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August 19, 2020

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Tommy Thompson seeks 3.5% UW System budget increase to expand Bucky’s Tuition Promise, fund other initiatives

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

The head of the University of Wisconsin System will propose its Board of Regents support a 3.5% increase to its 2021-23 state budget in the hope of funding several new initiatives, including a statewide free tuition scholarship program for some Wisconsin students.

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How Birds Respond to Extreme Weather

Earth Observatory

“For the first time, we can look at how species responded immediately following extreme weather conditions over the scale of an entire continent,” said Jeremy Cohen, who led the research as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Kemper, Joyce M.

Wisconsin State Journal

She retired in 2006 after many years of service to the University of Wisconsin—Madison as a Graduate Admission Coordinator in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, receiving a Distinguished Achievement Award in 2003.

Gosting, Dorothy

Wisconsin State Journal

Dorothy worked in several departments at the University of Wisconsin, including the Food Research Institute, from 1966 until her retirement in 1992.

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