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During a pregnancy, it’s not unusual for the spouse to share some of the symptoms. Men have been known to experience nausea, headache, backache and, perhaps most common, weight gain.
Fifty-two undergraduate engineers took part in this year�s Innovation Days, where they vied for prizes that judged their creativity, prototype design, presentation and design notebooks. The diverse array of inventions included an Antarctic ice drill, a mobile microcrane to aid in building log cabins and a remote-controlled window washer.
UW System out-of-state tuition rates will reduce for the 2006-2007 academic school year, according to a UW System statement.
Both Gov. Jim Doyle and state Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, have recently introduced education initiatives sparking debate among students, guidance counselors and politicians alike.
Online gambling websites, especially those offering poker, are becoming more and more popular among UW-Madison students as an outlet for their time and money.
A tenured UW-Madison physiology professor convicted of child sex crimes was dismissed from the university after the UW System Board of Regents unanimously voted to remove him Friday.
The University of Wisconsin System hopes to see an influx of out-of-state students after the Board of Regents authorized a $2,000 reduction in nonresident undergraduate tuition at most UW campuses Friday.
Faculty at the University of Wisconsin held the first-ever Darwin Day Outreach Symposium in Ingraham Hall Saturday.
Long overdue in the eyes of some, the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents terminated UW-Madison medical physiology professor and convicted felon Roberto Coronado Friday.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to raise salary ranges for senior executive positions Friday.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to raise salary ranges for senior executive positions Friday.
This weekend, Madison restaurants and Memorial Union will participate in a fundraising effort for the children of Uganda and the Invisible Children Organization, capping a week of support for the cause by Madison businesses.
A UW-Madison MBA student won an award for ââ?¬Å?Best Tropical Latin Albumââ?¬Â at Wednesday nightââ?¬â?¢s 48th Annual Grammy Awards, according to a university statement.
Derek Kwan, a UW-Madison business student in the Bolz Center for Arts Administration, was associate producer for the winning album, ââ?¬Å?Bebo De Cuba,ââ?¬Â featuring artist Bebo Valdez.
Members of the Student Labor Action Coalition claim the University of Wisconsin administration invaded their privacy by obtaining their organizational e-mail, a charge the university has deemed false.
Non-Wisconsin residents could pay less tuition to attend all UW System campuses except UW-Madison for the 2006-�07 academic year after the UW System Board of Regents passed a resolution Thursday.
Though Student Labor Action Coalition members have cried foul, a University of Wisconsin administrator said the university did nothing illegal in obtaining the minutes of a recent SLAC meeting.
Applying her knowledge of game theory, a University of Wisconsin professor is helping the U.S. government to fight the War on Terror.
Derek Kwan, a University of Wisconsin Master�s of Business Administration student, can now say he has something in common with Bono, Kanye West and Kelly Clarkson.
The intensely debated future of the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha could result in a merger with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, UW officials say. This merger was recently reviewed in a Jan. 31 report to the University of Wisconsin System.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents� Business, Finance and Audit Committee reconvened Thursday to discuss resolutions to lower nonresident student tuition and to adjust UW executive salaries.
A state lawmaker proposed a bill Friday to cap the salaries of University of Wisconsin administrators. Rep. Robin Vos, R-Racine, announced an initiative to dramatically cut yearly wages. This effort aims to rein in the increasing salaries of UW administrators who earn more annual income than Wisconsin�s governor.
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly unveiled a new growth agenda for the UW System at the Board of Regents meeting Thursday.
Prior to the advent of the cell phone, or any other phone for that matter, people still made calls to others who interested them. They just did it on those people�s front porches.
Just as the surface of the Kohl Center transforms and adapts to the sports it hosts, student fans of basketball and hockey games have adopted similar, yet diverse traditions for different sports.
At the Madison Greyhound station, riders frequently play checkers as they wait in the depot. In lieu of checkers pieces, white riders square themselves on the west side of the station, while metaphorical black checkers follow suit, taking seats on the east side.
A review performed by the Office of Student Financial Services has found that UW-Madison students are diligent about repaying student loans, according to a university statement.
The office found UW-Madison showed low default rates for two prominent federal loan programs.
State Rep. Rob Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, unveiled plans for an education initiative in a statement Wednesday that would guarantee Wisconsin students admission into a UW System school.
ââ?¬Å?Wisconsin students deserve access to the state institutions that their parents and grandparents helped create and maintain with their hard-earned tax dollars,ââ?¬Â Kreibich said in a statement. ââ?¬Å?Admission should be automatic for Wisconsin students who perform well in high school.ââ?¬Â
ââ?¬Å?I love this old man! He is hilarious!!ââ?¬Â a UW-Madison student writes of a sociology professor on RateMyProfessors.com.
ââ?¬Å?A bit overweight. His assignment instructions are awful, and apparently he hasnââ?¬â?¢t heard of proofreading,ââ?¬Â writes another of an engineering professor.
Every day students make a difference at the University of Wisconsin by participating in campus life, studying hard and working to change the way we view the world.
For the 20th consecutive year, the University of Wisconsin has produced the most Peace Corps volunteers in the nation, with 104 undergraduate and 22 graduate student-volunteers.
Amid the tranquility of white marble and potted plants in Birge Hall lobby Wednesday, University of Wisconsin officials held a reception for UW provost candidate Patrick Farrell.
Rep. Robin Kreibich, R-Eau Claire, announced a plan Wednesday to change the University of Wisconsin System, proposing measures to alter the admissions process and implement other funding reforms.
Ruth Elfrieda Johnson, age 90, of Madison, passed away on Monday, Feb. 6, 2006. She worked at the University of Wisconsin for 20 years.
Various students, faculty and community members met in the lounge of the Red Gymââ?¬â?¢s Multi Cultural Student Center on Tuesday to discuss sexism on campus. The meeting was part of ââ?¬Å?Terrific Tuesdays,ââ?¬Â a series of discussions on current diversity issues held by the College of Letters and Sciencesââ?¬â?¢ ââ?¬Å?Pathways to Excellenceââ?¬Â program.
Associated Students of Madison representatives believe they may have finally found a way to lower the cost of textbooks for University of Wisconsin students.
Next semester, ASM plans to launch a pilot textbook-rental program in two or three classes on the UW campus, which could potentially save many students hundreds of dollars.
It seems like too often the curricula and teaching methods of today�s university professors are selectively critiqued by supervisors who have little insight into what constitutes the appropriate content and atmosphere of a college classroom. The raging debate over academic freedom has spawned an influx in public pressure to manipulate teachers� coursework for means of centrism. Cries of political bias in the classroom have caused many lecturers to become virtually paranoid in what they say and how they say it.
The University of Wisconsin administration is expected to cancel the e-Projects in Community Service program, a service-learning course offered at UW, after the end of this semester.
The program has seen its numbers steadily rise since its inception in fall of 2000, as 116 out of 120 spots have been filled for this semester.
P.J. Hill, a freshman running back on the University of Wisconsin football team, was allegedly wielding a baseball bat during an altercation Jan. 26 that resulted in his suspension from the team.
According to UW Police Department Lt. Eric Holen, Hill has been charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct while armed for brandishing a baseball bat during a 2:15 a.m. disturbance outside Sellery Hall last month.
Glenn Charles Hillery, MD, age 76, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006. He helped train new physicians in family medicine with an appointment as an associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
A move to establish a referendum to renovate Memorial Union and rebuild Union South seems to have cemented student support, Wisconsin Union student representatives said Monday.
Student input on union construction has increased since past efforts to pass a referendum to overhaul the unions failed, according to UW-Madison senior Jenna Reidi, vice president of internal relations for the Wisconsin Union Directorate.
In light of a legally questionable harassment policy, University of Wisconsin Housing has changed its policy to better define what qualifies as harassment and protect the constitutional rights of students.
Sheldon B. Lubar, Milwaukee business leader and philanthropist, recently gave the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee $10 million, the largest donation in the school�s history.
A recent geological discovery helps UW-Madison geologists refine the story of Wisconsin�s last ice age.
ââ?¬Å?Up until now, there have been no dates on when the last glaciation began in Wisconsin,ââ?¬Â said Dave Mickelson, UW-Madison professor emeritus of the department of geology and geophysics. Mickelson was one of three geologists who discovered and dated glacial lake sediments buried on UW-Madisonââ?¬â?¢s campus.
Students who eat in University Housing Food Service are aware of the themed meals and made-to-order foods that are offered, but they may not know these features are specifically designed to keep them coming back for more.
With the University of Wisconsin still dealing with the aftermath of the alleged hate crimes that occurred in Ogg Hall last December, one aspect of the incident has not gone unnoticed in the UW community: alcohol.
After the Dane County Sheriff�s Office and the Madison Fire Department conducted a day-long search for University of Wisconsin student Justin Myers on Lake Monona, he turned himself in to Madison police Friday.
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents plans to vote Friday on whether to raise the salary ranges for their top administrative positions.
Students seeking an eclectic array of music and talk may find 91.7 FM-WSUM, the student-run radio station ââ?¬Å?in tuneââ?¬Â with their interests. Besides unique content, equally distinctive to the station is the devotion and passion of the student staff, consisting of hundreds of volunteers dedicated to free speech and non-commercial networking.
New Badgers head coach Bret Bielema announced Thursday that UW-Madison junior and former running back Booker Stanley has been dismissed from the UW football team.
About a week and a half ago, I received a call from Mr. Andriy Pazuniak in order to have a phone interview about the People and Posse programs on campus. Being a Posse scholar, I agreed to the interview.
The Madison Police Department has dealt with a drug bust, strong-armed robberies, battery incidents and downtown pipe-bomb threats ââ?¬â? and those incidents only occurred in the past month.
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is in the process of finalizing a master plan that officials hope will make it easier for students and visitors to get around campus.
By early spring, laptop-computer users may have the ability to connect wirelessly in the downtown Madison area, as network-provider company Cellnet works to link the city.
Brian Levin-Stankevich received the recommendation for the chancellor position at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Thursday.
Having announced an approximately $153 million plan to rebuild Union South and renovate Memorial Union, Wisconsin Union Directorate representatives now wait to see whether students want to foot part of the bill.
When it comes to fat and health, you are not off the hook just because you do not see it when you look in the mirror, according to Gail Underbakke, senior clinical nutritionist in preventive cardiology at the UW-Madison medical school.
As one of the foremost Henry Kissinger historians nation-wide, UW-Madison history professor Jeremi Suri is privelaged with extensive access to archival materials and has even had six or seven meetings with the man himselfââ?¬â?two resources few historians have at their disposal.
UW-Madison earned another top 10 accolade Wednesday when it ranked No. 1 on People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals list of the top 10 worst offenders for lab animal treatment, according to a PETA statement.
While their teams may have lost, the University of Wisconsin student sections won the favor of UW administrators and police for their behavior during recent home games.
With the Winter Olympics just around the corner, it�s hard to forget the triumph of the 1980 Unites States Olympic hockey team and the people who made it possible.
