A peer-reviewed study published by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, found that the mere announcement of Seattle’s minimum wage increase decreased the formation of new businesses in city limits while actually increasing the founding of new businesses in adjacent suburbs with lower wage floors.
A flood of pink flamingos will take over UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill lawn this week as part of an annual fundraiser from the university’s foundation and alumni association.
The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association fundraiser, called Fill the Hill, will kick off its 14th year when donation calls begin at 5 p.m. Thursday. The first pink flamingo will be placed on the lawn at 5 a.m. Friday morning.
This fall, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs will hold community assemblies across Wisconsin to find solutions to some of the state’s housing problems.
These nonpartisan discussions will bring together local residents to learn about specific housing challenges facing their communities and develop recommendations for local government and policymakers.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students say they were drugged at off-campus fraternity houses, with one also reporting a sexual assault … another troubling set of allegations involving Greek life.
UW-Madison said both students came forward Sunday with separate allegations. In one case, a student said they were drugged Saturday night at a frat house and inappropriately touched at two different fraternity houses.
The man accused of trying to sexually assault a University Hospital employee pleaded not guilty on Wednesday in Dane County Court, online court records show.
Dontel Coney appeared for a preliminary hearing and arraignment, where Court Commissioner John Rome ordered a bindover in the case.
Coney, 44, is accused of attempted first-degree sexual assault- by use of a dangerous weapon, false imprisonment and bail jumping.
Ever since I joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity in spring 2025 at Youngstown State University, I had a strong sense of pride to be part of an organization bigger than myself. Before being initiated, I was skeptical but was willing to give it a chance.
However, with recent events involving members of Chi Phi fraternity allegedly sexually assaulting a former Cornell University student and brothers of Alpha Epsilon Pi at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hazing about 30 men — including minors — I see more clearly as to why fraternities have accumulated such a negative reputation.
If you have noticed bees and wasps acting more aggressively, crashing your backyard cookouts or buzzing around garbage cans across north-central Wisconsin, recent drought conditions are a big reason why.
A wet spring provided ideal nesting conditions for emerging queens coming out of hibernation, allowing colonies to thrive and build robust populations through the early summer.
PJ Liesch is an extension entomologist with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and has noticed how the drought is affecting these colonies.
“There’s the maximum amount of mouths to feed, so to speak,” he said.
Recent University of Wisconsin graduate Ryan Blum executed a plan to break into the Meat Science & Animal Biologics Discovery building during the Spring of 2026, allegedly capturing footage of pigs being stunned with carbon dioxide, according to WSAW-TV.
The footage allegedly shows pigs undergoing CO2 stunning, with around 30 seconds of the over one-minute video showing the inside of the CO2 gas chamber, according to WSAW-TV.
Universities of Wisconsin and Neenah Joint School District leaders are encouraging students and parents in the Fox Valley to review Direct Admit Wisconsin offers and complete the program form for fall 2027 enrollment.
Nearly 40,000 Wisconsin students, including about 3,000 in the Fox Valley, have received admission letters to participating UW campuses, according to UW representatives.
The University of Wisconsin hosted its Student Housing Fair for all students interested in living off campus next fall Wednesday at Gordon’s Dining & Events center, according to Off-Campus Housing Services.
Students were able to connect with representatives from on and off-campus housing, campus services and privately owned rental companies at the fair.
The University of Wisconsin will celebrate Homecoming Week from Sept. 28-Oct. 3 with a lineup of traditions and festivities presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association, the Wisconsin Homecoming Committee and the Wisconsin Union, according to WAA.
