Last year?s first managed wolf hunt in Wisconsin history did not increase tolerance toward the animals among people who live in wolf country, a new survey by University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers shows.
The man whose body was recovered from Lake Mendota Wednesday was identified Thursday as Richard “Grady” DeLaCruz, 20, of Wauwatosa, who had just transferred from Marquette University to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to officials.
With barely 15% of the school?s funding now coming from taxpayers, it?s no wonder that the new chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is planning a fund-raising campaign.
Noted: The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Marquette University havent taken that approach, preferring more traditional ways to keep tabs on athletes.
One play, during a red-zone drill, doesn?t provide enough evidence from which to draw a definitive conclusion.
Asked recently about the battle for the No. 1 quarterback job, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen noted the ultimate winner wouldnt be revealed until the opener against Massachusetts.
While searching throughout the spring for viable candidates to fill a void at free safety, Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen learned slightly more than bupkis about Michael Caputo.
Leon Jacobs, who played football for only two seasons in high school before signing with Wisconsin last winter, has forced the hand of the UW staff.
A nice change Gary Andersen has brought to Wisconsin football is the music. All kinds of tunes ? ?70s pop, rock, hip-hop, country ? blare from sideline loudspeakers as the Badgers go through their training-camp paces.
With Wisconsin?s 2013 opener two weeks away, offensive line coach T.J. Woods still can?t predict who will start at right guard.
The tug-of-war between Wisconsin quarterbacks Curt Phillips and JoelStave continued Saturday at Camp Randall Stadium.
Stacey Andersen hasn?t forgotten the thunderous sound she heard or the terror she experienced the morning of Sept. 26, 2010.
When Wisconsin opened preseason camp Aug. 5, the top three wide receivers were Jared Abbrederis, Jordan Fredrick and Kenzel Doe.
Brock DeCicco thought he had found the perfect fit when he signed with Pittsburgh in February 2009.
The T-shirt was created by the apparel company Sconnie Nation and Underground Printing-Wisconsin, and was for sale at an annual end-of-the-school-year party that draws hundreds of University of Wisconsin-Madison students.
Noted: The Madison decline in particular “reflects the slow pace of progress at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in creating spin-out companies from its research and expanding its own venture capital activity,” Hefty said.
One number Dave Aranda charted in his lone season as Utah State?s defensive coordinator doesn?t show up on the NCAA?s list of statistics: False-start penalties drawn per game.
Dallas Lewallen insists he never lost hope. He never considered limping away from football.
Leon Jacobs and Alec James epitomize what Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda demands in an outside linebacker.
Noted: The shirt pokes fun at what was viewed as the curmudgeonly flip-flopping of Soglin, who was a student protest leader at UW-Madison and city alderman when he was arrested at the first Mifflin Street Block Party in 1969. But in recent years he has called for an end to the annual celebration.
When Corey Clement signed with Wisconsin in February, he anticipated he would start out at the back of a line five tailbacks deep for the start of camp.
One number Dave Aranda charted in his lone season as Utah State?s defensive coordinator doesn?t show up on the NCAA?s list of statistics:False-start penalties drawn per game.
Dallas Lewallen insists he never lost hope.He never considered limping away from football.
Noted: In other news, Hall said he had talked about boosting job creation in a meeting this week with Rebecca Blank, the new chancellor of UW-Madison and a former federal commerce secretary under President Barack Obama.
Wisconsin?s Bart Houston was beaming after practice Tuesday afternoon.
Wisconsin?s first scrimmage under head coach Gary Andersen revealed that the three-man race for the No. 1 quarterback job soon could be a two-man battle.
When Corey Clement signed with Wisconsin in February, he anticipated he would start out at the back of a line five tailbacks deep for the start of camp.
Noted: A complete necropsy will be performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison vet school, but final results on the cause of death will take several months, zoo officials said in a news release.
Senior linebacker Ethan Armstrong, sidelined since suffering a left-leg injury on Day 2 of camp, believes he will be on the field when Wisconsin opens the college football season Aug. 31 against visiting UMass.
Wisconsin?s first scrimmage under head coach Gary Andersen revealed that the three-man race for the No. 1 quarterback job soon could be a two-man battle.
Noted: Madison?s Daily Page reported that only 11% of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s 2012 computer science graduates were women.
Quoted: While the Treasury and the bank group are taking big losses, it probably was the best they could do under the circumstances, said banking expert James Johannes, University of Wisconsin-Madison associate dean for executive education.”If they (AnchorBank) failed, they would have lost everything,” Johannes said. “I think they all got out of it as much as they could expect to get out of it.”
A Fitchburg man garnered his fifth drunken-driving charge early Monday morning after University of Wisconsin-Madison police stopped him for allegedly driving erratically.
With senior Ethan Armstrong sidelined indefinitely because of a leg injury, the No. 1 field linebacker position belongs to Joe Schobert.
When spring football practice ended in April, Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda knew his work was far from finished.
Wisconsin?s Kyle Costigan feels a bit like a novice.The redshirt junior from Muskego High School, who started nine games at right guard last season, is trying to regain his starting spot after missing winter conditioning and spring ball while recovering from surgery on his right knee.
It contains one of the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s best-known natural spots, especially for couples: Picnic Point.
Jeffrey Decker won?t leave campus.University of Wisconsin System officials have suspended him, banned him from all UW System property, had him arrested and pursued a court injunction against him
Wisconsin center Dan Voltz respects and admires his recent predecessors.
Barry Alvarez is cited more than a few times in new book titled ?Unbeatable? by Jerry Barca (St. Martin?s Press, 310 pp., $26.99) about Notre Dame?s 1988 undefeated national championship team.
Ethan Armstrong, set to be Wisconsin?s No. 1 field linebacker, is out indefinitely because of a minor left-leg injury.
Wisconsin football fans eager to see UW face LSU at Lambeau Field can start planning for the event.
Congresswoman Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) recently stood up with and for low-wage workers, supporting an increase in the federal minimum wage to $10.10 per hour. No one should be surprised that she got scolded for it on these pages by the leader of the MacIver Institute, “free market voice for Wisconsin.” But we can hope that Moore continues to pay attention to reality, not the scolds.
A quick update of sorts on the ongoing talks between Wisconsin and LSU:Scott Rabalais of The Advocate in Baton Rouge tweeted Wednesday night that according to LSU athletic director Joe Alleva, the Tigers and UW will open the 2016 season at Lambeau Field.
Too many times last season Derek Watt was treated like the lightweight on the beach.
Dan Voltzs grasp of the Wisconsin offense is at its zenith.The redshirt freshman center from Barrington, Ill., has gone through two spring practices, a redshirt season and is two days into his second preseason camp.Yet the main reason Voltzs comfort level with the offense spiked this August is that the players received iPads when they reported for camp Sunday.
Ryan Groy believes he is adequately prepared for the most onerous assignment he has faced at Wisconsin.
On July 30, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported on newly released emails between Scott Walker?s campaign staff and county aides in 2010, back when the future governor was Milwaukee County executive.
One of the tools first-year coach Gary Andersen is using to build chemistry and cohesion in the Wisconsin locker room is his “Big Brother” program.
Shortly after being hired to coach Wisconsin?s offensive line, T.J. Woods explained his expectations for his unit in 2013 and beyond.
Doubts about Kyle French?s ability to provide Wisconsin with a consistent kicking game have nothing to do with the strength of his right leg.
Recruited out of Houston, quarterback Chuckie Keeton played only two seasons for Gary Andersen at Utah State.
Noted: Andrea Bill, a researcher at the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said there has been a renaissance in the use of quantitative analysis to evaluate roads and predict reductions in crashes, allowing officials to be more proactive about safety.
Co-author Daniel Bier of the Waisman Center: Finding workers who improve the bottom line is the goal of any successful business. However, too often workers with disabilities get overlooked. In Wisconsin, the employment rate is 70% for working-age persons without disabilities, while only 37% of people with disabilities are on the job. In other related employment measures for these workers, Wisconsin is in the bottom half of states.
Sammy shivered on the metal examining table and looked doleful as Jane Pohlman flipped over his butterscotch-colored ears and looked for hitchhikers.
Just months after being lambasted by the Legislature, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced Tuesday that he will leave his job at the end of the year.
More than 130,000 people trekked to the United States Botanic Garden last week to see its stinky titan arum “corpse flower” in bloom.
We?ll soon run a story examining Wisconsin?s recruiting plan under new coach Gary Andersen. Until then, enjoy some comments from Andersen when asked about the topic at the Big Ten preseason meetings.
Our latest stories on Wisconsin coach Gary Andersen have been posted. Both stories, generated from our June trip to Utah, examine the raw emotions in Logan after Andersen decided to accept the UW job.
Back in 1988, the University of Wisconsin-Madison was at the forefront in the national battle over political correctness. That year, the campus governing bodies passed speech codes for both students and faculty that prohibited anyone from making gestures or statements that “demean” students on the basis of race, gender, sexual orientation, culture and handicapped condition.
