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Friday | Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

2-year tuition freeze would be first for 4-year UW System campuses

Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to freeze student tuition at University of Wisconsin System campuses for the next two years would mark the first two-year tuition freeze for the four-year campuses in the 42-year history of the UW System.

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Related Topix: Scott Walker, US Governors, University of Wisconsin Madison, Milwaukee, WI

Thu May 16, 2013

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Court rules for court-martialed veteran turned down for UWM job

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee must give a job applicant veteran's preference despite the fact the Navy discharged him for bad conduct, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday .

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Life, Veteran Affairs, Waukesha, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Check out our countdown to graduation at several Wisconsin college campuses

College seniors are picking up their caps and gowns, going down bucket lists of last-minute photos they want to take as souvenirs, and preparing for spring graduation ceremonies this weekend at several public and private universities and colleges.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Wisconsin Parkside, Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Preservation plan for Eschweiler buildings wins OK in Tosa

A proposal to preserve some historic buildings in Wauwatosa by converting them into a charter school, with the nearby grounds set aside for construction of nearly 200 apartments, has won approval from the city Historic Preservation Commission.

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Related Topix: Wauwatosa, WI, Milwaukee, WI

Wed May 15, 2013

The Journal of Physical Chemistry Let...

Organic Solar Cells beyond One Pair of Donor-Acceptor: Ternary Blends and More

Liqiang Yang received his B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2004 and obtained an M.S. degree in Materials Engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2007.

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Related Topix: University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina, World News, China, Asia, University of Tennessee

BroadwayWorld.com

Scott Emmons Named Dean of UWM's Peck School of the Arts

Scott Emmons has been named dean of the Peck School of the Arts at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee . Emmons, a professor of music education, joined the UWM faculty in 1992.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Northwestern University, Southwest Minnesota State University, Minnesota State Colleges and Universities

Tue May 14, 2013

Weekend

1 in 8 Black Men Are Currently in Prison in Wisconsin

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee last week released a deeply concerning study about incarceration in the state.

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Related Topix: Prison, Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

UWM Innovation Campus hotel proposal advances

A possible extended-stay hotel at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's Innovation Campus development in Wauwatosa received a preliminary recommendation for approval Monday from county officials.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Wauwatosa, WI, Milwaukee County, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Corrections and clarifications

An article Sunday about filmmakers with ties to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's film department at this year's Cannes International Film Festival misspelled "Confessions of an Alcoholic" filmmaker Scott Holewinski 's last name as Hoewinski.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI

Mon May 13, 2013

WDJT

Don't miss the chance to spend one night with Janis Joplin

I have never taken off my objective reporter's hat before. But having seen "One Night With Janis Joplin" at the Milwaukee Rep, I had to speak up as a Milwaukean and a theater lover.

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Janis Joplin, Milwaukee, WI, Theater, Arts

Pensions & Investments

Milwaukee City pension fund CIO dies

Mr. Rick, 51, died in a Milwaukee hospital, where he was admitted Saturday after collapsing at his daughter's dance recital at the University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, said Bernard J. "Jerry" Allen, executive director.

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Related Topix: US Military, US Navy

Newswise

Major Field Campaign Targets Improvement in Thunderstorm Prediction

To help better predict where and when spring thunderstorms will rip across Colorado's Front Range and the adjacent High Plains, researchers are launching a major field project this week with high-flying aircraft and fine-grained computer simulations.

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Related Topix: Weather, Colorado State University, University of Georgia Albany State, SUNY Albany, Purdue University

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

UW leaders in middle to bottom half of public higher ed's 'club of top earners'

The leaders of the University of Wisconsin System and its two largest campuses placed in the middle to the bottom of the pack in the Chronicle of Higher Education's annual "club of top earners" in public higher education.

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Milwaukee, WI

Sat May 11, 2013

Milwaukee Courier Online

Palermo's Workers Union applauds UW-Milwaukee decision to halt sales of Palermo's Pizza

Members of the Palermo Workers Union welcomed a decision this week by the UW-Milwaukee administration to halt campus sales of Palermo's Pizza through the summer of 2013.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Mass incarceration of black males must stop

Prison time is the most serious barrier to employment for Wisconsin male workers, making ex-offender populations the most difficult to place and sustain in full-time employment.

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Related Topix: Prison, Milwaukee, WI, Milwaukee County, WI, Opinion

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

A road map for education reform

As much as any city in America, Milwaukee has played a pioneering role in educational choice.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Education, School Vouchers, Education Etc., Opinion

Fri May 10, 2013

Patch.com

Emergency Text Alerts Not Reaching Most People on UW Campuses

On March 5, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Eric Cardinal was working the late shift at a Shell station near campus when he read a text alert from the university warning of a suspected shooter on the loose: "Police looking for Male/Black wearing red & black flannel shirt headed west out of University Houses." Then Cardinal saw a man in his ... (more)

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Related Topix: University of Wisconsin Madison, Madison, WI, Stevens Point, WI, Milwaukee, WI

Patch.com

Stormonth Principal, Dan Westfahl, Resigns from Fox Point-Bayside Schools

After three years as principal of Stormonth Elementary , Dan Westfahl is stepping down for "personal and professional reasons." The Fox Point-Bayside School Board officially accepted Westfahl's resignation Thursday night, after Superintendent Rachel Boechler was notified last week via a letter.

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Related Topix: Fox Point, WI, Education Etc., Milwaukee, WI

WKOW-TV

Growing Power founder to speak at UW-Milwaukee

MILWAUKEE The Milwaukee urban farmer who is nationally known for his nonprofit, Growing Power, will speak at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Wednesday.

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Thu May 09, 2013

Hispanic Business

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel In Focus column

May 09--"Fanny by Gaslight," the 1944 British period melodrama, gets a rare screening at 7 p.m. Saturday, courtesy the FOCUS Film Society, at Church in the City, 2648 N. Hackett Ave.

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Related Topix: Milwaukee, WI, Celebrities, James Mason, Phyllis Calvert, Stewart Granger, Family, Labyrinth, Adventure, Musical Movies