Firefighters responded to reports of smoke at Grainger Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus before noon Monday, evacuating the building and extinguishing the fire.
Small fire contained at Grainger
Badger Herald
Author: Kelly Tyrrell
Dance marathon raises over $80,000 for chidrenâ??s hospital
Daily Cardinal
More than 400 participants danced Friday night at the Shell for the Wisconsin Dance Marathon, raising over $80,000 to be donated to the American Family Childrenâ??s Hospital.
UW students safe in Chile
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madison officials have confirmed the safety of all students studying in Chile this semester after the earthquake that occurred Saturday.
Campus sexual assaults underreported
Badger Herald
Abby Panozzo said the day she was raped began in what seemed like safe surroundings â?? a block party with her teammates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison womenâ??s lacrosse team.
Car chase results in fatal accident on University Avenue
Badger Herald
A late night car chase led to a fatal crash early Sunday morning on the University of Wisconsin campusâ?? west side, leaving the vehicle operator dead.
Dancers shake it for charity in second annual dance marathon
Badger Herald
More than 450 University of Wisconsin students and Madison community members strapped on their dancing shoes to help raise money for the American Family Childrenâ??s Hospital at the second annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon this weekend.
UW students in Chile safe
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin students studying abroad in Chile are safe after a massive earthquake struck offshore early Saturday morning.
The Badger Herald: News: Grainger reopened after evacuation
Badger Herald
UPDATE: As of 1:30 p.m., Grainger was reopened to students.
Officials said Grainger Hall will remain evacuated until a fire reported this afternoon is completely extinguished.
Sergeant Kurt Seavel of the University of Wisconsin Police Department said the fire was reported shortly after 12:00 p.m. today. Six fire trucks were then dispatched to the scene, where a fire was discovered in a wall.
First Wave hip-hop group to compete internationally
Daily Cardinal
UW-Madisonâ??s First Wave hip-hop dance performance group has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010, an international theater project that marks First Waveâ??s debut on the world stage.
UW-Oshkosh to be 1st in nation to use energy from food
Badger Herald
A project to convert leftover food into fuel will begin construction in the spring at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh and will be the first of its kind nationwide.
Students develop jet fuel from organics
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin engineers have made a breakthrough in technology that would allow food waste to be converted into clean jet fuel.
Grad school divided cannot stand
Daily Cardinal
An ad hoc committee of the Faculty Senate released its report Monday in response to proposals from Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca, who intended to substantially restructure the UW-Madison Graduate School. Administrators sought to divide the graduate education and research sections of the Graduate School into more separately defined entities and create a new administrative structure to accommodate them. Martin and DeLuca both said restructuring was needed so UW could remain competitive in securing multi-million dollar federal grants, fix problems in research safety compliance and better administer UW-Madisonâ??s ever-expanding research capabilities.
UW study suggests recession hurting Wis. organic farming
Daily Cardinal
Although Wisconsin remains one of the top-ranked states in terms of organic dairy production, the economic recession has halted the industryâ??s growth over the past year, according to a recent UW-Madison study.
Searching for buried hope: UW students work to keep Haiti fresh in our minds
Daily Cardinal
The latest estimated death toll from Haitiâ??s recent earthquake is 212,000, according Haitiâ??s prime minister. The United Nations has reported that more than 300,000 are injured and three million have been affected worldwide by the earthquake.
UW community strong enough to face ad, reject it
Badger Herald
Over the course of the last week, we have been inundated with comments of the most reprehensible quality. Anti-Semitism was bandied about in our comments section for our story on Alpha Epsilon Pi. This spurred a dialogue between Dean of Students Lori Berquam, Hillel Executive Director Greg Steinberger and the University of Wisconsin-Madison student body over appropriate speech and the need to repudiate anti-Semitic speech in all forms.
Bill would regulate cards
Badger Herald
An assembly committee had a public hearing Wednesday regarding a bill that would put regulations on university and credit card issuer marketing campaigns that target students.
News Explainer
Badger Herald
With the recent release of the second of two ad hoc reports addressing the structure and needs of the University of Wisconsin Graduate School and research enterprise, faculty, administrators and the campus community now have a foundational analysis from which to move forward.
UW Health signs exclusive advertising contract with Athletic Department
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Department is in the process of giving exclusive health care advertising rights to UW Health, officials said Wednesday.
Panel discusses funding for public higher education
Daily Cardinal
Several panelists discussed funding options for public higher education at a public forum at Memorial Union Tuesday.
Public financing for colleges in trouble
Badger Herald
The debut forum in a series on financing University of Wisconsin System colleges debated options for funding Tuesday night, as state sources of revenue are continuing to decline.
Morgridge Center looking to restructure after advisory board suspended
Badger Herald
On Feb. 2, 2010, the members of the Morgridge Center Advisory Board received an e-mail informing them the board had been â??temporarily suspendedâ? by the Morgridge Center staff.
Obama to speak to Michigan graduates
Badger Herald
Although the University of Wisconsin Spring 2010 commencement speaker may not be as esteemed as President Barack Obama, who will be speaking for the University of Michigan, UW speakers are chosen with student dollars in mind.
Report analyzes proposed grad school reform
Daily Cardinal
A UW-Madison Faculty Senate committee released a report Monday opposing any separation of graduate school education from research in response to a recent restructuring proposal from UW administrators.
H1N1 now virtually non-existent on campus
Badger Herald
With cases of Swine flu among University of Wisconsin students becoming virtually nonexistent in recent weeks, Dane County and Public Health-Madison jointly released a report Monday detailing efforts to immunize large parts of the Dane County population.
Four UW System power plants may reform
Badger Herald
Four power plants in the University of Wisconsin System may undergo renovations as a result of a Department of Administration report released last week, which claimed they failed to comply with environmental regulations.
Bielema suspends 3 Badger football players indefinitely
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin football head coachoach Bret Bielema recently announced the suspension of three football players due to an alleged violation of team rules.
Report urges minor reform
Badger Herald
A faculty ad hoc report released Monday evaluating the structure of the University of Wisconsin graduate school confirmed some common concerns with UWâ??s research enterprise, but directly opposed a wholesale reorganization.
Baby be my Biddy: Student song serenades chancellor
Badger Herald
As University of Wisconsin students cuddled up to their sweethearts on Valentines Day, the musicians behind the controversial â??Coastie Songâ? serenaded their own personal valentine â?? UW Chancellor Biddy Martin.
UW might be attracting fewer Merit, Wis. scholars
Badger Herald
A sharp drop in the amount of funding awarded to the University of Wisconsin based on the number of National Merit and All-State Scholars enrolled has some officials concerned UW is having trouble attracting high-achieving students.
Thousands brave the Polar Plunge for charity
Badger Herald
Thousands gathered at the 11th annual Polar Plunge Saturday to brave the icy waters of Lake Monona in an effort to raise money for the Special Olympics of Wisconsin.
Ticket prices to rise by $3
Badger Herald
Single-game football tickets will cost $3 more beginning this fall after the University of Wisconsin Athletic Board approved its 2010-11 budget.
Cutting Edge Science at the Bottom of the World
Daily Cardinal
In one of the coldest places on Earth, UW-Madison scientists are building the worldâ??s largest telescope to search for some of the universeâ??s smallest particles.
Brotherâ??s forced to remove giant sign
Badger Herald
Advertisements in the student newspapers and a particularly large banner, which the city forced to be taken down Thursday, have highlighted new strategies implemented by Brothers Bar and Grill owners Eric and Marc Fortney.
Owner of a Madison college bar protesting move
WKOW-TV 27
The owner of a popular college bar says theyâ??ve put a large banner on the building to draw attention, not for business, but he says to raise awareness of the barâ??s expected move.
Brothers Bar Protests UW’s Plan With Giant Sign
WISC-TV 3
Owners of a popular downtown bar that is slated to be demolished to make way for a University of Wisconsin-Madison expansion put up a giant sign to protest the universityâ??s plan.
MIU may fund new electronic learning center
Daily Cardinal
A multi-million dollar electronic learning center was one of the 31 proposals recommended for Madison Initiative for Undergraduates funding to Chancellor Biddy Martin Tuesday.
South Pole research could provide answers on particle, universe
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin researchers in collaboration with scientists from around the globe are nearing the completion of a device that will allow the study of a unique particle with the potential to answer questions concerning the creation of the universe.
UW-Milwaukee technology predicts stem cell differentiation
Badger Herald
A software program developed by a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee researcher has been shown to successfully predict what type of cell individual stem cells will eventually turn into.
Minority, overall 6-year grad rate on rise at University of Wisconsin
Badger Herald
The rate of minority students graduating in six years is on the rise at the University of Wisconsin, corresponding to an overall increase in graduation rates.
MIU proposals will need more debate
Badger Herald
With the 31 top-ranked Madison Initiative for Undergraduates proposals in the hands of University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin, UW officials have begun the next step in the process of choosing which proposals to fund.
Justice Dept. reviews Wis. Innocence cases
Daily Cardinal
The State Justice Department requested information about cases regarding the Wisconsin Innocence Project last week.
Wisconsin Dance Marathon to raise money for the American Family Childrenâ??s Hospital
Daily Cardinal
Students attending the second annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon may have sore feet after dancing for 14 hours, but their commitment will benefit those in need at the American Family Childrenâ??s Hospital.
Letters & Science, Law School deans currently under review
Badger Herald
Two University of Wisconsin committees will begin to evaluate the performance of the deans of College of Letters and Science and the Law School this semester in a standard review process which aims to enhance their performance.
Brothers open letter sparks controversy
Badger Herald
The ongoing struggle between Brothers Bar and Grill and the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents intensified Thursday after the owners of Brothers released an open letter to an anonymous donor to the Universityâ??s project for a new music performance facility.
UW senior awarded Churchill Scholarship
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin senior Daniel Lecoanet has become the first UW student in 30 years to be awarded the Churchill Scholarship, an award that sends a graduated senior to Cambridge University for one year of post baccalaureate study.
Martin defends UW primate research ethics
Daily Cardinal
Chancellor Biddy Martin wrote a response Wednesday to the members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors, who have recently expressed concerns with the ethics of primate research at UW-Madison.
Anti-Semitic comments not representative of university
Badger Herald
s Dean of Students, Iâ??m a regular consumer of newspapers, blogs and websites containing news and opinions about the state of our campus community. Iâ??m most proud of our students, faculty and staff when we engage in a thoughtful and productive exchange of ideas on even the most controversial topics. That is the foundation of our campus â?? the process of fearless sifting and winnowing.
FDA approves heart pump that showed promise in UW trial
Badger Herald
The United States Food and Drug Administration recently approved a newly developed heart pump tested in a clinical trial at the University of Wisconsin.
Minor, rare earthquake outside Chicago felt in Madison
Badger Herald
The rumble of a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in Dekalb, Ill., startled many Wisconsin residents awake around 4 a.m. Wednesday morning.
News: Team to shape WID
Badger Herald
The private sector of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery â?? the Morgridge Institute for Research â?? announced a team of University of Wisconsin researchers who will lead a series of focus areas.
State health officials say H1N1 still a threat
Daily Cardinal
State health officials are preparing for another possible H1N1 virus outbreak, according to the state epidemiologist.
County Board members raise concerns about UW primate labs
Daily Cardinal
Members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors voiced their concern about UW-Madison experimentation on nonhuman primates in a letter sent to Chancellor Biddy Martin Feb. 5.
Professor invents â??location aware servicesâ?? to track anything, anyone
Badger Herald
Knowing the exact minute your bus will arrive despite weather or traffic conditions is no easy feat, but with the help of a new technology from a University of Wisconsin professor, it may soon be as easy as checking your cell phone.
School of Pharmacy raises $22.6 million
Badger Herald
A University of Wisconsin School of Pharmacy fundraising campaign recently raised $22.6 million to support students, faculty and programs, exceeding expectations.
County supervisors show concern over UW primate research
Badger Herald
Is experimenting on primates ethical?
Yes.
This is the official position recently adopted by the administrative body responsible for overseeing all research involving animals at the University of Wisconsin
Lady Liberty returns to Lake Mendota
Badger Herald
The Lake Mendota-bound Statue of Liberty is scheduled to make its second annual appearance this year, with construction to be completed over the next few days as the University of Wisconsinâ??s Hoofers Winter Carnival approaches.
Applications from international students up 26 percent
Badger Herald
As the final college applications trickle in for the 2010-11 year, University of Wisconsin officials reported an approximate 26 percent increase in international student applications.
Anti-abortion rally draws large crowd, triggers counterprotest
Daily Cardinal
Groups of both anti-abortion and abortion rights advocates rallied Saturday to voice their opinions about the proposed abortion clinic at the Madison Surgery Center, a UW Hospital and Clinics affiliate.
UW receives $9.7 million to study cardiac arrest
Badger Herald
A multidisciplinary team of University of Wisconsin researchers has received a $9.77 million grant to research the causes and possible treatments of sudden cardiac arrest from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute.
Madison ranked 15th drunkest city in nation
Badger Herald
The March issue of Menâ??s Health magazine will contain a ranking of â??Americaâ??s Drunkest Cities,â? and coming in at No. 15 is Madison, Wisconsin with a grade of D-.