The Madison Fire Department responded to a call from the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery construction site on campus Wednesday morning after a truck containing waterproofing materials lit on fire and caused traffic problems on University Avenue.
State Rep. Cory Mason, D-Racine, announced his bill Monday he says restores federal civil rights to state and University of Wisconsin System employees.
University of Wisconsin junior Mark Woulf officially announced his candidacy for the District 8 alder seat Wednesday night.
The head of the Wisconsin private school system called Wednesday for a more equal distribution of financial aid among the private, technical and University of Wisconsin systems.
Several biochemistry buildings were evacuated after a gas main was punctured during a routine excavation project east of engineering mall.
As the city of Chicago prepares its bid to host the Olympics in 2016, officials announced plans last week to bring certain events to Wisconsin and make Madison the â??cycling hubâ? of the games.
As students return to campus for the spring semester, the new Student Services Tower will offer endless dining, shopping and health facilities.
Students across the UW-Madison campus gathered in groups and watched with excitement as Chief Justice Roberts swore President Barack Obama into office at the 44th inauguration ceremony Tuesday.
With no clear solution to the nationâ??s economic crisis in sight, Gov. Jim Doyle has joined other state governors in calling for a $1 trillion stimulus package from the federal government to help states get through the tough times.
Madison will be host to several Olympic cycling events if Chicago is chosen to host the 2016 summer games, officials announced Friday.
As Harriet Knight-Everette set out from Madison to Washington, D.C., to witness the inauguration of the next president of the United States, she reflected on how far her nation had come.
The announcement of the stateâ??s budget deficit in late November prompted UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin to address the situation through a series of forums Dec. 12 to 16.
Several UW-Madison campus building construction projects are underway as the new year commences and will eventually provide numerous benefits for UW-Madison students and faculty.
The closing of the fall semester brought the end of Pat Farrellâ??s time as the UW-Madison provost.
President-elect Obamaâ??s historic inauguration ceremony on Jan. 20 is expected to draw a record crowd, including a handful of UW-Madison students.
Dawn Crim was named a special assistant to UW-Madison Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin on Tuesday.
Seven University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Signs will be posted in UW Health clinics next month telling patients that drug companies may be paying their doctors for research or consulting work.
Throughout her first semester as chancellor, Biddy Martin has put her best foot forward in the effort to achieve new goals for the future of UW-Madison.
The projected $5.4 billion state budget deficit will likely lead to a tuition increase at UW System schools in the near future, but chances are next semesterâ??s tuition will not be raised.
Provost Patrick Farrell, who has served in his position since April 2006, will return to the College of Engineering faculty at the end of the semester, university officials announced Thursday.
With extremely poor economic conditions, universities across the country have experienced losses in their endowment funds, and the University of Wisconsin is no exception.
The University of Wisconsin Offices of Admissions and Visitor and Information Programs will be merging, effective Feb. 1, to enhance the efficiency and quality of customer service UW provides to prospective students.
The University of Wisconsin has filed an official reprimand against a teaching assistant for lewd and sexually suggestive comments he made to a female TA, records obtained Wednesday show.
After seeing an increase in the number of complaints about late-night vendors from residents around North Frances Street, a Madison committee contemplating options Wednesday to change the situation.
The family of slain University of Wisconsin student Brittany Zimmermann said Wednesday they oppose the release of the audio from the 911 call made from their daughterâ??s cell phone on the day she was killed.
State Rep. Kim Hixson, D-Whitewater, will chair the Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities in the next legislative session.
University of Wisconsin Police responded to calls on two consecutive nights as Madisonâ??s winter wonderland was transformed into a massive snowball fight outside Sellery and Ogg Halls.
University of Wisconsin System students earned a record number of degrees in the 2007-08 academic year, according to a report released by the UW System Office of Policy Analysis and Research Monday.
With snow taking Madison by storm today, the University of Wisconsin has declared snow action day.
A 20-year-old University of Wisconsin dropout pleaded guilty Monday on a single count of first-degree intentional homicide of a Madison resident.
University of Wisconsin junior Jacob Schmidt told The Badger Herald he will be running for District 8 alder in the upcoming spring election.
A group of UW-Madison students are collaborating in an effort to stop the demolition of Union South, which is set to begin in January 2009.
Former UW-Madison student Adam Peterson pleaded guilty to the charge of first-degree intentional homicide at a hearing Monday for the January stabbing death of Joel Marino.
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Seventeen members of the UW-Madison German Club survived a crash on Interstate 90 near Arlington Heights, Ill., in which a car lost control and collided with their school bus Saturday.
The UW System Board of Regents approved Friday a proposal to increase UW faculty salaries by 2.5 percent each year for the next two years.
The 2.5 percent increase for University of Wisconsin System faculty and academic staff for 2009-11 was approved by the Board of Regents Friday and will now move to the UW Department of Administration for approval.
With Plan 2008 coming to a close, University of Wisconsin officials are looking forward to a new diversity initiative that will streamline the past 30 years of such programs.
Parts of a previously sealed document released Friday from the Brittany Zimmermann homicide investigation shows the 911 call she made on the day she was killed lasted 57 seconds, but sounds heard on the recording were not clear enough at the time for the dispatcher to hear anything indicating an emergency.
A long-time family of supporters of the Wisconsin School of Business recently donated a large sum of money to help begin an endowment deanship.
Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday he would rather solve the stateâ??s projected $342 million deficit in the 2009-2011 budget bill next year, instead of an emergency repair bill some lawmakers are favoring.
The UW System Board of Regents met Thursday at UW-La Crosse to discuss the findings from a recent survey of multiple campuses, which highlighted topics such as sexual assault and racial profiling.
Former UW-Madison student Adam Peterson, 20, will plead guilty to first-degree intentional homicide Monday for the murder of Madison resident Joel Marino in January.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents focused on the prevalence of sexual assault on campus, among other issues facing the UW System, during discussions at Thursdayâ??s meeting.
The salary for the dean of the business school will now be paid for by a private endowment created with a gift from supporters of the University of Wisconsin School of Business.
For most people, a raise at work serves as a reward for a job well done and the opportunity for self-indulgence.
Some University of Wisconsin System regents say theyre frustrated campuses have made little progress toward reducing textbook costs.
As members of the Wisconsin Union finalize design and budget plans for the new Union South project, the full scale of the project is becoming increasingly apparent. While using 40 percent of the universityâ??s overall Master Plan budget, the new Union South design and plan has grandiose features, including a complete renovation of Orchard Street and an area to accommodate a future hypothetical train platform.
Google, Inc., officially opened its new office in Madison Wednesday and local politicians were in attendance to welcome the company to Wisconsin.
Apparently, Plan 2008 â?? the University of Wisconsin Systemâ??s much heralded diversity initiative intended to eradicate educational disparities in the state â?? came up short.
During its final meetings of the year today and Friday, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is scheduled to weigh several important decisions regarding UW campuses, including several key proposals at UW-Madison.
Professors hear excuses for why students missed class every day, from sudden illness to oversleeping to needing to appear for jury duty.
Gov. Jim Doyle and other state officials welcomed Internet giant Google into its new office in Madison Wednesday.
Recently unsealed search warrants revealed the call made from the cell phone of Brittany Zimmermann on the day she was killed started with a woman screaming and sounds of a struggle for a short period of time.
Members of UW-Madisonâ??s Faculty Senate discussed the implications of the stateâ??s $5.4 billion budget shortfall on the university Monday.
In a series of voice mails to the Athletic Department last week, former Badger football player Leonard J. Taylor Jr., who has been diagnosed as a paranoid schizophrenic, threatened the lives of UW Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and professional tennis player Maria Sharapova, according to a criminal complaint.
Plans to create a pedestrian mall as a part of the design for the new south campus union made their way to Madisonâ??s Plan Commission at a public hearing Monday night.
University of Wisconsin Chancellor Biddy Martin wants to bring the campus community together to discuss the current state budget crisis and possible solutions for the university.
University of Wisconsin officials said Monday the investigation into the hazing incidents that prompted a one-week suspension of the marching band this fall is over.
A former Badger football player was charged Monday with threatening to kill University of Wisconsin Athletic Director Barry Alvarez and his family in a series of at least 29 voicemails left last week.
