A report on the death of windsurfer Yu Chen is now in the hands of Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne. Chen was killed in Lake Mendota May 31 after a collision with a University of Wisconsin-Madison Lifesaving Station rescue boat.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials sent out a crime warning after a shocking attempted abduction of a female student on campus early Oct. 2 and followed it up with a web chat with parents, campus police said.
He worked two summers at the University of Wisconsin and designed the 1st production at the Union Theatre in Madison.
Jack Nitschke said going to class, outside can help in dealing with mental health issues.
Feeling especially stressed about your midterms? This is likely because your brain is used to these feelings.
After the successful introduction of a UW-Madison pilot program that put free menstrual products in university bathrooms, a state representative from Madison is once again attempting to implement a similar policy on a statewide level.
A 30-year-old man who was arrested earlier this month for attempting to abduct UW-Madison women on or near campus in two separate incidents was charged Monday in the cases.
Jessica Schmidt, 30, is trying to pay down her student loans, but interest rates make that a struggle. The graduate student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is trying to finish a master’s degree in communications while working two jobs to pay off debt from her bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Schmidt has paid almost more in interest on one loan than the original $6,000 amount, she said.
Column by Bill Messner, former chancellor of the UW Colleges from 1997-2004.
Dear Editor: Regarding the UW System merger, I urge citizens to turn a critical eye toward UW System President Ray Cross’ objectives when it comes to higher ed in Wisconsin.
A Monona man who is on probation for a federal child pornography conviction was charged Monday with attempted kidnapping, armed robbery and other charges after a woman told police earlier this month that he struck her with a hatchet, bound her with duct tape and tried to throw her into the trunk of a car.
“I think there’s no question the Madison region is on the national radar screen a lot more than it was a few years ago,” MadREP president Paul Jadin said. The area’s growing reputation as a technology hub and the strength of the University of Wisconsin are contributing to that, he said.
He worked for 47 years at the University of Wisconsin DoIT Center.
The Center for Religion and Global Citizenry comes after the Luber Institute for the Study of Abrahamic Religions closed last year due to lack of funding, Wisconsin Public Radio reported .
He then returned to public education when he accepted a position in Human Resources at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison’s highly ranked School of Pharmacy was turned down for all but one of the faculty job offers it made last year, according to a university report released this week.
According to university, more than 3,500 current UW-Madison students will be directly affected. During the lifetime of the program, however, over 138,000 UW-Madison students benefited from this low-cost, high impact loan with every federal dollar having successfully revolved approximately seven times.
Other national or state issues could also have an impact. And whoever emerges from the ensemble to play the Democrats’ leading role as challenger could also shape the debate, said UW-Madison political science professor Barry Burden.
The administration of the University of Wisconsin has made a welcome decision. It will run the University of Wisconsin. The students will not run it.
Even on an overcast fall afternoon, the nearly 300,000 tiles that make up the mosaic on the new Catholic student center at UW-Madison were shimmering as freshman Casey Gilinson walked by.
The University of Wisconsin System is a jewel — one of the great networks of institutions of higher education in the United States. It should be cherished. That does not mean that it cannot change, but it does mean that changes should be undertaken with care.
Badgers continue overcoming turnovers to move to 8-0 on the season and 5-0 in conference play
A prominent economist — seen by many as the frontrunner to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve — spoke on UW-Madison’s campus Thursday, drawing a small protest organized by an outside group that opposes the speaker’s ideology.
This year, around 19,000 tickets were sold, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. That number is down from roughly 30,000 in 2016 and 34,000 in 2015.
With a “D” rating for function and “F” for condition, the UW-Milwaukee student union has its problems, from a non-functioning elevator to plumbing failure that leaks from the kitchen into the Panther Shop. Now, students have the opportunity to change all of that.
He worked for 47 years at the University of Wisconsin DoIT Center.
A legislative committee has approved a Republican bill barring University of Wisconsin doctors from performing abortions and training residents in how to perform abortions at Planned Parenthood.
Twenty Democratic lawmakers expressed concerns about a recent proposal to merge Wisconsin four-year and two-year colleges in a letter sent to UW System President Ray Cross Thursday.
Students concerned that their feedback will not be considered.
A partnership between UW-Madison and Madison Public Library, the two-day session drew nearly a dozen Madisonians who provided first-hand accounts of the protest and how it shaped their lives.
Twenty Democratic legislators are asking University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross to delay implementation of a reorganization of the system’s campuses.
Earlier this month, the UW System Board of Regents approved a new policy to protect academic freedom and freedom of expression on campus. The policy requires suspension for a student who is twice found responsible and expulsion for a student who is thrice found responsible for disrupting freedom of expression.
A group of Democratic lawmakers wants the University of Wisconsin System to put the brakes on its plan to merge two-year college campuses with four-year institutions.
In Wisconsin, assistance is being scaled back but remains available, said Donna Friedsam, director of Covering Wisconsin. People wanting help can call 211 or go to www.coveringwi.org.
A state Senate committee voted Thursday on party lines to advance a bill that would bar University of Wisconsin employees from performing or assisting with abortions under the scope of their employment.
The University of Wisconsin announced Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Wednesday as the 2017 winter commencement speakers in a YouTube video Wednesday.
If you’re enrolled in one of the 16 classes that are part of a new pilot program, you’re in luck — your textbooks may be significantly cheaper than in previous semesters.
A pair of screenwriters who met at UW-Madison and have worked together throughout their Hollywood careers will speak at the school’s winter commencement ceremony.
What started as a once-a-week effort to bring leftover food from Gordon Avenue Market to Madison community members has grown into a larger effort to supply food to not only the community, but also UW-Madison students who need it.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business has decided to end discussion of the one-year suspension of the full-time MBA program, according to officials.
A veteran crime scene investigator with the Madison Police Department is paying his experience forward in a very creative way.
The speakers for this year’s UW-Madison winter commencement ceremony spin wild tales for a living, but the story of how the two met starts with meeting on UW’s campus.
UW-Madison has announced their 2017 winter commencement speakers with a fairy tale twist.
UW-Madison went Hollywood for Winter Commencement, getting help from the Evil Queen from ABC’s “Once Upon a Time” to announce this year’s speakers.
Two UW-Madison graduates who have made a career writing and producing television shows and movies will be the speakers for the university’s Dec. 17 commencement ceremony.
Many undocumented immigrants are afraid, and Sarah Stillman believes that fear has real-world effects on public safety.
The number of attempts by other universities to recruit professors away from UW-Madison declined in the last academic year, after a spike in the previous year officials attributed to budget cuts and controversial changes to tenure policies.
Derek Kindle, director of UW-Madison’s office of student financial aid, said he wasn’t sure the problem reached the level of crisis, given the “national hierarchy of needs.”
Wisconsin School of Business leaders say they are no longer pursuing a proposal that would have suspended the school’s full-time Master of Business Administration program for a year, and could have led to the program’s closure.
A program started last year to bring free feminine hygiene products to UW Campus bathrooms is expanding.
Activist explained importance of teaching young people to accept, be understanding of everyone.
ASM budget totals $1,384,236.95, deductions took into account staff working hours.
What began as a research project for Bret Shaw’s Life Sciences Communications class transformed into an art display poised to change how UW-Madison students throw away trash.
Restrooms in the Student Activity Center will likely have free menstrual products at the start of next week, according to Governing Board Chair Nick Hall.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank will now serve on the board of directors for the Association of American Universities, an organization that influences policy for higher education.
A Taco Bell that also serves margaritas is slated to open in the campus area this winter.
arbara worked as a serials acquisition librarian at the UW Memorial Library from 1950-1956.
UW-Madison has started its search process for the next executive director of University Health Services, following the departure of Sarah Van Orman in June.
Wisconsin lawmakers backing a set of bills that would ban research on aborted fetal tissue and regulate the disposition of fetal remains say they have the votes to pass them in the Assembly and they’re close in the Senate.
Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold will teach a class at UW-Madison next year about diplomacy in Africa.
