Tommy Thompson today issued this statement on federal funding:
“The UW System has faced extraordinary financial challenges during this pandemic while successfully providing students an on-campus experience, including increased costs, significant state budget reductions and employee furloughs. We are appreciative of these federal funds to help make up for the net $257 million loss so far in this year alone.
Mentioned in This Press Release
Wisconsin to receive 1st shipment of Moderna vaccine this week
By Derica Williams and FOX6 News Digital Team
Published
Wisconsin to receive 1st shipment of Moderna vaccine this week
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced on Monday, Dec. 21 that Wisconsin is expecting shipments of the Moderna vaccine to begin arriving at hospitals and clinics across the state this week.
MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) announced on Monday, Dec. 21 that Wisconsin is expecting shipments of the Moderna vaccine to begin arriving at hospitals and clinics across the state this week. We are working to make sure every hospital has vaccine on it s way this week after the holidays we will be expanding distribution broadly to community-based providers as well, said Deputy Secretary Julie Willems Van Dijk, Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
UW leader pledges return to in-person learning this spring antigojournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from antigojournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
UW System, UW-Madison losing competitive edge, report says
Share
UW-Madison
The University of Wisconsin System and UW-Madison have not kept pace with their peers nationally in key funding areas due to the state’s tuition freeze, stagnant funding and declining enrollments over the past decade,
Those challenges, exacerbated by COVID-19, could lead to more faculty cuts, reduced programs and additional debt for the UW System and its flagship campus if they don’t find new revenue sources, the report said.
“After years of slow erosion of funding and enrollment, higher education in Wisconsin faces a flash flood,” the report said.
Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with Wisconsin still trying to bring down the infection rate after a massive spike in cases this fall, the need for healthcare workers has become so dire that the University of Wisconsin System is offering incentives to nursing students who step in and join the effort.
There are 4,000 nursing students across the UW system and if any of them work 50 hours in a healthcare setting between Dec. 1 and Feb. 1, they’ll receive a $500 tuition refund. That work can be in a variety of ways, as a registered nurse, certified nursing assistant (CNA) or medical assistant, and in a variety of settings, in small clinics, long-term care facilities or hospitals.