News - November 2011

  1. Agriculture funding to benefit 3 UW institutions, students

    November 22, 2011

    MADISON – Three University of Wisconsin System universities will benefit from new funding included in the fiscal year 2012 Agriculture Appropriations bill. U.S. Senator Herb Kohl, Chairman of the Senate Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee, led efforts to secure $4.5 million in funding to provide new competitive grants for colleges of agriculture and natural resources that are […]

  2. UW leaders discuss impact of potential new budget cuts at Senate Committee hearing

    November 15, 2011

    The Senate Agriculture, Forestry, and Higher Education Committee met on Nov. 15 for a special hearing where UW leaders from around the state, joined by leaders from the business community, had a chance to discuss the impact of potential new budget cuts. Here’s a streaming video archive from Wisconsin Eye of the hearing in its entirety: http://www.wiseye.org/videoplayer/vp.html?sid=7280 […]