Two Republican lawmakers aim to restrict how much the University of Wisconsin System can increase tuition if and when the undergraduate resident tuition freeze set to enter its seventh year is lifted.
July 24, 2019
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Higher Education/System
Republican lawmaker looks to tie UW in-state tuition to CPI if freeze ends, tighten seg fees
One Republican state representative is championing legislation that would set up a contingency plan if Wisconsin’s freeze on in-state undergraduate tuition goes away — a move he says could alter the discussion about lifting the freeze going forward.
Campus life
Chazen Museum of Art expanding hours, will be most-open museum in country
Starting this fall, the Chazen Museum of Art will be open for 84 hours a week — an increase of 36 hours from its current schedule — which UW-Madison says will make it the “most open” in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
Community
Where the wild things heal: When animals in Dane County get hurt, wildlife rehabilitators are there to help
On Wednesdays, UW veterinary residents visit the center to consult on trickier cases and perform surgeries.
UW Experts in the News
July ‘on track to be Earth’s hottest month EVER’ since records began, climate scientists say
Qutoed: Jack Williams, director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, told NBC: “Of course, we won’t know until all the tallies are in, but we’re on a good pace right now to beat that record.”
July is on track to become Earth’s hottest month on record, climate scientists say
Quoted: “Of course, we won’t know until all the tallies are in, but we’re on a good pace right now to beat that record,” said Jack Williams, director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Obituaries
Don Poss, who oversaw construction of Metrodome, dies at 86
Poss first caught his future wife’s attention as a standout basketball player in his hometown of Onalaska, Wis. They met at a dance hall in La Crosse, where he started working after graduating from the University of Wisconsin- Madison.
Remembering a longtime bird advocate
Bob earned a master’s degree in biogeography at the University of Arizona. He did graduate work in restoration ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW-Madison Related
Inspectors Uncovered Potential Issue Days Before Madison Power Station Fires
An explosion and fire around 7:40 a.m. Friday sent a plume of thick, black smoke rising over the city’s east side. A second fire Friday morning at the East Campus substation near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus also sent a cloud of black smoke into the air and caused police to evacuate Ogg and Smith halls and the UW Safety Building.
Tom Bernthal, Sheryl Sandberg’s Boyfriend: 5 Fast Facts
According to his LinkedIn page, Bernthal spent time in the Midwest as a college student. He attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison