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On Campus: UW-Madison is spending $15,000 on Go Big Read author

UW-Madison is paying author Rebecca Skloot $15,000 to come to campus for its common book program, Go Big Read. Skloot, author of the “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks,” will be here for three days, including a speech at the Kohl Center tonight.The funds are coming from the chancellor?s office.