Democratic lawmakers are proposing a package of higher education bills to help address affordability for students by investing in a statewide tuition promise program and to support faculty and staff members by reversing Walker-era collective bargaining and tenure policies.
The biota is a sedimentary deposit containing more than 2,000 fossils of small, aquatic animals from over 437 million years ago. Researchers salvaged the collection of specimens found at a Waukesha quarry. It was stored at the University of Wisconsin Geology Museum.
More than a quarter of Wisconsin’s high school students are earning college credits through dual enrollment programs during the school year.
Greg Steinberger, president and CEO of Hillel at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said this is a historic moment.
“The hard work will now begin,” Steinberger said. “But to witness these images of all of these world leaders coming together to discuss and work on and overcome the thorny, challenging issues of the next moment is amazing, it’s very hopeful.”
She taught Women’s Studies, Public Policy and Political Science and the University of Wisconsin-Madison for five years.
Universities of Wisconsin faculty in high-demand fields of study could get salary bumps under a new policy that’s part of the recent state budget deal.
Last week, the UW Board of Regents approved a proposal detailing how the UW system will dole out $27 million annually for market pay adjustments to attract and keep faculty in growing fields, fulfilling a legislative reform set in the budget agreement. Of that, $2 million is earmarked for UW-Madison to use for faculty who work in “areas that advance diversity of thought and the foundation of free markets.”
As part of the Big Ten’s “We Give Blood” campaign, the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a Homecoming Blood Drive at the Nicholas Recreation Center Tuesday and Wednesday. Working with Abbott Laboratories, a health care company, the 18 universities in the conference aim to address the nation’s blood shortage by targeting first-time blood donors.
Public college is less affordable in Wisconsin than in nearly every other state, according to a new analysis of 2022-23 school year data. The nonprofit National College Attainment Network, which advocates for college access, reports annually on each state’s “affordability gap” between the cost of college and what students and their families can pay.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is employing the work of a unique robot dog at the Kellner Family Athletic Center’s construction site near Camp Randall.
Pink flamingos blanketed the front lawn of UW-Madison’s Bascom Hill on Friday, each ornament in the grass representing a donation toward the record-breaking total of $737,849 brought in by the annual fundraiser.
Ralph’s professional career began in Cambridge, Mass. as assistant-professor at the Harvard School of Business. He then went on to Earlham College in Richmond, IN, for a professorship, and finally to UW-Madison as professor of economics from 1965-1997.
Former Wisconsin men’s basketball standout guard Brad Davison is joining Greg Gard’s staff as the Badgers’ special assistant to the head coach, the team announced on Sept. 29 via a press release.
The man injured in an attack on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus earlier this month has died, and campus police want prosecutors to pursue homicide charges for the suspect.
After years of planning, Wisconsin Air National Guard members from the 115th Fighter Wing have the opportunity to continue clinical training at UW Health in Madison.
The victim of an unprovoked and targeted attack outside of camp Randall stadium on September 20 died in the hospital late last week.
It may ultimately be impossible to replace what’s been lost, at least in the short term, said Chris Vagasky, research program manager for Wisconet, a statewide network of weather and soil monitoring stations based at the University of Wisconsin.
Mr. Barnett studied history and English at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, receiving a bachelor’s degree in 1968, and graduated from the University of Chicago Law School in 1971.
Robert Bruce Barnett, the older of two siblings, was born on Aug. 26, 1946, in Waukegan, Ill. His mother, Betty (Simon) Barnett, did sales work at a department store, and his father, Bernard Barnett, worked for the Social Security Administration. Robert attended the University of Wisconsin.
Professor Savin, with researchers at University of Wisconsin-Madison and Binghamton University, interviewed lawyers and social workers in 31 offices that help Americans enroll in disability and Supplemental Social Security Income, a needs-based program.
Once established, the fish could significantly impact sportfishing. Acy noted recreational fishing has a $234 million impact on the local economy, according to a 2006 survey by the University of Wisconsin-Extension.
Growing up in Dallas, the general manager of the Wisconsin football program watched his father, Marvin, a former football coach, turn down better jobs in favor of the program that was a project.
College athletics, as Wisconsin men’s basketball coach Greg Gard sees it, is “slowly moving towards a more stable environment.”
UW officials say a government shutdown could affect research operations on campus, depending on the length of the shutdown and the guidance provided by federal agencies.
UW-Madison’s School of Computer, Data, and Information Sciences celebrated its new home Friday.
Morgridge Hall is a privately funded $267 million investment, with Tashia and John Morgridge as the building’s principal donors.
As the fall semester begins, UW–Madison remains committed to maintaining a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the campus community, according to UWPD Chief of Police Brent Plisch.
A University of Wisconsin study brought to light the personal challenges Black men face in engineering graduate programs. The study was conducted by educational leadership and policy analysis professor Brian A. Burt.
“To the Best of Our Knowledge,” which aired for 35 years on public radio, broadcast its last radio show this weekend with an audio montage of longtime listeners commemorating the show and thanking its host and producers.
Letter to the editor: My question is: Why should Baraboo and Sauk County supply the funds for upkeep and maintenance, which could be hundreds of thousands of dollars annually. Why not establish trade courses in the unused portion of this facility.
A sixth former University of Wisconsin women’s basketball player has joined a lawsuit claiming psychological abuse by former coach Marisa Moseley.
Letter to the editor: Perhaps the UW-Madison athletic department should let the season ticket holders vote for the next coach. Give us three qualified candidates and let the people paying for these outrageous salaries choose the next coach.
At their first meeting of the semester Sept. 19, the Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Sustainability Committee celebrated the GOLD Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) rating the University of Wisconsin-Madison was recently awarded, while calling for increased student and faculty involvement in combating the climate crisis.
They may flower in the spring but now is the time to dig up your peony plants. We talk to UW Extension Horticulture Outreach Specialist Lisa Johnson about how to make sure your peonies look great next spring.
University of Wisconsin’s iconic mascot Bucky Badger marked his 85th birthday with an unprecedented celebration that brought thousands of Madisonians together across downtown Madison.
The event, which started in 2017 and has gained popularity and significant local business support over the years, will feature inspiring UW Badger Talks guest speaker Zain Abhari, interactive workshops and engaging hands-on activities designed to spark interest in STEM subjects.
American universities are facing new questions about their purpose. How are they adjusting to address those questions and what will tomorrow’s university look like? For this final broadcast of University of the Air, we’ll look into the future with Johannes Britz, Senior Vice President for Academic & Student Affairs of the Universities of Wisconsin.
First-year University of Wisconsin women’s basketball coach Robin Pingeton had a plan for the first week she spent with her team this summer.
Outside the University of Wisconsin’s Educational Sciences building on West Johnson Street, a new food cart, Aha Momo, opened this past August and is already drawing a crowd. Inside the cart, chef and owner Yeshe Gyatso brings decades of culinary experience to each handmade dumpling.
International freshman enrollment at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has dropped to its lowest level in at least a decade, according to recently released admissions data for the fall semester.
At the beginning of last week, the Universities of Wisconsin’s travel expense audit team started temporarily assisting UW-Madison to help with more than 6,000 expense reports with processing times that average 30 business days.
Casey Rabach grew accustomed to Bill Ferrario being by his side in life’s biggest moments.
University of Wisconsin men’s basketball coach John Powless was willing to play shorthanded to teach a valuable lesson.
UW-Madison educational policy professor Taylor Odle describes the impacts of the Direct Admit Wisconsin and Wisconsin Guarantee programs on UW system admissions of high school students from the state.
This weekend, the annual fundraiser supporting the University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center will take place with a bike, run/walk and community events to honor cancer patients.
An associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is leading a clinical trial on whether over-the-counter hearing aids are actually beneficial to listeners with changings to their memory skills and thinking.
Dr. Kimberly Mueller, an associate professor in Communication Sciences and Disorders at UW, referenced a study conducted in 2024 that focused on modifiable risk factors for developing dementia in older adults.
While officially adopted by the IHRA in 2016, the definition has been in use for about 20 years, according to Chad Alan Goldberg, a sociologist and professor of Jewish studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said it’s a response to rising antisemitism in recent decades, with an additional increase since the war between Israel and Hamas after Hamas’ attacks on Oct. 7, 2023.
The program evolved from a two-year research project led by Andrew Davey, director of the Goodman Nonprofit Center, and Sharon Lezberg, community and economic development educator with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Division of Extension in Dane County.
Now a creative writing major at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ikard was recently named Madison’s fourth Youth Poet Laureate. The city of Madison will honor them at a reading on Tuesday, Sept. 16.
I was just out walking on the UW campus and I witnessed a girl just about get killed on at the Johnson Street crossing outside Gordon Commons.
The announced attendance of 65,952 for the Aug. 28 opener against Miami (Ohio) was the lowest for a first home game of a season since 1992. After Wisconsin announced a 70,368 figure for the Sept. 6 game against Middle Tennessee State, its average from the first two games was down 10% from the same window of the 2024 season.
The Latine Heritage Month planning committee, Latine Cultural Center and the Program in Chicanx/e and Latinx/e Studies hosted their annual March Up Bascom event on Friday. Over 100 students came together to celebrate Latine heritage — walking up Bascom Hill and partaking in Mercadito festivities afterward.
In an episode of “The Dan O’Donnell Show” on Saturday, Milwaukee podcaster Dan O’Donnell criticized University of Wisconsin journalism professor Lindsay Palmer’s assignment which asked students to examine their “socio-cultural identities.”
A host of prominent developers in the Madison area have new projects currently underway, including Core Spaces, a Chicago-based development company that previously built The James and Hub Madison, and Steve Brown Apartments, a Madison-based development company that previously built the Lucky apartments and several smaller complexes.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison achieved a Gold rating from the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS), marking a major step forward in the university’s environmental initiatives after receiving Silver rating in 2021.
The Badger Challenge kicks off this week, bringing the community together to support cancer research at UW-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department reported an increase in electric bicycle and scooter thefts across campus, with five thefts since Aug. 13.
With the University of Wisconsin-Madison student body growing each year, excess demand for housing has prompted developers to bring new projects to Madison.
UW-Madison Law School Professor Anuj Desai said while your words might cost you a job, free speech generally shields you from government punishment.
Aniya Warren’s Wisconsin volleyball teammates were in for quite the surprise when they saw an Instagram post from the freshman libero.
When Warren was not preparing for her first year of college volleyball this summer, she was writing a now-published children’s book.
Walsh visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in 2022, where attendees at the indoor event outnumbered students protesting his visit. Police got involved to draw counter-protestors away after scuffles with protestors. YAF paid $8,000 for the event, and the student government provided the remaining $2,000 under its “viewpoint neutral” policy.
UW-Madison students are crowning their top “performative male” in a tongue-in-cheek contest at Library Mall at 6 p.m. Friday, building off of a popular internet trend that’s produced viral moments garnering millions of views on TikTok.
