When John Wiley ventured to South Africa earlier this semester, Interim Provost Virginia Sapiro essentially became the acting chancellor of the University of Wisconsin. With Peter Spear having just retired, Ms. Sapiro is so new to the position of provost that, at the time of this editorial�s writing, the chancellor�s official website still listed her predecessor as holding the job.
The Madison Common Council made decisions directly affecting the livelihood of University of Wisconsin students at a meeting Tuesday.
In his first public speaking appearance since catapulting the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire into a firestorm of controversy, resident assistant Lance Steiger received mostly words of encouragement at a legislative hearing Tuesday.
Chancellor John Wiley met with members of the Labor Licensing Policy Committee Tuesday to announce the University of Wisconsin will be taking the first step in conciliating student labor activists nationwide.
An upgraded version of UW-Madison�s Integrated Student Information System resumed functioning on Monday after being offline since Dec. 2.
As the fall semester winds down, students are once again asked to fill out professor and teaching assistant evaluation forms and are often left wondering exactly what purpose these evaluations serve.
UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley will unveil a definitive policy Tuesday in a press conference regarding how the university�s logo apparel will be manufactured, according to LaMarr Billups, special assistant to the chancellor.
Beginning next year, professors at various United States universities, including the University of Wisconsin, will be able to give lectures in classrooms other than 400-plus-seat lecture halls as a result of the ââ?¬Å?Indo-U.S. Inter-University Collaborative Initiative in Higher Education and Research.ââ?¬Â
Both sides of the controversial University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Bible-study ban will meet face-to-face at the Capitol today.
Robert P. Wollersheim, age 66, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005. He was an electrical engineer for the UW Space Science program and helped develop weather radar and space satellites during the ’60s and ’70s. He was also a professor at UW-Madison in electrical engineering and taught mini-courses on wine appreciation for more than 20 years.
Thirty years after the legendary and controversial sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, atmospheric scientists at the UW-Madison and the National Weather Service use modern techniques to recreate the harsh storm.
UW-Madison scientists recently obtained the detailed structure of a light-sensing protein, gaining a better understanding of the mechanics of how light governs plant growth and development. This discovery is the end result of almost 30 years of research in mapping phytochromes, plant proteins that can be manipulated to alter plant behavior to better suit agricultural needs.
A recent U.S. Supreme Court case has propelled the issue of military recruitment on university campuses, an ongoing controversy at UW-Madison, onto a national stage.
As fans get ready to cheer on the Badgers at the Capital One Bowl, the state Ethics Board is censuring a UW-Madison lobbyist for offering state legislators a special opportunity to buy tickets for the game.
A University of Wisconsin scientist presented his study on climate change and snow coverage at the American Geophysical Union fall conference in San Francisco last week. The study could help scientists learn more about climate change in the Arctic as carbon dioxide pollution continues to grow in the atmosphere.
The University of Wisconsin may be a leader in scientific research and education, but a study conducted recently indicates primary and secondary science education in Wisconsin is among the worst in the country.
With the stress of finals quickly approaching, University of Wisconsin students are hitting the books hard, but not without some partying to relieve the stress. The Madison Police Department, however, is hoping for more studying than partying.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents held its last meeting of the year Friday, with much of the discussion focused on a need to make salaries for top administrative positions more competitive.
Three UW-Madison professors and one UW-Madison alumna spoke Thursday night at Birge Hall about the approach to understanding and treating the global HIV/AIDS epidemic in an event coordinated by the Student Global AIDS Campaign.
The UW System Board of Regents discussed several models to increase access for low-income students to system schools Thursday, including a plan that would require students to take a pledge of good behavior in high school and one that would repay loans, provided a graduate remain in Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin Student Global Aids Campaign gathered a panel of four experts on the HIV/AIDS virus to discuss the personal, political and scientific issues related to the virus Thursday.
A University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health research team has found a chemical compound common in many fruits, lupeol, which proved promising in preventing prostate cancer, the second-leading cause of cancer death among men.
While displaced Hurricane Katrina victims waited for the floodwaters to recede from their Louisiana coastal homes this fall, University of Wisconsin veterinarians rushed to the disaster area to help the discarded pets and animals.
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents discussed strategies to increase enrollment opportunities for low-income students Thursday morning.
In its semester-long saga to establish a desirable job-security practice, a University of Wisconsin Board of Regents committee voted Thursday to seek the opinion of its chancellors in a possible transition to fixed-term contracts for top administrators.
One of the unspoken divisions between Ivy League schools and public schools has officially broken. A recent article in the New York Times revealed the UW-Madison and Harvard are tied in the production of chief executive officers. Previously, Ivy League schools had always yielded the highest number of CEOs. The switch reflects the business world�s need for diverse leaders who communicate in an everyday manner that demonstrates real-world experience.
The Madison Urban Design Commission gave the final go-ahead to Madison Real Estate Properties� General Development Plan for the new University Square Wednesday night.
A model to increase higher-income students� tuition while lowering the tuition for lower-income families will be brought to the table tomorrow morning during the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting.
Many University of Wisconsin studentsââ?¬â?¢ most exciting college memories involve cheering in the stands with thousands of other Badger fans during sporting events, from football to basketball to hockey. For athletes, memories consist of actually being on the field, or on the court or in the rink ââ?¬â? and going to class, studying for finals and having a social life.
University of Wisconsin assistant professor Donald Moynihan recently released a report on avian flu entitled ââ?¬Å?Leveraging Collaborative Networks in Infrequent Emergency Situations.ââ?¬Â
The University Square development plan took a key step toward approval Wednesday when the City of Madison Urban Design Commission gave final endorsement to the General Development Plan, or GDP, for the space.
The University of Wisconsin will have to improve the academic standings of its student-athletes or it will face NCAA repercussions, according to a report released by the University of Central Florida earlier this week.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 – The military wants access to law schools on the same basis as other potential employers seeking to recruit students, although openly gay law students, of course, need not apply. The law schools insist that only those employers who pledge not to discriminate, against gay men and lesbians or anyone else, are welcome.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 – Nearly half the states are doing a poor job of setting high academic standards for science in public schools, according to a new report that examined science in anticipation of 2007, when states will be required to administer tests in the subject under President Bush’s signature education law.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 – The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday that the government may withhold Social Security benefits in order to collect old student loan debts.
The already-dim possibility that Madison may adopt some form of keg registration became even less likely after the Madison Police Department dropped its active support of the ordinance at a Public Safety Review Board meeting Tuesday.
A week after canceling a controversial course on intelligent design and creationism, University of Kansas professor Paul Mirecki was hospitalized Monday after an incident in which, Mirecki said, two men beat him with a metal object.
The push to replace Echnaton Vedder on the Dane County Board of Supervisors has become a three-dog race.
Madison Police Department Chief Noble Wray has withdrawn support for the keg-registration ordinance.
A committee designed to evaluate candidates for Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin two-year college and extension schools, recommended David Wilson for the position Monday, according to a UW-System statement.
UW-Madison senior Bobby Lockhart, a member of Wisconsin�s men�s cross country and track teams, will be in Dane County Circuit Court today facing charges of substantial battery with intended bodily harm, a felony, and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor.
Living in a city like Madison, University of Wisconsin students are given a unique opportunity to get involved in politics thanks to the close proximity of the state capitol.
The state of Wisconsin charged University of Wisconsin senior Bobby Lockhart with one felony count of substantial battery with the intent to do bodily harm Monday.
Teaching Assistants Association members overwhelmingly approved the negotiated terms for their 2003-05 and 2005-06 contracts last Friday.
Teaching Assistants Association members overwhelmingly approved the negotiated terms for their 2003-05 and 2005-06 contracts last Friday.
A Wisconsin judge authorized the release of a University of Wisconsin-Whitewater audit of former Graduate Studies Dean Lee Jones Monday.
As the University of Wisconsin football team begins preparation for the Capitol One Bowl against Auburn University next month, the UW System may have wrestled away one of the Tigers� top administrators in the mean time.
New questions have arisen over a human stem cell experiment that was hailed as a tremendous advance when it was announced in May.
Hwang Woo Suk, the South Korean researcher whose laboratory performed the experiment, told the journal Science yesterday that he was correcting some of the photographs that appeared as an online supplement to an article reporting a highly efficient recipe for producing human embryos through cloning, and then extracting their stem cells.
Jim F. Valeria, age 59, passed on into the next life on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2005. He will be most remembered for his work as a police officer for the University of Wisconsin Police Department, where he received commendations including the Medal of Valor for actions in the line of duty.
A lack of sex may be the first step toward extinction for a species, according to recent research from Imperial College London.
Science can be an intimidating subject for a lot of folks. The dense jargon, arcane chemicals and microscopic worlds that scientists study can seem unapproachable for the uninitiated. Smashing these stereotypes, professor Bassam Shakhashiri speaks in the universal language of music, electricity and explosions.
By military standards, $300 million a year is small change. This amount, the U.S. military budget for nanotechnology research, pales in comparison to its total budget for war or peacekeepingââ?¬â?both of which are possible applications for the minute technology.
Low-carb, low-fat, low-cal, Atkins, South Beach, The Zone � wouldn�t dieting be easier if the human body was equipped with an ON/OFF switch that controlled our appetite?
The Wisconsin Badgers (9-3) accepted an offer to play the Auburn Tigers (9-2) in this year�s Capital One Bowl game in Orlando, Fla. Jan. 2. This will be the 11th bowl appearance for the Badgers under head coach Barry Alvarez, but it will mark their debut in the Capital One Bowl.
The Pre-college Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence, a program designed to help students of color prepare for college, expanded its scope to Madison elementary schools this fall.
A mechanical flaw caused a 30,000-gallon spill in the Engineering Centers Building Friday morning, causing water damage throughout the building, according to a University statement. Around 5 a.m., two chilled air coils that run through the air-handling systems froze, flooding the top floor.
Just a week after attracting national media attention, the University of Kansas will no longer offer a course focusing on the ââ?¬Å?religious mythologiesââ?¬Â of intelligent design and creationism next semester.
University of Wisconsin student-mentors spent an afternoon with elementary-aged mentees as a part of the Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence Prep program Sunday.
Associate Athletic Director for Communications Steve Malchow, who has worked at the University of Wisconsin for 16 years, will leave Madison next semester. He will serve as Senior Associate Athletic Director for Iowa State University.
The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater took its first step toward terminating Graduate Studies Dean Lee Jones Friday, demoting him to his contractual concurrent position as a faculty member in the department of educational foundations.
