One of the finalists for the position of University of Wisconsin vice provost of diversity and climate has accepted a position at another university, narrowing the field of candidates from three to two.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office officially upheld Tuesday the two remaining patents on stem cell technology held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that had been challenged by two watchdog groups.
Student representatives said Tuesday they are currently crafting plans to remove the State and Langdon Street area from a neighborhood association in the wake of a controversial alcohol policy proposal.
Trapeze Network announced Monday its plans to install a new campus-wide wireless network at the University of Minnesota, putting the university one step ahead of UW-Madison in wireless coverage.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced his proposal to repair a $652 million budget shortfall Monday, though its effects on the UW System remain unclear.
A UW-Madison junior was charged with disorderly conduct Monday, and ordered both to stay away from Bascom Hall and to have no contact with a UW-Madison assistant dean after allegedly threatening him in the building last month.
The Big Ten Network may be one step closer to being more widely available in Madison, according to a report released Monday.
A University of Wisconsin student was ordered to stay away from Bascom Hall Monday at an initial court appearance stemming from a February confrontation with a UW assistant dean.
Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle announced his plan Monday to offset the stateâ??s $652 million budget shortfall.
After fewer arrests, attendees and the physical space of Halloween on State Street with its â??Freakfestâ? adaptation, the City of Madison can now boast another reduction related to the eventâ??its cost.
The number of student detoxification visits spiked this year, causing some university officials to wonder whether severe winter weather led to stir-crazy students, or if it is yet another sign of risky drinking behavior on campus.
Almost all public- and private-sector employees in the state of Wisconsin have the right to organize a union in their workplace if they win the support of a majority of their co-workers.
Every Monday, a group of University of Wisconsin of students and staff meets for about three hours to work on a building project.
One lawmakerâ??s refusal to move forward a bill that would provide University of Wisconsin faculty with collective bargaining rights drew complaints from a group representing educators statewide late last week.
The UW System Board of Regents heard a tuition and financial aid report Thursday, weighing options to balance accessibility with the quality of UW System schools.
University of Wisconsinâ??s Search and Screen Committee asked members of the university community Thursday afternoon what they desire in the next chancellor, with responses ranging from supporting environmentally friendly policies to improving faculty retention.
Pharmaceutical giant Roche has tapped University of Wisconsin researcher James Thomson to use heart cells derived from human embryonic stem cells to test new compounds that affect the human heart.
A University of Wisconsin System advisory group Thursday called differential tuition one of the best tuition and financial aid alternatives.
According to Wisconsin voters, the war in Iraq is not the top issue on their minds.
However, as the nation approaches the five-year anniversary of the war on March 19, Wisconsin officials and political observers have said it continues to affect the state, even if often indirectly.
Barry Alvarez thanked them, Bo Ryan told them they were special, Marcus Landry let them know he appreciated themâ?¦ and Penn State just couldnâ??t stop them.
For the first time in the history of the University of Wisconsin, musical groups Redefined, The MadHatters, Tangled Up In Blue and Fundamentally Sound will take the stage together, one group right after the other, during a new trailblazing show on Friday at the Union Theater.
The Wisconsin Legislature will meet in a special session next week to repair a budget that has come up short more than $427 million between this year and next.
â??Big Ten Champions.â?
That was the chant from the crowd of students that flooded the floor after the final buzzer. That was the message the Kohl Center video board boldly proclaimed. Thatâ??s what the Wisconsin Badgers are.
As tuition at UW-Madison has steadily increased over the past decade, access to higher education has declined for qualified lower- and middle-income students.
Students voiced their concerns Tuesday at a forum hosted by the Offices of the Dean of Students with proposed changes to state laws addressing student conduct.
Wisconsin Union administration sent an e-mail to its student staff Tuesday, announcing plans to host listening sessions for employees in response to a letter written last week that voiced complaints about Union management.
The Wisconsin Capitol building will once again find itself full of young researchers today eager to present their findings to state leaders.
The Wisconsin Union will hold a series of forums in the coming weeks to hear student employeesâ?? concerns with management and operations in the facilities, officials announced Tuesday.
A power outage Monday at Van Vleck Hall forced the university to cancel classes in the building for the day. Numerous buildings on campus experienced a power outage after a roof drain failed and water flooded the basement of Van Vleck.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate approved a resolution Monday to help support need-based financial-aid fundraising.
UW-Madison pharmacy student Adam Nickel died shortly after completing a marathon Sunday, according to race officials. Nickel, 27, collapsed just after he crossed the finish line at the sixth-annual Little Rock Marathon, race officials said.
Despite rising costs at colleges across the country, a weak national economy and the imminent Wisconsin state budget shortfall, UW-Madison officials said most students will not see an impact on their student loans.
Better cancer treatment. Smaller, faster computers. Self-cleaning windows, even. This is just a small glimpse into the potential of nanotechnology, a science concerning the manipulation of materials at the molecular level. Sounds like a worthwhile project, right?
A new proposal in the state Assembly would require all cheese served in University of Wisconsin System campuses to come exclusively from Wisconsin cheese manufacturers.
The University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate passed a resolution Monday to create a voluntary faculty fund to raise money for need-based scholarships in hopes of promoting diversity on campus.
Juniors Joe Dillenburg and Zach Jones both began attending the University of Wisconsin after serving in the U.S. Army. While Dillenburg fought in Iraq and Jones served in Afghanistan, they both have dealt with physical and mental health problems resulting from their deployments.
A University of Wisconsin Pharmacy School graduate student died late Sunday morning immediately after finishing the Little Rock Marathon in Little Rock, Ark.
A clogged roof drain and a large amount of melting snow caused an electrical outage in Van Vleck Hall early Monday morning, forcing officials to cancel all classes held in the building.
The concept and reasoning behind UW-Madisonâ??s new WiscAlert text messaging alert system are well thought out, but the system has flaws that need to be overcome to be a success.
The UW System revealed a new code of conduct Feb. 26 that allows the universities to expand their punishment of students for their off-campus behavior.
The UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine will receive a $2.5 million tomotherapy center, due to a bill that passed the state Legislature Thursday.
After a gunman burst into a lecture hall and opened fire at Northern Illinois University last month, many students have asked if universities should lock down their campuses during emergencies.
An emergency alert e-mail takes almost 20 minutes to reach the thousands of UW-Madison students and faculty. A text message could shorten that to a few.
The state Senate voted in favor of allowing the University of Wisconsin to construct an addition to the School of Veterinary Medicine late last week.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will discuss a set of strategies Thursday for improving the UW Systemâ??s tuition and financial aid policies.
Some things just never get old.
For the Wisconsin track team, winning the indoor Big Ten championship is one of those things.
Whether it is actually used, the science is referenced in everything from state-of-the-art golf clubs to the iPod Nano. College kids and middle-aged corporate Americans alike are trying to tap into what the National Science Foundation predicts will be a one trillion dollar industry by 2015.
Wisconsin Union officials denied allegations of student- worker mistreatment Thursday, after a group of students sent a letter to the Offices of the Dean of Students alleging management has deteriorated the vision of Memorial Union.
UW-Madison received more fundraising contributions than any other Big Ten school in 2007. The university raised $325.3 million in funds, according to a survey by the Council for Aid to Education.
A disputed stem-cell patent held by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation was upheld Thursday by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patent was one of three held by WARF under review.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office decided Thursday to uphold the terms of one of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundationâ??s three previously contested stem-cell patents.
The District Attorneyâ??s office filed a criminal complaint Wednesday against five former employees at the Memorial Unionâ??s Stiftskeller for allegedly stealing a total of nearly $15,000 from cash registers.
The United States Patent and Trademark Office announced Thursday they upheld the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundationâ??s patent on human embryonic stem cell technology discovered by University of Wisconsin researcher James Thomson.
Sunday evening, â??Taxi to the Dark Side,â? a harrowing documentary about U.S. torture policies centering on the 2002 death of an Afghani taxi driver, took home an Oscar for Best Documentary. University of Wisconsin professor Alfred McCoy is featured in the film, which was based in part on his 2006 book â??A Question of Torture.â? McCoy revealed his experience with the film in an interview with The Badger Herald.
Starting this spring, the University of Wisconsin will offer a new method of notifying students in case of a campus emergency: text messaging.
Five Memorial Union workers were charged Wednesday with stealing more than $14,000 from the Stiftskeller last year.
UW-Madison medical students lobbied at the state Capitol Wednesday, attempting to gain support for the Healthy Wisconsin legislation. Thirty-five medical students wearing white lab coats held signs supporting the universal health care proposal and lobbied legislators from their home districts.
A University of Wisconsin professor was elected to the governing body of the National Academy of Sciences earlier this month, joining a very elite group of scientists and engineers.
State legislators announced Wednesday the characteristics they want to see in the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin â?? from sound economic skills to quality leadership skills.
The University of Wisconsin Police Department released statistics indicating a City Council ordinance passed seven months ago aimed at stemming textbook thefts was effective in the second half of 2007.
