Movies and books speculate whether humans are alone in the universe. A new group of researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is working to find answers.
Thomas Beatty, an assistant astronomy professor, compared the creation of the Wisconsin Center for Origins Research to Marvel Comics.
The Universities of Wisconsin employed about 6,000 more employees during the 2022-23 academic year than in the 1992-93 school year, despite serving a similar number of students, according to a recent analysis by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau, a nonpartisan arm of the Legislature.
Does former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow deserves a future teaching career on campus? And are pornographic videos protected by the First Amendment?
A UW Board of Regents committee will consider both questions in a disciplinary hearing Friday as it weighs whether to revoke Gow’s tenure.
Gov. Tony Evers’ University of Wisconsin System $800 million budget increase proposal would be the largest increase in the system’s history if approved.
The group invited the UW System president to see ‘where he’s going to go’ on free speech issues.
The new policy, which takes effect immediately, is drawing praise, criticism and confusion.“I’m not at all surprised to see it,” Kathleen Bartzen Culver, the director of UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said. “I don’t think it’s going to have much effect, especially when it comes to academic freedom for faculty, staff and students.”
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The campaign said it would dial in its focus on young voters with an office next to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and an organizer dedicated to college voters at UW-Madison and Madison Area Technical College.
Another long-standing component of the festival set to make its return is the “Discovery Expo,” presented by the Morgridge Institute for Research.
ASM also tabled a proposal that would make segregated fee spending and requests publicly available in a spreadsheet on the ASM website for next meeting after confusion on which committee or ASM member would update the spreadsheet.
Aformer University of Wisconsin athletic department employee has been ordered to repay more than $7,000 he stole from accounts belonging to former Badgers players.
New chief of police will address complex campus safety challenges, aiming for spring 2025 hire.
UW-Madison police said two of the bikes were stolen from outside Ogg Hall, Sellery Hall and the Zoology Research Building.
“Fall is the best time to look at perennial weed control,” said Jerry Clark, a northwestern Wisconsin crops and soils educator who serves Chippewa, Dunn and Eau Claire counties through the Division of Extension at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Resource center aims to leverage pharmacy expertise and community education to combat Wisconsin’s opioid crisis
Recent appearances from Matt Walsh, Ben Shapiro, Michael Knowles and Charlie Kirk have sparked campus controversy, offering lessons in free speech.
Authors: Alvin Thomas, Associate Professor, Phyllis Northway Faculty Fellow, University of Wisconsin-Madison and Quinn Kinzer, Graduate student and PhD Candidate, Department of Consumer Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the child care sector specifically, unions are an anomaly, said Laura Dresser, a labor economist and associate director of the UW-Madison think tank High Road Strategy Center.
“Child care unions are really rare in Wisconsin … and unions are rare in child care nationally as well,” Dresser said.
“President Trump is making inroads with young voters on campuses like the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his message of making American wealthy, safe, and strong again is resonating with Wisconsinites of all backgrounds,” Kelly said. “The momentum is on our side.”
Dane County, where Ms. Harris is holding a rally on Friday night, is home to the state government, the sprawling flagship University of Wisconsin campus and, particularly in the last decade, a flourishing health care and technology industry.
