A University of Wisconsin scientist has suspended his research on the avian flu virus following concerns that it may pose a bioterrorism or pandemic threat if the strain were released or fell into the wrong hands.
Despite having recently moved to a new location in a more populated and accessible area on campus, the McBurney Disability Center and its staffers behind the scenes are still mysteries to a sizeable population at the University of Wisconsin.
The UW has a unique student organization on campus thats gaining popularity.Its the Synchronized Skating Club.
Big Ten campuses in Wisconsin and Minnesota, along with four other major universities, will experiment with buying electronic textbooks in bulk.
The University of Wisconsin is taking part in an experimental program that offers students the opportunity to access textbooks online.
Former University of Wisconsin athletic department official John Chadima released a statement on Thursday apologizing and accepting responsibility for his actions.
University of Wisconsin Athletics officals are urging ticket holders to get to Wednesday nights Wisconsin Badgers basketball game at the Kohl Center early because of random security checks.
Record numbers of government employees rushed to retire last year as Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican Legislature rolled back public employee union rights, reduced take home pay and increased medical co-pays.
The recent temperatures along with a mild winter overall have kept area lakes from freezing over, but along Monona Bay, a few brave ice fisherman still were waiting for the days catch.
A state lawmaker is taking issue with the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s investigation into an allegation of misconduct against the school?s former associate athletic director.
SwedishAmerican Health System?s board of directors has approved a business plan to build and operate a free-standing outpatient cancer center in collaboration with UW Health and its nationally-recognized University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center.
Despite exhaustive efforts from the Wisconsin Athletic Department and the Big Ten Conference, the University of Wisconsin is unable to alter the time of its men?s basketball game on Jan. 15 against Nebraska.
The professor who oversees biosafety for the University of Wisconsin-Madisons controversial avian influenza research responded Monday to mounting criticism about the necessity and safety of the research, saying “ongoing research with H5N1 remains salient.”
The University of Wisconsin has set up an independent review of a former UW athletic official who resigned after allegations of misconduct.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward announced today (Monday, Jan. 9) that retired Dane County Circuit Judge Patrick Fiedler will lead a four-person team to conduct an independent review of a recent allegation of misconduct regarding a UW athletic department official.
Madison police said that quick thinking by a 19-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student helped them catch a burglary suspect.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has named an independent panel to review an allegation of misconduct against a former athletic department official.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison community is mourning the loss of a legend: James F. Crow, professor emeritus of genetics, who passed away peacefully at his home on Jan. 4, two weeks shy of his 96th birthday.
A high-ranking official with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Department has resigned after an allegation of misconduct.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says senior associate athletic director John Chadima has resigned. University spokesman Vince Sweeney says the school learned of an allegation of misconduct against Chadima and placed him on administrative leave Friday. Sweeney says Chadima resigned later that day.
Madison officials may have launched an investigation into what prompted the resignation of a top aide to Barry Alvarez, but beyond that, they?re not answering many questions.
Long-time University of Wisconsin-Madison Ag Economist Bruce Jones will have a little more responsibility going into the new year. He has been named the new director of the school?s Renk Agribusiness Institute, which coordinates UW-Madison agribusiness teaching, research and outreach activities.
Researchers will be able to simulate the superheated gases that form the suns magnetic field with a one-of-a-kind sphere that moved Wednesday into a new physics lab at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is named one of the best values among public universities by Kiplinger?s Personal Finance ? coming in at 13 in the 2012 rankings.
H. Edwin Young, the former chancellor who led the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the tumultuous Vietnam War era and later presided over the University of Wisconsin System, died Monday.
Former University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Hugh Edwin Young, who led the university during the tumultuous Vietnam War era, has died. He was 94.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison says former Chancellor Hugh Edwin Young has died.
UW-Madison is once again one of the best values among public universities.
That?s according to Kiplinger?s Personal Finance.
Hugh Edwin Young, who served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison during the tumultuous Vietnam War era, died on Monday, Jan. 2 in Madison. He was 94.
The University of Wisconsin football program is enjoying the benefits of two consecutive trips to the Rose Bowl with record-breaking sales of trademarked University of Wisconsin merchandise.
Oregon?s incredible offense busted up Wisconsin and the record books on the way to the Ducks? first Rose Bowl victory in 95 years.
The outcome of the Rose Bowl may not have been what Badger fans in Pasadena had been hoping for, but they still managed to have a good time.
Local leaders are betting on the Badgers to win the Rose Bowl.
Mayor Paul Soglin and the mayor of Eugene, Oregon, Kitty Piercy, have a wager on the outcome. The two agreed to provide $500 to be used for tools for Habitat for Humanity organizations in either Madison or Eugene.
Officials with the National Institutes for Health are recommending restrictions on the publishing of the findings of a UW-Madison?s researcher?s work on avian flu, over fears bioterrorists could use the information.
The state Building Commission approved several projects on Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin offensive coordinator Paul Chryst will become the new head football coach at Pittsburgh next season, according to Pitt officials.
Gov. Scott Walker signed an executive order Monday that will require more state and university employees to report suspected child abuse and neglect.
The Madison hazardous materials team responded to a chemical spill in a UW-Madison biochemistry laboratory Monday after a graduate student spilled a highly flammable solvent, injuring one person.
The Madison Fire Department Hazardous Incident Team responded about 10:15 a.m. to a report of a chemical spill in a laboratory in the Biochemistry building.
Gov. Scott Walker will be joined by leaders from the University of Wisconsin System Monday morning as he signs an executive order that will require more state and university employees to report suspected child abuse and neglect.
Where are you watching ?Bucky vs Ducky? when the Badgers play Oregon in the 2012 Rose Bowl on Monday, January 2? True fans can watch on the 18-foot HDTV at the official campus game watch location in The Sett at Union South, featuring Bucky, great food specials and other activities to celebrate UW?s return to Pasadena.
Gov. Scott Walker is expected to sign an executive order that will require more state and university employees to report suspected child abuse and neglect.
Even with degrees in hand, the only certainty for many winter graduates is the ceremony signifies the end of their college studies.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison sent yet another class off at its winter commencement on Sunday.
For one family, this year?s Rose Bowl festivities will be a thrill far beyond what happens on the field between the Wisconsin Badgers and the Oregon Ducks.
Some two dozen people with ties to the University of Wisconsin-Madison joined the prime minister of Norway and a contingent of scientists and explorers at the bottom of the earth on Wednesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of Norwegian Roald Amundsen becoming the first person to reach the South Pole.
According to the University of Wisconsin Police Department incident log, police were called to Witte Residence Hall for sexual assault offenses on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 12:28 p.m.
This is the time of year college campuses can get stressful with the holidays coming and exams to get ready for “Dogs on Call” is here to help.
A city commission laid out their plans for incorporating more public art in Madison during their meeting Tuesday.
The Madison Arts Commission and city officials looked at a proposal that would integrate art into city development projects, promote local cultural venues and encourage collaboration between artists and developers and engineers.
The news of former Chancellor Biddy Martin?s departure from her post was a fitting and predictable ending to a tumultuous academic year in Madison. Upon announcing her decision, Martin insisted she was not leaving because of the political failure of the New Badger Partnership, but the deflated atmosphere that her resignation created proved the commitment of the Biddy faithful.
All University of Wisconsin System schools will issue IDs before next year?s spring elections after Wisconsin?s Government Accountability Board approved voter identification cards designed for UW Colleges Monday.
UW-Madison Police have arrested a suspect after an incident Sunday at one of the university?s athletic facilities where a male exposed his genitals.
On December 11th, 2011, UW Madison Police arrested a suspect after an incident where a male exposed his genitals in the South East Recreational Facility (SERF).
According to UW-Madison, the best way (not) to beat it is to block it, as the university took preventative measures to protect the exploitation of its name by pornographic websites.
While UW-Madison set a new university record last year by conferring more than 10,000 undergraduate, graduate and doctorate degrees, a poor economy could make it difficult for students to translate their degrees into jobs.
The search for a new dean of the University of Wisconsin?s School of Human Ecology is in full swing following last week?s announcement of a 13-person search and screen committee.
Members of the University of Wisconsin?s student government provided insight into a number of current issues central to student life on the UW campus at a meeting Monday.
Christmas carols with a labor-oriented twist could be heard atop Bascom Hill Monday as members of a student organization rallied to demand action over the university?s relationship with Adidas.
In light of sexual assault allegations against former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky and former Syracuse University assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine, university officials in Madison are urging students, faculty and staff to report any inappropriate conduct to authorities.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is jumping onto the “XXX” bandwagon, with the goal of preventing pornographic sites from tarnishing its name.
