 million per year by 1 percent...

State auditors identified nearly $75,000 in charges on state credit cards that were excessive, fraudulent or otherwise inappropriate, a report released Wednesday says...

Wisconsin state employees used credit cards for inappropriate purchases, including a trip to Las Vegas, a laptop computer, a high-definition television, and lodging at a Mexican hotel, auditors said Wednesday. The Legislative Audit Bureau said agencies and the University of Wisconsin System generally do a good job making sure employees do not abuse their credit cards, and their use for personal gain is rare...

Almost three-quarters (73%) of American colleges and universities are reporting cases of influenza-like illnesses among students, with the highest rates in the Southeast and Midwest, the American College Health Association says...

Researchers studying how to improve graduation rates at public colleges and universities have come up with a surprising and counter-intuitive finding: Many students may fail to complete a bachelor's degree not because the work is too hard -- but because they're not challenged enough...