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Despite objections, the state Assembly passed Scott Walker's college affordability package in a marathon session that lasted until early Wednesday morning.
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Assembly passes college affordability package over objections

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 17, 2016

The state Assembly passed early Wednesday Gov. Scott Walker’s college affordability package late Tuesday night in a marathon session, despite the concerns of some lawmakers that the bills do not go far enough. The six bills would allow for full deductions of student loan interest on state income taxes, help students find internships to enhance skill development; and require colleges to provide more financial information to students. Walker introduced the bills in his state of the state address last month and pledged to work with legislators to ensure their passage.

Both middle school and high school students can enter a UW-Madison-organized crystal growing contest March 1.
CAMPUS NEWS

UW-Madison organizes statewide crystal growing contest

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 17, 2016

The Molecular Structure Laboratory of the UW-Madison chemistry department is beginning its third statewide Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest March 1 for both middle school and high school students. Students are allowed to work either individually or in small groups to grow crystals from two safe materials, according to a university release. More than 500 students participated in the contest in 2015, and leaders of the event expect that number to rise in 2016, as it is the first year that middle school students can participate.

STATE NEWS

Bradley, Kloppenburg take state Supreme Court primary

By Lilly Price | Feb. 16, 2016

State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley and state Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg were victorious in the state Supreme Court primary Tuesday night. Bradley received 44.9 percent of the vote and Kloppenburg followed with 43.2 percent, with roughly 96 percent of the precincts reporting.

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SSFC Spotlight: UHS receives million-dollar budget increase for mental health, sexual assault prevention services

By Madeline Heim | Feb. 16, 2016

A $1.2 million increase in University Health Services’ budget for the next fiscal year will serve to expand mental health and sexual assault prevention services, as well as closing the organization’s current structural deficit, according to UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman. Van Orman and UHS Administrative Director Arnold Jennerman presented the proposed budget to the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee at its Feb. 8 meeting.

Quinn Dickinson, a research specialist at the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute, helped develop a new strain of yeast to improve biofuel production.
CAMPUS NEWS

New technique could improve biofuel production

Feb. 16, 2016

Research specialists from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center helped design a new strain of yeast that has the potential to improve biofuel production. Quinn Dickinson, a research specialist at the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute, and Jeff Piotrowski, the lead author of the report, used a method called chemical genomics to produce the yeast strain that could tolerate different ionic liquids, according to a university release.

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