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Board of Regents 

The Board of Regents for the Universities of Wisconsin will be meeting virtually on Thursday, September 17th starting at 8am. 

You can find the meeting materials and videoconference information here. 

After the meeting, a news summary of board actions can be found here. 

State Relations

Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care Study Committee 

The Study Committee on the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Health Care met on September 9th and September 10th with presentations from invited speakers including Health Care Practitioners and Health Care Practitioner Educators from the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison. 

For more information on this study committee, you can access the committee page here 

If interested, you can watch both meetings back on WisconsinEye.

Please check back for updates. 

Federal Relations

Education and Workforce Committee Updates 

On September 16, the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development will hold a hearing titled, “Who gets the scholarship? How the global shift in college sports affects Americans.”  

The hearing will begin at 9:15AM Central Time and can be watched on the committee website 

Full House and Senate Hearing Schedule  

If interested, you can see a full list of upcoming hearings on the Senate Hearings & Meetings Page. A review of the committee hearings in the House of Representatives is available via the Committee Schedule  within the House of Representatives Legislative Activity section on the Chamber’s main page.    

House and Senate Floor Schedules  

Both the House of Representatives and the Senate are scheduled to be in session and voting this week. As they are announced, the expected schedule of votes for the House of Representatives and the Senate can be found on the preceding websites.  

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