After Madison Mayor Paul Soglin expressed a desire to end the Mifflin Street Block Party for 2012, members of the University of Wisconsin student government are looking to work with the mayor?s office in an attempt to compromise on the polarizing issue.
A project is underway to create a new green space, similar to the lawn of Bascom Hill, in the heart of the UW campus near the Memorial Union, by the shore of Lake Mendota.
The recent discovery of an alternative stem cell that does not require harvesting embryos could shift the ethical debate over their use.
When al-Qaida attacked the United States on Sept. 11 Stephen Lee felt numb, like the rest of America. But for him, it was not until his boots hit the dry Afghan dirt that reality set in.
Since Sept. 11, 2001, the U.S. has fought in two wars, elected its first African-American president and undergone an economic recession, but UW-Madison professors like Erik Wright say the event?s impact on this generation of college students is small.
Saturday, the Badger Football game against University of Nevada-Las Vegas resulted in a multitude of alcohol-related citations, including underage alcohol, disorderly conduct, possession of a fake ID and assaultive behavior.
Sunday commemorated the 10-year anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, quietly bringing the Madison community together to remember the lives that were lost and reflect on the repercussions of that fateful day.
A scientific funding proposal written by Republican members of the state Legislature is receiving bipartisan support, but has some concerned it would exclude stem cell research.
Wisconsin has the dubious distinction of reducing state aid per student this school year the most of 24 states studied by an independent, Washington-based think tank, the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
Most colleges and universities continue to expand the number of classes and programs they are making available online, but the public views such offerings with a skeptical eye.
Fewer than one-third (29 percent) of American adults believe a course taken online provides an equal educational value to one taken in a classroom, according to Pew Research Center polling released earlier this week.
This is shaping up to be a volcanic summer for men?s college hockey, its coast-to-coast landscape being scorched with no obvious outcome, good or bad.
Before moving on to become the first female president of Amherst College, outgoing UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin agreed to sit down Thursday for a short exit interview in her Bascom Hall office.
Two animal rights groups are asking Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne to look into whether researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison broke the law in their studies of aggressive behavior.
lawyer for the University of Wisconsin System says there are ways for its colleges to offer tuition breaks to illegal immigrants even if state lawmakers approve a provision to end the practice.
What do Americans love more than French fries and potato chips? Not much-but perhaps we love them more than we ought to. Fat and calories aside, both foods contain high levels of a compound called acrylamide, a potential carcinogen.
A lawyer for the University of Wisconsin System said there are ways for its colleges to offer tuition breaks to illegal immigrants even if state lawmakers approve a provision to end the practice.
Two animal rights groups have asked the Dane County district attorney to investigate whether University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers broke the law in their studies of aggressive behavior.
The state Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday morning on whether to take up a lawsuit over the collective bargaining law.
With the expansion of a national program for underrepresented students the University of Wisconsin, officials look to further diversify campus and instill enthusiasm for studying science.
Wisconsin and Oregon have more in common than most residents of the states would admit.
Madison Police Department officers were dispatched to the Langdon Street neighborhood Wednesday after a tense situation on a rooftop culminated in a woman falling to the ground and being rushed to the hospital.
While state Republicans hope to resolve the controversy over the budget repair bill in the courts, they are prepared to insert parts of the bill into the state?s budget if no ruling comes by the end of the fiscal year, June 30.
A University of Wisconsin professor was elected Wednesday to a highly acclaimed national academy that honors schools working in scientific and engineering fields in honor of his research on campus.
As public rhetoric surrounding the New Badger Partnership continues to dominate conversations on campus, Chancellor Biddy Martin and other University of Wisconsin officials offered the campus community another chance to voice their concerns with the new model.
The Teaching Assistant Association and United Council invited Chancellor Biddy Martin and 10 other University of Wisconsin affiliates to debate the controversial New Badger Partnership with them Tuesday.
The Madison Police Department Monday released a report tallying up the total number of reported incidents from Saturday?s Mifflin Street Block Party.
In an era where environmental concerns are one of the major issues in citizens? minds, one University of Wisconsin professor will help coordinate a national group dedicated to studying humans? past and future relationships with the environment.
As the state?s economic climate continues to put pressure on families, a University of Wisconsin researcher found young parents face educational and financial burdens.
UW-Madison Center for Financial Security associate and former consumer science professor Karen Holden recently worked on a project with the popular children?s television show “Sesame Street.”
Madison Police Chief Noble Wray expressed his gratitude to law enforcement workers working at the Mifflin Street Block Party in a press release Monday, while also commenting on the seriousness of several incidents that occurred during the festivities.
Six months ago, a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin sent an email regarding the fall 2010 Diversity Forum.
Discrimination is an unfortunate reality at the University of Wisconsin. So when an employee, student or visitor needs a place to air their grievances, a few options exist on campus.
An exceptional level of violence at Saturday?s Mifflin Street Block Party led Mayor Paul Soglin to say the future of the event could hang in serious jeopardy.
In what began with quiet disagreement and evolved into polarized debate, the Faculty Senate voted to support public authority status for the University of Wisconsin Monday after representatives emphasized the necessity for the body to take a definitive stance on the proposal.
The UW-Madison Athletic Board convened Friday to discuss a recently completed economic impact report and updated academic requirements for UW-Madison football players next year.
Amid divided opinions on the proposed New Badger Partnership on campus, UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin met with students and community members Friday to discuss their concerns about the proposal.
UW-Madison students may no longer have to pay underage drinking tickets if a proposed alcohol education program is put in place.
While many UW-Madison students and Madison residents began early-morning festivities at the Mifflin Street Block Party, thousands of runners participated in the 30th Annual Crazylegs Classic run Saturday morning.
The future of the Mifflin Street Block Party could be in jeopardy after several acts of violence, including the stabbing of UW-Madison student, at Saturday?s block party.
While the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department continues to draw name recognition for its sports programs, a new study found the body is also a major economic engine in the state.
Fifty years ago, a group of scientists at the University of Wisconsin formed what would eventually become the Cellular and Molecular Biology graduate program.
After many students raised concerns Wisconsin college students would be negatively affected by voter ID legislation being debated in the Legislature, a substitute amendment was released Friday containing language that would include student IDs on the list of identification accepted by election polling staff.
Students gathered in the hallway outside Chancellor Biddy Martin?s office in Bascom Hall Friday to urge the University of Wisconsin?s chief executive to plot an alternate course for the school?s future.
This year?s Mifflin Street Block Party ended on an unsettling note as the crowds swelled to record numbers, bottles and cases of beer flooded the street and police said two partygoers were stabbed.
UW-Madison Professor Scott Straus? extensive knowledge of genocide and African politics has landed him as an expert witness in the trial of Lazare Kobagaya who is charged with ordering mass murders during the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
UW-Madison alumnus and CBS Senior Political Correspondent Jeff Greenfield spoke about the state of “the business and the craft” of modern journalism and his hopes for its future Thursday.
Professors from UW-Madison and around the country hosted a public panel on the connection between religion and neuroscience Thursday, focusing around the idea that meditation has the power to make dramatic changes to physical and psychological health.
With the controversial budget repair bill currently stuck in the court system, Republicans have been discussing ways to ensure Wisconsin municipalities still receive the tools Gov. Scott Walker said were contained in the bill which limited collective bargaining authority for public employees, including adding that provision to the biennial budget bill.
The UW School of Medicine and Public Health completed its investigation Tuesday regarding UW doctors who wrote medical notes excusing protesters from work and school Feb. 19.
The Associated Students of Madison passed legislation endorsing the proposed New Badger Partnership and the Campus Services Fund at the final meeting of the 17th session of ASM Wednesday.
This Monday, in a not-at-all out of character message, Biddy Martin tweeted ?@alison1690,? ?I like the opportunity to learn about and communicate with students in a medium you find appealing.? The next day, our chancellor held an impromptu discussion with student protesters occupying Bascom Hall. Coincidence? Political savvy? Biddy being Biddy?
Members of the University of Wisconsin student government grappled with whether to support new initiatives in the last meeting of the session and voted to formally support the New Badger Partnership for the first time since the proposal was announced.
Despite the voter ID bill?s author?s statements to the contrary, the hearing held Wednesday on the controversial measure saw members of the voting public testify that requiring photo identification at the polls would disenfranchise many vulnerable citizens across Wisconsin.
If the current proposed legislation designating UW-Madison as a public authority is adopted, I would anticipate the following changes over the next decade and beyond:
Madison aldermen, neighborhood students and police gathered at the Madison Senior Center Monday to discuss changes and protocol for Saturday?s Mifflin Street Block Party.
While the results of climate change might not be noticeable in the short run, a recent report is attempting to show how climate change could potentially have negative effects on the economies of every state in America.
Four Democrats on the state?s highest finance committee said they would oppose proposed changes to tuition reciprocity, a measure that could cause tuition spikes for Wisconsinites studying in Minnesota.
Members of the student government are ironing out the details of a plan that would give students with minor alcohol policy violations a chance to opt for a $50 class instead of a drinking ticket.
When she was sexually assaulted in a UW-Madison dorm last year, there were three other students present.
Last week was bad for the New Badger Partnership?s prospects in the state Legislature. Reps. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater, and Robin Vos, R-Burlington, each said they had doubts that the University of Wisconsin-Madison will garner the votes to split from the UW System, casting a pall over Chancellor Biddy Martin?s hard-won successes thus far.
