News - December 2020

  1. Statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson on CDC antigen test study

    December 31, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.— University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today issued this statement on a new CDC antigen test study: “We are pleased to have partnered with the CDC on […]

  2. UW System COVID-19 surge testing sites extend operations to mid-January

    December 28, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson announced today that the UW System’s COVID-19 “surge testing” sites will extend operations until mid-January. Free rapid-response COVID-19 testing is being made […]

  3. Statement from UW System President Tommy Thompson on federal funding

    December 22, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today issued this statement on federal funding: “The UW System has faced extraordinary financial challenges during this pandemic while successfully providing students […]

  4. Wisconsin entrepreneurs benefit from WEDC-UW System programs

    December 22, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—Thanks to a key strategic partnership with the University of Wisconsin System, the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC) is investing more than $2.6 million in Wisconsin’s small businesses. WEDC’s […]

  5. Why we need to improve prison education

    Op-Ed By Tommy Thompson, President, University of Wisconsin System

    December 22, 2020

    I first started thinking about prisons during my early years in the Assembly, more than 50 years ago. I believed then, and I believe now, that we need to give […]

  6. UW System announces more details on COVID-19 student health care worker initiative

    December 14, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today announced additional details to provide incentives to UW students with nursing skills and other health backgrounds to work on the front […]

  7. UW System to accelerate COVID-19 testing for spring 2021

    December 11, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Tommy Thompson today announced residential undergraduate students will be tested for COVID-19 at least once per week during the spring 2021 semester. In addition, […]

  8. President Thompson proposes bold UW System Prison Education Initiative (news summary)

    December 10, 2020

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Tommy G. Thompson told the Board of Regents Thursday he is calling for the benefits of a UW education to be made […]

  9. UW System waives electronic application fee at 10 universities

    December 10, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.— The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today approved waiving electronic application fees at 10 of its 13 universities for approximately the next two years. The no-cost […]

  10. UW System extends COVID-19 surge testing

    December 7, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System COVID-19 “surge testing” sites will operate at least until Christmas, System President Tommy Thompson announced today. The 22 sites across Wisconsin located on or […]