A postdoctoral researcher at UW-Madison tried to poison a colleague who the researcher thought had disrespected him and wasn’t following lab rules, according to a criminal complaint filed Tuesday in Dane County.
Makoto Kuroda, 41, of Madison, was charged with felony second-degree endangering safety and tampering with household products for putting lab chemicals into the colleague’s water bottle and shoes, the complaint says.
Chris McIntosh said he had “very mixed emotions” in resigning from the University of Wisconsin athletic director position.
McIntosh emailed UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and her chief of staff and senior adviser Jennifer Noyes a four-paragraph resignation message Sunday night.
Mick Byrne had a lot to live up to when he arrived at the University of Wisconsin in 2008.
Byrne took over a Badgers men’s cross country program that had won nine straight Big Ten championships and had each of its previous three coaches bring home an NCAA championship.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is warning about a new invasive plant, the fig buttercup, spreading across the Upper Midwest.
The fig buttercup emerges in early spring for a short period, according to university officials.
The plant has heart-shaped leaves and bright yellow flowers. Officials said it is important to look for it now because there is only a brief window when it can be identified.
Wisconsin has long influenced national policies, ranging from its status as the first state to ratify the 19th amendment guaranteeing women the right to vote to the advent of the school choice program.
