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Seven Dane County affordable housing projects were awarded tax credits that, when combined, totaled more than $3 million. 
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State tax credits awarded to seven Dane County affordable housing projects

By Jon Brockman | Mar. 1, 2018

Seven Dane County projects that will encourage development of housing for low-income individuals and families received millions in state tax credits this week. The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority, which awarded a total of $13.4 million to projects across the state, announced Tuesday that it will give $3.4 million in low-income housing tax credits for these projects.

While humanities majors make less money than graduates in STEM fields, they see more job satisfaction on average, according to a a 2014 report. 
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Choosing a major? The humanities may be more practical than you think.

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 1, 2018

When Rebekah Paré was studying jazz piano in college, she didn’t imagine the skills she was learning in her music theory classes would someday be directly applicable to a career outside of piano performance. Today the improvisation skills Paré learned in her piano classes inform her everyday work as the associate dean for the College of Letters and Science career initiative at UW-Madison. Students are often pressured into science, technology, engineering, mathematics or pre-professional majors due to a myth that students who study the humanities are unable to compete in the job market without a graduate degree, according to Paré. “Our humanities students, as well as our social science and natural sciences are graduating with a really fantastic set of skills that are in high demand,” Paré said.

Amid the UW System’s new restructuring plan, UW-Stevens Point is struggling to balance a $4.5 million deficit.
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UW-Stevens Point could see major cuts to faculty, programming

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 1, 2018

UW-Stevens Point is facing a $4.5 million structural deficit, mainly due to declining enrollment and state budget cuts. The university is looking at making major cuts to programming and faculty, including the possibility of cutting tenured staff, according to a statement that Greg Summers, UW-Stevens Point provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs made to Wisconsin Public Radio. Although a formal announcement about program and faculty cuts has not been made, an announcement is coming in the near future, according to UW-Stevens Point Media Relations Director Nick Schultz. When the university first began exploring remedies to the deficit, Summers proposed cutting the school’s geography program.

UW-Madison students, faculty and community members went to the Student Activity Center Wednesday evening to donate menstrual products and paint.
CAMPUS NEWS

Student org collects menstrual products for Dane County homeless

By Lawrence Andrea | Feb. 28, 2018

A UW-Madison student organization exchanged paint and canvas for menstrual products and monetary donations in the Student Activity Center Wednesday night. KORA — a student group aiming to empower and encourage women leaders — gave canvas, paint and brushes to students and community members who donated unopened menstrual hygiene products or a sum of money to the organization in an effort to advocate for the mental and physical health of homeless women in the Dane County area.

Our Wisconsin is a program from the Center for the First-Year Experience, part of the Division of Student Life.
CAMPUS NEWS

Our Wisconsin survey results show inclusivity progress, awareness

By Kayla Huynh | Feb. 28, 2018

In a recent survey, students reported a UW-Madison inclusion program effectively increased awareness of and respect for diversity on campus among first-year students in residence halls. Survey data revealed students who participated in the Our Wisconsin program — a three-hour workshop focused on respect for diversity, community connection, identifying bias and gaining appreciation for others’ experiences — were more aware of cultural differences on campus.

UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Yoshihiro Kawaola is helping to produce a new vaccine for Ebola.
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UW-Madison professor leads Ebola vaccine effort

By Taylor Osborne | Feb. 27, 2018

While previously tested on monkeys, an experimental Ebola vaccine produced by a UW-Madison lab is slated to be used in clinical trial on humans. The project — led by UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine Professor Yoshihiro Kawaola with the help of Waisman Biomanufacturing — will develop 1000 doses of the vaccine for use in the trials that are set to begin in Japan this December.

Dane County leaders called on state and federal legislators Monday to enact new gun reform legislation.
CITY NEWS

Local leaders call on state and federal government for action on gun reform

By J. Adam Wigger | Feb. 26, 2018

In a press conference with Madison public officials, students and educators, Gov. Scott Walker and Speaker of the House Paul Ryan were called on to make a difference in the push to pass new gun legislation. Jennifer Cheatham, superintendent of the Madison public schools, stressed the importance of student safety in schools, saying “we demand action because school safety is not a political issue, it is only about keeping our children safe.” Cheatham also emphasized the value of keeping the conversation of gun reform alive in Madison schools.

Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad.
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UW-Madison celebrates Peace Corps’ 57th year with week of festivities

By Gianina Dinon | Feb. 26, 2018

Nearly a week after ranking among the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers worldwide, UW-Madison kicked off its week-long celebration of the 57th anniversary of the federal volunteer program Monday night. Peace Corps Week began with “A Peace Corps Tip or Two,” a discussion panel where prospective volunteers met with former volunteers to learn about service life abroad. Throughout the event, returned volunteers reflected on their experiences, explaining how their volunteer experiences impacted their lives.

More than 150 activists gathered at the capitol Saturday to protest the decline of union power across Wisconsin. 
CITY NEWS

State activists gather at Capitol steps Saturday to fight for worker’s rights

By Jon Brockman | Feb. 25, 2018

Over 150 people converged on the Capitol Square Saturday afternoon for the Working People’s Day of Action, a rally organized by the Madison wing of the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Protesters crowded the steps of the Capitol building overlooking State Street, many holding signs from local unions with slogans like “Stop the War on Workers” and “Unrig the System.” Some held banners for other progressive groups like the International Socialist Organization and the Poor People’s Campaign.

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