Top officials in the University of Wisconsin System are planning to make their case about the need to repair and renovate buildings throughout the system as lawmakers prepare to decide how much to spend on UW project.

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Gov. Scott Walker proposed Tuesday giving the University of Wisconsin System complete control over its construction projects paid for with tuition, fees, gifts and grants.

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UW-Eau Claire geology majors Tim Molitor and Katy Grant dipped a plastic bottle attached to a long plastic handle into Little Niagara Creek, where it flowed behind Phillips Science Hall, and removed a water sample.

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By Jack Zemlicka and Brian Johnson Though the state is thousands of miles from the epicenter of the 9.0-magnitude offshore quake that shook Japan on March 11, Wisconsin could see changes to its building code result from the overseas disaster. ...

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By James Briggs The Madison Development Corp. is planning a 31,000-square-foot research center to lure high-tech businesses to the city’s southeast side. But the first drawings of the building startled Alderwoman Judy Compton, whose district includes the proposed building. “Right ...

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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A team of University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers have won a $10 million federal grant for nanotechnology work. The five-year grant from the National Institute of Standards and Technology will go toward using nanotechnology to create a ...

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