Five University of Wisconsin campuses are phasing out coal as a heat source this year and will start using a combination of natural gas and heating oil.

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A state senator is crying foul over roughly $33 million in cost overruns on two University of Wisconsin System buildings projects.

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A state Senate committee has given a favorable recommendation to legislation that would ensure contractors get the same tax breaks when they buy materials for UW hospital projects as they now receive for other sorts of nonprofit work.

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"The Silicon Valley of water." Has a nice ring to it, doesn't it? Turning Wisconsin into just that is the goal of the University of Wisconsin System's Freshwater Collaborative, which would bring together the university's 13 campuses into a first-of-its-kind research hub specializing in water topics.

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The Wisconsin Building Commission approved more than $40 million worth of construction projects on Wednesday.

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By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is counting on proposed fee increases in the UW System 2017-18 budget to help cover the costs related to the construction of a new dormitory and renovation of the campus’s existing ...

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The backlog of needed repairs in the University of Wisconsin System has grown to an estimated cost of $2 billion.

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Seven University of Wisconsin building projects first proposed for the state's current budget but ultimately not included are now expected to cost about $30 million more.

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The University of Wisconsin System said Monday that its net worth has increased to $6.68 billion, but school officials warned that the financial outlook is uncertain.

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Even while scrapping much of Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to give the University of Wisconsin System more autonomy from state government, lawmakers want to keep intact a proposal that would make it easier to get certain university building projects underway.

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