University of Wisconsin-Madison agricultural & applied economics professor Paul Mitchell said without the TPP, the United States will have to negotiate individual trade deals with the countries involved, a process that could take a great deal of time.
Members of UW-Madison’s student government on Friday criticized Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s call for officials to revisit their policy of not asking about applicants’ criminal records.
Among the 12 parties receiving grants, two are based in Madison: The University of Wisconsin Law & Entrepreneurship Clinic, which provides legal advice to young companies around the state, and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which helps protect intellectual properties and research associated with the UW-Madison.
Column by Wisconsin’s Lieutenant Governor: As the mother of middle schoolers, I’ve supplied my fair share of two-liter bottles to make ecosystems. An ecosystem is that complex, interwoven web of realities and relationships in a particular ecological area. A forest’s ecosystem, for instance, includes the trees and their leaves, the bugs and birds, herbivores, omnivores and carnivores.
Donna Friedsam, health policy programs director at UW-Madison’s Population Health Institute, said Medicaid’s relatively rosy budget situation this year could make reform even more likely.
Student leaders at UW-Madison slam Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s consideration of criminal background checks in the university application process, as Blank responds to the campus presence of a student with federal, felony convictions for setting fire to African-American churches.
Ten middle school teachers from across the state spent the day with University of Wisconsin researchers, co-designing video games that will be used in the classroom.
When Taylor Kilgore joined the Simpson Street Free Press as an eighth grader, she did not see herself as a writer. Nine years later, as she prepares to graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, she continues to give back to the organization that helped cultivate her voice.
As you might imagine, there’s a lot to unpack when a UW-Madison student who’s been convicted of setting fire to black churches starts passing out invitations around campus to join a “pro-white student club.”
Student’s with the Student Action Labor Coalition at UW-Madison were out in full force Saturday afternoon, rallying for the rights of working students.
This fall, former Associated Students of Madison representative Zach Provato brought a proposal to the members of Student Services Finance Committee to add a $15,000 line item to the 2017-’18 segregated fees budget and create a Student Legal Services.
An onslaught of bug-borne disease, especially in the Midwest, has led to the creation of a new federal research center to be headed by two UW-Madison scientists.
A consortium of Midwestern universities and health officials led by UW scientists has won $10 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to fight the spread of tick- and mosquito-borne illnesses.
Quoted: UW-Madison economist Steven Deller said the level of union membership nationally has been declining for years — a trend that is likely to continue with large-scale, labor-intensive manufacturing being replaced with smaller-scale technology that requires more capital but less manual labor. Large-scale manufacturing companies tend to be unionized and their replacements are more likely not to be.
A UW-Madison student seeking to start what he calls a “pro-white student club” was convicted in 2005 of setting fires at predominantly black churches in a racially motivated arson attack, officials confirmed Thursday.
Tom Lechnir, former UW-Oshkosh baseball coach, asked the courts to reopen his 2014 lawsuits against former UW-Oshkosh officials following a lawsuit filed by the Wisconsin Department of Justice against those officials for mishandling funds.
An outreach program led by a University of Wisconsin-Madison student and supported by the white nationalist American Freedom Party is attempting to recruit students to “fight anti-white racism on campus.”
The governor highlighted an announcement made this fall that he said would give more student loan borrowers the opportunity to refinance their loans. UW Credit Union announced in September it would expand its membership eligibility to include any current or former college students who currently live in Wisconsin.
After more than a year of work, a team of UW-Madison students is ready to test its futuristic high-speed transport vehicle on SpaceX’s Hyperloop test track in California.
Few issues have been as divisive recently as the rise of the “alt-right,” an extreme group that many see as a haven for white supremacists. Now, one student is seeking to bring the movement to campus.
Meredith McGlone, director of University News and Media Relations, said the group is not a registered student organization. “We’re continuing to look into this and gather more information. Our campus values are clear. We believe diversity is a source of strength. If you want to talk about a group, talk about the scores of students, faculty and staff whose hard work and dedication are making this campus a more welcoming and inclusive place for all students,” McGlone said in an email to News 3.
A lecture slide that showed a black woman above the word “animals” in a UW-Madison lecture Monday sparked student outrage on social media.
The UW-Madison alumnus who co-created ABC’s “Modern Family” will be the keynote speaker at the university’s spring graduation ceremony, officials announced Wednesday.
With Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal on the horizon, a fresh group of future Badgers await letters from the financial aid office; funding is also on the university’s mind. UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank spoke candidly to the University Affairs committee Monday about her thoughts regarding state funding and scholarship disbursement.
Before being sworn in as the newest leader of the UW-Madison Police Department, Chief Kristen Roman sat down with The Daily Cardinal to discuss the most prevalent issues on campus, including campus carry legislation, undocumented students and sexual assault, among other issues.
Other times, laws become so restrictive that people are forced to break them to engage in public life, said Finn Enke, a professor of gender and women’s studies at UW-Madison. “Civil disobedience arises when conditions become such that persons are actually criminalized for really basic behaviors,” Enke said, pointing out that transgender people using a bathroom or undocumented immigrants receiving public services could be breaking laws.
Walker alerted lawmakers on Tuesday that he will unveil his two-year spending plan that day. The speech will be at 4 p.m., breaking with the tradition of nighttime addresses.
Madison streets, state highways and the campuses of UW-Madison and Epic Systems could soon be laboratories for driverless cars, after federal regulators gave a team of UW researchers approval to test the emerging technology at sites around Wisconsin.
Looking down at the small piece of paper that barely fit between his thumb and index finger, two phrases glared back at University of Wisconsin senior Dane Skaar: “Fight Anti-White Racism on Campus” and “#UWAltRight.”
UW-Madison political science professor Jon Pevehouse says he often pairs newsworthy information with the week’s topic. “It does help motivate the material that I’m going to cover anyway,” said Pevehouse. “In week eight or nine [of Introduction to International Relations] we’re going to cover international trade and trade agreements, so TPP will still be a big deal then and we’ll still be talking about Trump withdrawing from it so that’s how I’ll lead that lecture off.”
UW-Madison is now one of ten locations chosen by the U.S. Department of Transportation at a testing site for the autonomous vehicles. The research and tests will attempt to make the self-driving cars safer for public use.
The Trump administration has placed a temporary suspension on all new Environmental Protection Agency business, which bars staff from awarding new grants and contract. The move impacts five grants previously awarded to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Driverless cars are making their way to Madison. The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected the University of Wisconsin-Madison as one of 10 locations in the country to test automated technology.
University of Wisconsin-Madison political science professor David Canon said the question for the Women’s March movement is whether it will have a lasting impact on policy following Saturday’s marches.
After months of controversy surrounding their Campus Carry campaign, the Legislative Affairs committee of the Associated Students of Madison debriefed and moved to continue planning opposition.
In 1926, one University of Wisconsin alumnus had an idea to bring Wisconsin’s legacy to the whole nation.
Humanities students may soon be better equipped to counter questions like “So, humanities? What are you going to do with that?” thanks to a University of Wisconsin program aimed to help graduate students find employment with a recently renewed $1.1 million grant.
University of Wisconsin climate policy experts held their first seminar on formulating effective policy Monday, even as the incoming president has signaled disinterest in combating the issue.
The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee approved the new Southeast Recreational Facility plan Monday evening, advancing it to the Plan Commission for further review.
Two weeks after Gov. Scott Walker pledged to cut in-state tuition for all University of Wisconsin System undergraduates, some lawmakers, experts and university leaders wonder if a more targeted approach might be more beneficial.
UW-Madison benefactors are funding a new scholarship for international students that they hope will help nurture the next generation of development and anti-poverty leaders around the world.
The Wisconsin Idea—the notion that the education taking place here at UW-Madison can and should reach beyond campus and serve the state, nation and world—aims to take on a greater global role with the launch of the new King-Morgridge Scholars program.
After the first weekend of Donald Trump’s presidency, UW-Madison College Democrats and Republicans both said they have reasons to feel optimistic.
Column by College Republicans: Freedom, liberty, opportunity, justice. These are just a few words used to describe our country. If any of these terms deeply resonate with your image of this country, you are probably a Republican.
Mildly dissing fellow Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut UW System tuition, Vos said he’d rather increase financial aid for needy students because “just cutting tuition across the board means you are going to give the same assistance to somebody who could write a check without even blinking.”
Kathy Cramer, a political science professor at UW-Madison, noticed these bubbling tensions when studying rural Wisconsinites’ political opinions. In her book “The Politics of Resentment,” Cramer explains the ever-growing wariness of people in rural areas toward Madison and Milwaukee.
As Donald Trump took the oath of office to become the 45th United States president Friday morning, some University of Wisconsin-Madison students watched the ceremony on a big screen TV at Union South with varying degrees of enthusiasm.
In one UW-Madison dining hall Friday morning, few students looked up from their food or phones to watch a muted television showing coverage of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
A group of 14 UW-Madison students piled into a nine-person van this weekend and crossed the country to join nearly half a million people near the Capitol building for a solidarity march meant to unite the world in social justice movements.
At 11 a.m. Friday morning, Donald Trump was sworn into the Oval Office, effectively becoming the 45th president of the United States of America. At noon, thousands of students across the country staged walkouts in a united national opposition to the newly sworn-in president.
At the age of 50 she returned to graduate school and earned an M.S. degree in Preventive Medicine/Epidemiology at UW-Madison. She designed and carried out research projects for the UW Department of Family Medicine, the State of Wisconsin Division of Health, and the World Bank.
Thousands swarmed State Street on Donald Trump’s first full day as president Saturday in a protest to raise awareness for rights of women and other populations they fear could be in jeopardy under the new White House administration.
University of Wisconsin-Madison police Chief Kristen Roman estimates between 75,000 and 100,000 people attended the event. Demonstrators began gathering on Library Mall on the UW campus before noon, when the group marched down State Street to the Capitol.
In a closed session Friday afternoon, the University of Wisconsin’s Athletic Board approved contract extension and renewals for four UW coaches.
A few hundred people gathered on the State Street steps of the Capitol Friday afternoon to end their Occupy The Inauguration march in protest of Donald Trump’s presidency.
The protest, which began at UW-Madison’s Library Mall, snaked through Downtown and ended up at the State Street steps of the Capitol, was organized by the local chapter of the national group Socialist Alternative.
A UW-Madison student accused of sexual assault, stalking and harassment of 10 women was ordered to stand trial Friday after a preliminary hearing.
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Shortly before 3:00 a.m. Sunday, Madison Police were called to Gilman Street, near State Street and close to UW’s campus, because people heard a gun fired in the area.
