While many undergraduate students work in labs on campus, people rarely hear about the real scientific research they perform. But a group of undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin is about to change this.
Three Minnesota-based law firms filed a class-action lawsuit last Friday against the College Board and its contractor, Pearson Educational Measurement, due to massive SAT scoring errors.
The controversial Taxpayer Protection Amendment cleared its first hurdle Wednesday after an ongoing committee debate that eventually led to the measure�s narrow passage.
With the Crazylegs race and summer on the horizon, more UW-Madison students can be seen breaking out their running shoes to get fit. But do students know the right way to get in shape to run that 8k race or feel good in a tiny two-piece? The rift between those who do not exercise and those who exercise too much is growing larger and will keep growing until the public is informed of how to maintain good health and fitness.
UW-Madison faculty, staff and students received 77 patents through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation in 2005, making UW-Madison the nationââ?¬â?¢s fifth-most ââ?¬Å?productiveââ?¬Â intellectual property university, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced April 6.
Chronicling the UW Law School groupââ?¬â?¢s efforts since 1998 to exonerate life-term or death-row prisoners based on DNA and other evidence, the Wisconsin Innocence Project held a seminar titled ââ?¬Å?Crime, Punishment and Truth By Testingââ?¬Â Tuesday at the Overture Center for the Arts.
Co-workers of Paul Barrows, former UW-Madison vice chancellor for student affairs, denied sexual harassment allegations against him before the Academic Staff Appeals Committee Tuesday.
As the UW Master Plan unfolds on campus, transforming the physical nature of the University of Wisconsin over the next two decades, we pause to make a small observation.
The UW could use a few roof gardens.
It�s not everyday that Chancellor John Wiley drops into class to announce a national scholarship recipient�s name.
But Monday he did just that, revealing to University of Wisconsin senior Julie Curti and her entire political science class that she was one of just 75 students across the country named as a Truman Scholar.
With the Mifflin Street Block Party less than three weeks away, city officials continue working with residents in preparation for the annual event.
University of Wisconsin inventors and researchers celebrated a banner year in 2005, as UW climbed in the rankings of universities nationwide in number of patents awarded.
Paul Barrows has a reputation on campus, but it�s not the kind portrayed by his accusers, witnesses said Tuesday at Barrows� appeals hearing.
Months after suggesting that standardized testing should be brought to colleges and universities, a higher education commission named by the Bush administration is examining proposals to change sharply how the nation’s colleges are accredited and how federal student aid is administered.
IFC creates committee to handle alcohol issues
Written by Jamie McMahon
Tuesday, 11 April 2006
Noah Awwes speaks Monday evening at an Intrafraternity Council meeting regarding kegs within fraternity houses and the recent Playboy house spread. (Grace Flannery/The Daily Cardinal)
The Intrafraternity Council tabled discussion on a proposal to ban kegs from all fraternity house parties for the second week in a row Monday. Instead, the IFC formed a seven-member committee aimed at creating specific proposals to be brought up at its April 24 meeting.
A UW-Madison faculty-appeals committee heard testimony Monday regarding the case of Paul Barrows, the former UW-Madison vice chancellor demoted by the University for alleged improper conduct last year. Barrows took a sick leave in November 2004 after it was discovered he was having a relationship with a graduate student.
The University of Wisconsinââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?Safer Spacesââ?¬Â campaign gathered momentum and held its third event of five Monday.
Gov. Jim Doyle led a group of Wisconsin scientists to Chicago Monday to attend the world�s largest biotechnology conference.
As a city with a reputation of holding large protests, it was no surprise Monday�s rally against federal illegal immigration legislation assembled more than 10,000 people in downtown Madison.
Paul Barrows fought hard Monday to reclaim his good name after a series of sexual-harassment allegations plagued the University of Wisconsin administrator this past summer.
The UW-System Board of Regents approved plans to create two substantial research centers Friday. At the regents monthly meeting, held at UW-Green Bay, the Board approved a measure to allow UW-Madison to exchange land with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation and to allow WARF to construct the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery and the Morgridge Institute for Research. The facilities, collectively known as the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, were announced March 3. John and Tashia Morgridge provided a $50 million donation for the proposed Morgridge Institute.
Gov. Jim Doyle is leading the largest Wisconsin delegation ever to BIO 2006 today, the world�s largest biotechnology symposium in Chicago.
Joining Doyle will be stem cell pioneers Dr. James Thomson and Dr. Gabriela Cesar. The three will speak about major biotechnology developments in Wisconsin.
More than one year after being charged with intent to perpetrate a child sex crime, the UW System Board of Regents dismissed UW-Madison professor Lewis Keith Cohen Friday.
According to a Board statement, the unanimous vote immediately dismissed Cohen from his tenured position in the comparative literature department, closing the last of three recent felony cases among UW-Madison faculty.
No championship season is complete without its challenges, and the Wisconsin Badgers had a final one at hand Saturday night that tested the team�s mettle: break convention and come-from-behind to win the national title.
Programs designed to increase the number of baccalaureate degree holders in Wisconsin will see a funding spike with the announcement of $500,000 in state funding Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted unanimously Friday to dismiss UW-Madison professor Lewis Keith Cohen from his tenured position in the comparative literature department.
MILWAUKEE ââ?¬â? The Chinese calendar will have to add another animal to its Zodiac because 2006 will forever be known as the Year of the Badger.
UW-Madison�s avian-flu research may receive more lab space after a UW System Board of Regents committee approved a measure Thursday to lease space at the University Research Park. This space would serve the Department of Pathobiological Sciences and the UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. The Physical Planning and Funding Committee also approved a reconstruction of Chadbourne Hall to commence in coming months.
With summer break only a few weeks away, UW-Madison officials are putting a pause on their search for a new dean of students until next year.
Kenji Ohmi is still missing after he first disappeared Jan. 28, over two months ago. Madison Police Department Information Officer Mike Hanson alleged all leads given for the investigation have been cold.
Associated Students of Madison will attempt to open the Student Council election polls for the third time next week, after technical difficulties caused two postponements. The Student Election Commission voted Thursday to use traditional paper ballots at eight campus polling locations.
The city of Madison will kick off its weekend-long sesquicentennial celebration today, commemorating 150 years of history and progress at the state capital.
State legislators ordered a state audit Wednesday to probe several information-technology projects at various state departments, including the University of Wisconsin System.
University of Wisconsin administration suspended the search for a new dean of students Thursday with plans to resume the process in fall 2006.
The day after canceling the Associated Students of Madison Student Council elections for the second time in a week, the Student Election Commission prepared for round three Thursday.
SUTHERLAND, South Africa ââ?¬â? Really good astronomy requires three things: a really dark sky, a really powerful telescope and really talented scientists. The nighttime sky here, in this desolate, brush-strewn desert called the Karoo, makes metaphors about coal mines at midnight seem pallid.
City officials approved plans for a private dormitory associated with the Madison Presbyterian Student Center, 731 State St., at the Urban Design Commission meeting Wednesday. The two-part plan that involves building a private residence hall and renovating parts of the church was finalized.
UW-Madison stem cell patents may restrict other universities from furthering their own research, due to restrictions and high fees enacted by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation.
The Student Elections Committee decided to halt the Associated Students of Madison candidate election for a second time, throw away all the existing votes and construct a new election system within the next few days, in response to a Department of Information Technology report that 436 of the electronic votes were invalid Wednesday night.
Since Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, was elected to the state Assembly�s 48th District in 2004, he has been an active advocate for education and juvenile justice reformation.
After 10 years of working at rape crisis centers across the country, Kelly Anderson knows that when it comes to sexual assault incidents, one can never judge them just by the statistics.
Students at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will have the opportunity to vote on a possible name change for the university in their upcoming student elections later this month.
The city�s Urban Design Commission gave unanimous final approval Wednesday to reconstructing the Presbyterian Student Center project. The committee also heard initial plans for a mixed-use project on West Washington Street during its meeting.
For the second time in a week, a computer error forced the cancellation of the Associated Students of Madison spring Student Council election. The error might also threaten the results of the contentious referendum election that ended Tuesday.
Freshman implicated in campus hate crime gets reduced charges
Written by Jamie Thomas
Wednesday, 05 April 2006
A UW-Madison freshman charged in a hate crime in December saw reduced charges Tuesday after a Dane County assistant district attorney dismissed a count of criminal damage to property.
Since its launch in 2002, Facebook has become an indoctrinated element of college social life and a way for students to chronicle extracurricular activities that are not always congruent with university policies or even the law.
Students overwhelmingly approved a Living Wage Referendum in Tuesday�s Associated Students of Madison elections, while a Wisconsin Union Referendum was turned down by an almost 700-vote margin.
Felony charges have been dropped against the two University of Wisconsin students involved in an incident in Ogg Hall that resulted in hate crime charges last December.
From books to babes to beer, Playboy magazine believes that when you say Wisconsin, you�ve said it all.
In its upcoming May 2006 issue, to hit newsstands this Friday, Playboy magazine ranked the University of Wisconsin No. 1 in its list of top 10 party schools, a Playboy representative said Tuesday.
Student fees will not be raised to fund renovations to the Wisconsin Unions, but many university employees stand to receive higher wages as a result of Tuesday�s student-government election outcome.
Low-Calorie Diet May Lead to Longer Life
A low-calorie diet, even in people who are not obese, can lead to changes in metabolism and body chemistry that have been linked to better health and longer life, researchers are reporting.
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By DENISE GRADY
Published: April 5, 2006
A low-calorie diet, even in people who are not obese, can lead to changes in metabolism and body chemistry that have been linked to better health and longer life, researchers are reporting.
New Provost Farrell begins duties at UW
Written by Erica Pelzek
Tuesday, 04 April 2006
New Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Patrick Farrell began his duties Monday.
The UW-Madison administration defines the provost position as ââ?¬Å?the chief operating officer of the University and deputy to the chancellor in the overall academic leadership and administrative management of the University,ââ?¬Â according to the Provostââ?¬â?¢s Officeââ?¬â?¢s website.
Donations in the amount of $150 million will fund a brand-new UW-Madison science research facility, Chancellor John Wiley announced Monday.
Graduate programs at the University of Wisconsin ranked consistently high in the U.S. News and World Report released Friday, which named 33 programs to the top 10 in the nation.
A University of Wisconsin scientist is challenging recent rumors of a national autism epidemic, pointing to a new study on special-education trends.
University of Wisconsin football player Marcus Randle El will face 18 months of probation after reaching a plea deal Monday in Dane County Circuit Court.
New University of Wisconsin provost Patrick Farrell assumed his duties on campus for the first time Monday, meeting with faculty and other fellow administrators.
The University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate passed a motion Monday recommending any change to university policy regarding the suspension of faculty members without pay be limited to those who have been ââ?¬Å?charged with a felony in a criminal proceeding.ââ?¬Â
University of Wisconsin Chancellor John Wiley announced a total of $100 million in donations Monday toward the construction of an on-campus biomedical research complex.
U.S. News and World Report released a series of national graduate school rankings Friday. UW-Madison placed in many of them.
