Motorcyclists who don’t wear helmets are twice as likely to suffer neck injuries in crashes as those who use helmets, according to a study of UW Hospital trauma patients.
Steyer’s NextGen America group is already active on 14 college campuses throughout Wisconsin, including the University of Wisconsin-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout, Marquette University, Cardinal Stritch University and Carroll University.
Dr. Marcia Slattery, a child psychologist with the UW and an expert in anxiety, talks about how to answer your kids’ questions about school shootings and Wednesday’s walkout.
Institute for Research on Poverty worked on volume of proposals countering efforts to scale back social safety net.
A-CHESS acts as self-assessment tool, support system for individuals struggling with addiction.
Anonymous official decided to resign rather than undergo public impeachment proceeding.
In a statement, the UWSP College Republicans encouraged the university, Board of Regents and Chancellor Bernie Patterson to take “necessary actions to maintain the reputation of this great University.”
Students discussed ways to address inclusivity disparities on campus Monday as part of UW-Madison’s second student forum about the results of the university’s first-ever campus climate survey.
As sexual assault rates rise at universities statewide, state Democrats are circulating a bill for introduction to expand resources available to victims of sexual violence at UW-System universities.
“Naloxone access may unintentionally increase opioid abuse through two channels: (1) saving the lives of active drug users, who survive to continue abusing opioids, and (2) reducing the risk of death per use, thereby making riskier opioid use more appealing,” the University of Virginia’s Jennifer Doleac and the University of Wisconsin’s Anita Mukherjee write. Because there are more opioid abusers needing to fund their drug habit, theft may also rise.
Research from the University of Wisconsin found that, as a result, more than 7 million acres of habitat have been plowed under for corn and soy across the country.
Knight is considered the star of Team USA. Knight leads the U.S. Women’s National Team in goals and total points. Knight also doesn’t just dominate women’s hockey, she is also know to intimidate NHL All-Stars. But was she really worth $775,421 to the University of Wisconsin in 2012?
In November, when I moderated a panel of campus leaders on this subject, including Carol Christ, the University of California at Berkeley’s chancellor, and Rebecca Blank, the University of Wisconsin at Madison chancellor, they were the biggest defenders of free expression on campus.
At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the vast majority of money allocated to student organizations goes to left-leaning groups, according to Campus Reform.
Row 7, a collaboration between a chef, a plant breeder and a seedsman, aims to sell seeds for vegetables that might not otherwise reach a broad market, reported the New York Times last month. One of its offerings is the Badger Flame, a beetroot of brilliant orange that a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison bred to produce a sweet and mild variety his children would enjoy.
The University of Wisconsin study published in the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine indicates excessive menthol cough drop use can worsen a cough by causing a ’rebound’ effect.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School professor in bioethics Alta Charo discusses Meriter Hospital NICU allegations.
Easy access to a gun at home is bad for a child’s mental health, according to a new examination at the University of Wisconsin-Madison of a study of American schoolchildren from the 1990s.
Steps towards self improvement, mending one’s wrongs exemplify necessary societal pattern.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield has been heralded as one of the most dynamic and effective diplomats of her time and one of the most respected leaders at the State Department..
The participation of UW researchers among a group of U.S. social scientists who have come up with a number of innovative anti-poverty policy proposals is a welcome addition to this work.
Mike Matucheski, a University of Wisconsin–Madison alumnus, and his team from Sartori Company had two cheeses that were ranked in the top 20 at the the World Championship Cheese Contest.
Big exams are difficult no matter when they take place, should prompt change in mental health approach.
The annual event pits the Lakeshore and Southeast residence hall areas against each other and has been occurring annually since 2009. Team Lakeshore proved victorious on Wednesday, marking its seventh straight win.
UW-Madison College Republicans Chair Jake Lubenow plans to push again for a segregated fee opt-out for students on campus, he said in an interview Thursday on a 1310 WIBA radio with Vicki McKenna.
Hundreds of UW-Madison students took to Bascom Hill Wednesday for a chance to win their dorms some bragging rights on campus.
By celebrating women in seats of power, UW disregards large proportions of Wisconsin women.
Vicki McKenna, of 1130 WISN, spoke about improving conservative message post election.
In many STEM classes, female student make up less than 20 percent of classroom, experience microaggressions.
Jeremy Scahill — an investigative reporter, war correspondent and former UW System student — spoke Tuesday evening about the current state of the media and the importance of holding governmental organizations accountable.
If you’ve logged in to Learn@UW recently, you may have noticed that each one of your classes is listed under the same software.
Initial findings of an ongoing study on faculty at Boise State University released in 2014 found that many professors reported working an average of 61 hours per week with a large portion of the time not spent teaching.
A state appeals court says University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee officials legally redacted student names from more than 2,000 pages of records.
The former University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor is officially running for Congress.
University Health Services distributed a survey to 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students Monday in an effort to better understand the health behaviors of UW-Madison students.
John Siebert, hired by UW in 2011, attempts to be transparent about past.
With rise of campus sexual assault, concealed carry activist urges women to protect themselves.
Through a unique program called Cases of Patients, students are able to meet and talk with people with different conditions.
Wisconsin wrestling coach Barry Davis resigned on Monday, ending his 25-year tenure as the Badgers’ head coach.
The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics announced Monday that the Wisconsin Badgers’ Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez was named a 2017-18 Under Armour Athletics Director of the Year.
Through variety of student organizations at UW, students must take time to explore, refine political beliefs.
Class will be taught in the business school with collaboration from members of cryptocurrency student organization.
UW-Madison Faculty Senate passed legislation Monday calling on UW System President Ray Cross to reaffirm his commitment to shared governance.
A panel with two UW-Madison faculty members spoke Monday evening on their experiences as women of color in business and medicine.
Both Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith and General Counsel Jacob Gardner announced their resignations from Student Judiciary — the Associated Students of Madison’s judicial branch — this week.
Tiana Clark, the Jay C. and Ruth Halls poetry fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute of Creative Writing, won the 2017 Anges Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for her collection, “I Can’t Talk about the Trees without the Blood.”
Marilyn served as a professor at Gustavus Aldophus College. She earned her tenure and then became a full professor University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing, from which she retired Emeritus She then assumed a position as a professor at the University of Hawaii.
In 1958 he accepted a faculty position at the University of Wisconsin from which he retired in 1994. Bob’s academic career focused primarily on sedimentology, tectonics, and the evolution of the Earth.
At UW Health, opioid doses dropped 11 percent at clinics that paid special attention to urine drug testing and other monitoring of patients in 2016, while doses went up 8 percent at other clinics, a recent UW study found.
Our Wisconsin provides vital identity education, needed now more than ever on harsh campus climate.
Experiment is in planning stages, expected to launch in 2021.
Committee will include five students, officials from university.
State Sen. Steve Nass introduced legislation to regulate transactions between UW, private foundations.
Police officers arrested a UW-Madison student Friday on State Street for creating disturbances, as he experienced what appeared to be a mental health or substance abuse crisis.
UW Police secured the scene and the Fire Department assigned a Safety Officer to observe all of the operations and make sure that no people were injured during the rescue.
Letter to the editor: CLEAN — Campus Leaders for Environmental Action Now — is a coalition of students dedicated to committing UW-Madison to 100 percent clean energy (solar and wind power) by the year 2030.
Noted: UW-Madison economist Steven Deller said Trump’s plan could dampen the U.S. construction market and increase consumer costs, especially for cars and home appliances.
University of Wisconsin System Administration needs to better oversee and monitor relationships with foundations and other nonprofit organizations formed to support state universities, the Legislative Audit Bureau said in a report released Friday.
The UW Board of Regents will welcome two new members this year, and one current Regent was reappointed to the board.
A UW-Madison student who was possibly suffering from a mental health or substance abuse crisis was restrained and arrested on tentative charges of trespassing and resisting or obstructing an officer Friday morning on State Street near the university’s campus, police said.
