The University of Wisconsin football team moved up to No. 3 in both the AP poll and USA Today Coaches poll after its 31-0 shutout of Minnesota on Saturday.
After a drive-by shooting in front of bars on University Avenue near the UW-Madison campus in 2012, some feared gangs were beginning to invade an area dominated by college students.
The program, which delivers forgivable loans to help renovate carved-up properties and encourage owner-occupancy, has been tried in three neighborhoods Downtown and near UW-Madison.
Acclaimed University of Wisconsin journalism professor Sue Robinson has just released her new book, published by Cambridge University Press, chronicling her exploration of race-related power dynamics in media and, by extension, public decision making.
Cole came from the west coast to the Midwest in pursuit of a degree and found activism as well as a life-changing reconnection to his passion: music.
Quoted: Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin professor emeritus, specializes in telecommunications policy, cable television and internet utilization.
Arkansas Razorbacks football head coach Bret Bielema was fired just moments after his team lost in the SEC game against Missouri Tigers, 48-45.
Current law prohibits public employees from entering into contracts if they have private financial interest in the project. Proponents of the new legislation say it would fix the current law which is slow and time-consuming, leading to lost contracts.
As sexual assault and harassment in the workplace gained national attention, UW-Madison is working to update its prevention and reporting of sexual harassment on campus.
A strip of bars near the UW-Madison campus has become a center for “criminal gang” activity, according to some city officials. And local law enforcement is having trouble keeping up.
Associated Students of Madison met Tuesday to vote on the its internal budget for fiscal year 2019, as well as hear a updates about current and future construction projects on campus for recreational sports facilities.
Barry Orton, a University of Wisconsin professor emeritus, specializes in telecommunications policy, cable television and internet utilization.
The health care issue in America has become a firebrand in politics and government, so are journalists doing a good job telling the public what’s what?Inquiring minds can find out on Wednesday at a panel discussion put on by the UW-Madison Center for Journalism Ethics.
On Monday night, with the electrodes hooked up to recording machines and other sensors placed on Bochte’s chest and legs, he slept during the baseline portion of the study at Wisconsin Sleep, a joint venture between UW Health and UnityPoint Health-Meriter.
One factor that could explain the shift in Wisconsin is the increasing number of those with a bachelor’s degree, said Noah Williams, a conservative UW-Madison economist.
Kelli Bates and Lauryn Gillis have left their mark on the University of Wisconsin volleyball program. It says so right in the record book.
At 81 you wouldn’t think Marian Ehernberg would still want to be working, but according to Ehernberg, her job is one of the things that keeps her going.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will establish a central reporting system and database of sexual harassment and sexual assault reports as part of efforts to bolster prevention and response practices, officials said.
UW-Madison students who signed up for a federal food assistance program can now use their benefits at a campus convenience store to buy items like cold sandwiches and packaged food.
Jacqueline DeWalt, the very passionate education advocate who led the University of Wisconsin-Madison PEOPLE program for many years, passed away last night, according to her family.
Surveillance cameras in the area captured the University of Wisconsin-Madison freshmen as they hauled the heavy tree several blocks to their fraternity house.
In 1956 he came to Madison where he practiced and taught plastic surgery at the University of Wisconsin, Madison General (Meriter) and St. Mary’s hospitals.
Peterson, professor of psychology and popular public figure came to campus to foster stimulation, not divide the student body.
Crickets and other edible insects are the pathway to an increased economy, a healthy environment and sustainable agriculture, PhD student Valerie Stull said.
The Associated Students of Madison passed a $1,388,230.04 budget for 2019 — overriding some changes made to the initial proposal by the finance committee. Repeatedly, representatives debated what level of involvement in ASM warranted a salary, and voiced concern that if positions weren’t paid they wouldn’t be accessible to students who need a paying job to support themselves.
University of Wisconsin volleyball team freshmen Dana Rettke and Sydney Hilley were honored by the Big Ten Conference in its weekly awards announced Monday.
As a retired UW Superior instructor, I have attended forums where UW System President Ray Cross engaged hundreds of UW staff in topics of professional interest. A highly skilled facilitator and communicator, Cross listened and responded well; he is very good at this sort of thing.
Kyra Fox, of Whitefish Bay, and Ross Dahlke, of Westfield, were among 228 finalists from American universities and colleges, with the scholarship providing all expenses for two or three years of study at Oxford University in England.
Each year, thousands of accomplished students from throughout the country apply for the honor to be a Rhodes Scholar at the Oxford University. This year, UW-Madison seniors Kyra Fox and Ross Dahlka were named finalists for the prestigious award.
After the Wisconsin Law Review and REFORMA, which aims to serve the Latinx community, had their funding revoked, the two organization are suing the Associated Students of Madison Grant Allocation Committee Chair Rachel Widra.
In her latest “Chief’s Corner” blog post, Roman called the survey results “disheartening” but reaffirmed UWPD’s commitment to serving students from all backgrounds.
Based on recent campus climate survey results, the problem should not be lack of conservative voices, but lack of support for marginalized voices.
A Facebook video mocking a UW-La Crosse student has created conflict between UW-Madison’s College Republicans and College Democrats.
With 4:41 remaining in the third quarter, and the Badgers (8-0 Big Ten, 11-0 overall) staring at yet another three-and-out, sophomore wideout A.J. Taylor made perhaps the biggest play of his young Wisconsin career, wriggling loose of his man for a 51-yard catch.
Stephanie Marquis, UW System spokesperson, referenced a state statute which she says “clearly states that regents are to serve the UW System and its students.”
By the UW-Madison Police Department’s definition, WiscAlerts — UW-Madison’s emergency notification system — aim to warn people of potentially dangerous situations promptly so the community can take action to stay safe without creating unnecessary panic.
ESPN’s show College GameDay makes a stop at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with fans lining up at early hours in the morning and enduring snowfall.
A former Badger is back in town, sharing his story of service and inspiring others to setp up.
A UW-Madison astronomer is calling a strange visitor, either a comet or an asteroid, seen passing through our solar system last month the “first of its kind.”
Neil Heinen talks to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank about The Badger Promise and the Campus Climate Project on For the Record.
Doctor attended couple’s wedding.
36 percent of incidents centered around race, 13 percent on national origin
The Student Services Finance Committee met Thursday to vote on the Associated Students of Madison’s internal budget for fiscal year 2019, which included salary cuts to vice chairs of various committees.
A University of Toronto professor spoke on Thursday about “the problem” in society, or the idea that there’s no shortage of suffering and oppression in the world.
For the past two years, we have been fighting to establish a Hmong American Studies Certificate Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The 2016 Campus Climate Survey found that only 35 percent of trans students felt welcome on campus. Trans students are also more likely to be the target of hate or bias incidences. We need to do better.
In addition to serving as UW-Madison’s dean of students and vice provost for student life, Lori Berquam will take on an additional role as the interim vice chancellor for student affairs, a new position within campus administration.
A speaker who many on the left have derided as “transphobic” came to UW-Madison Thursday for a talk on “political indoctrination” on college campuses.
A resolution in support of free speech written by UW-Madison academic staff members was sent back to the drawing board after some students argued that its wording wasn’t strong enough.
Throughout UW-Madison’s efforts to combat sexual assault on campus by implementing a variety of new programs, one program has remained the same.
Reported bias-related incidents at UW-Madison increased this spring from the same period in 2016, with incidents involving race or ethnicity making up 36 percent of the reports.
Graduate students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison filed nearly 7 of every 10 incident reports last spring saying they were targeted by discriminatory language or actions, the university reported Thursday.
UW-Madison students submitted more reports to the university alleging discrimination this spring than they did over the same five-month period of 2016, campus officials said Thursday.
Like students across the state, I was shocked by the Board of Regents’ new policy attacking free speech on University of Wisconsin System campuses.
Assembly Minority Leader Gordon Hintz, an Oshkosh Democrat, still is opposed to the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership at University of Wisconsin-Madison. But Hintz will participate in a center conference Friday.
With at least four games remaining in their University of Wisconsin football careers, the Badgers’ seniors are already the winningest class in school history.
“It may have something to do with the cumulative impact of a lot of gains in health care, in terms of preventing and treating childhood infections, and improved maternal and child health,” said Karen Cruickshanks, a UW-Madison epidemiologist who led the study, published Thursday in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.
The line to enter a pastel pink Google “Donut Shop” on UW-Madison’s Engineering Mall one cloudy morning earlier this month snaked around the grassy quad, filled with students and others who wanted to experience the pop-up promotion for the tech giant’s smart speaker.
ESPN’s College GameDay is coming to town this weekend.
The Madison Police Department is one of the most gender-diverse in the country, according to a new survey done by Politico.
