Thousands of University of Wisconsin-Madison students and community members took to Langdon Street Saturday, helping to transform it into the city?s largest concert venue for a day.
The University of Wisconsin issued a timely warning Saturday following two reports of sexual assault occurring early that morning.
As 21st century reporters become increasingly confronted by issues regarding journalistic ethics, the newest generation of workers in this field will need to establish ways to face obstacles like WikiLeaks, whistleblowers, NSA surveillance and data mining.
The topic of de-extinction is growing and the thought of extinct animals coming back to life is a controversy that has seized the opinions of scientists in today?s age.
University of Wisconsin Housing Director Paul Evans is retiring this May after 36 years with the University.
Sporting his classic cardinal and white sweater while working the crowd, Bucky Badger is the most loved, and recognizable mascot in Wisconsin.
The Legislatures finance committee is set to vote on the University of Wisconsin Systems new policy for reporting surpluses.
Bike thefts are on the rise on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, according to a Wednesday statement from the UW-Madison Police Department.
The last days of April marked the end of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, but it is only the beginning of an ongoing conversation about combatting sexual violence on college campuses and beyond.
The Red Gym is one of the hubs of diversity on campus; should the new Diversity Plan pass, the very definition of diversity at UW will change.
David Wassarman, professor of cell and regenerative biology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, described flies as ?humans with wings? at the McArdle Seminar in Cancer Biology Wednesday.
At a time when many resources and homework assignments are increasingly only available online, families and students without access to computers or Internet face a large disadvantage.
With one in five women sexually assaulted while in college, the White House has rolled out a new package of recommendations entitled ?Not Alone,? which includes guidelines for campuses on how to handle sexual assault cases.
Although critics claim affirmative action measures in college admissions give minority students an unfair advantage over their white counterparts, such policies have done little to change the complexion of the University of Wisconsin?s student body, which is 85 percent white.
?Styrocycle,? a sustainability initiative conceived by four University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students and several postgraduate advisors, received $90,000 at the National Sustainable Design Expo held in Washington, D.C., Friday through Sunday, according to a news release.
The new University of Wisconsin-Madison personnel management system has encouraged further development of the Human Resources Design Project strategic plan, according to a university release.
It?s not exactly good biking weather and yet bike thefts have nearly doubled since this time last year. uw police say in most cases it all comes down to the lock.
The phone at the Rape Crisis Center in Madison rings about 2,000 times a year from victims seeking help. Kelly Anderson, the center?s director, knows there are many victims out there who never call.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison named five finalists for the position of University Housing director, according to a university news release.
Since being the site of the first place to isolate stem cells in non-human primates, the University of Wisconsin has continued to pave the way for scientific research in the field.
Students at the University of Wisconsin face lower levels of debt in comparison to national and state averages, a new report shows.
At the memory unit in St. Mary?s Care Center in Madison, everyone has a Grandpa Dave.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison police officer was injured during a disturbance at a residence hall Monday afternoon, according to a release.
With an eight-kilometer run beginning at Capitol Square, continuing down State Street, looping around Picnic Point then finishing on the 50-yard line at Camp Randall and a two-mile walk through campus, the 33rd annual Crazylegs Classic brought thousands of participants together to enjoy a Madison tradition.
As people begin reading this sentence, vesicles, or packages within cells transporting cargo-like neurotransmitters, are being released instantly and rapidly over a chain of nerves connecting their eyes to their brain, helping them view and process the words on the page.
Runners took over downtown Madison Saturday morning for the 33rd annual Crazylegs Classic.
Profile of former UW Opera director Karlos Moser, who will reunite his Hyperion Oriental Fox Trot Orchestra for a concert on May 19 to benefit the Karlos and Melinda Moser Opera Ticket Fund, which gets students into live operas for free.
Madison’s Pro Arte Quartet paid tribute to its Belgian roots by premiering a new work by Belgian composer Benoît Mernier. This composition, Quartet No. 3, was commissioned for the ensemble’s centennial celebration.
Ending a memorable 16-season career with University Opera, director William Farlow directed a charming rendition of Hector Berlioz’s comic opera Béatrice et Bénédict at the UW Music Hall on Friday, April 11. The 1862 opera, Berlioz’s last work, is based on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing but features a pared-down plot and additional comedic sections.
Shank will be a visiting assistant professor of violin next fall, with a one-year appointment while a search for a full-time, tenured professor will continue. She replaces Felicia Moye, professor of violin, who has taken a position at McGill University in Montreal.
Oliver Stone, the director of several popular war films, spoke at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday about his recent Showtime documentary series, ?The Untold History of the United States.?
As a conscious student at the University of Wisconsin, I can confidently say UW isn?t at the top of any diversity lists. Whether we choose to ignore it or not, Wisconsin is far from being as diverse as we like to believe it is.
The Legislature?s Joint Audit Committee unanimously approved the University of Wisconsin System?s proposed financial reporting policy Thursday, opening it up to final legislative approval in the Joint Finance Committee.
A family of red foxes has become a fixture on the UW-Madison campus, contributing to scientific research, and becoming an attractions for dozens of students.
When you put 4 engineers in a room, theyre certain to get to work.
Sarah Sandock, Mehdi Shokoueinejad, Yei Hwan Jung and Akshay Kumar are all engineering students at UW Madison… and all part of a successful team.
Set times and locations for acts performing in the Revelry Music and Arts Festival at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were announced Wednesday via the festival?s Facebook and Twitter pages.
While you were out last weekend, the University of Wisconsin Police Department was out doing what they always do on an average Saturday night ? but they were live tweeting it.
The University of Wisconsin System received approval from the Legislature?s employment relations committee to begin implementation of new personnel systems across the system Wednesday.
Protesters from 350Madison and the Fossil Free UW Coalition marched down State Street Tuesday to raise awareness about climate change and fossil use use, issues that have been drawn into focus by University of Wisconsin governance groups.
In just two years, high school students taking college entry exams will see some changes and school counselors in our area say that may help improve access for underrepresented populations.
The Legislature?s audit committee is set to vote on the University of Wisconsin System?s new policy for reporting surpluses.
A group of foxes has made its home on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, and now campus officials are asking for help in naming them, according to an article posted by the university.
Tyler McIntosh, 25, led Madison police in a high-speed car chase Monday afternoon in an attempt to escape an outstanding felony warrant.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan heard from Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group members, faculty and staff in a meeting Monday about how to keep textbooks affordable.
Dozens of applicants denied admission to UW-Madison have contacted a non-profit legal group soliciting clients for a potential lawsuit because race is among the many factors the state flagship takes into account in its admissions decisions. The potential lawsuit is looming against a backdrop of a major U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday upholding Michigan’s ban on using race as a factor in college admissions.
In the wake of Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision, Glenn Grothman said he would seek to bring back legislation to ban affirmative action policies in the state, which he has proposed in the past without success.
Confirmed mumps cases are on the uptick at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and one to two students are showing up daily at campus health clinics with possible symptoms of the contagious viral illness, according to the university.
Before garnering national recognition as one of 50 students awarded the 2014 Udall Scholarship, University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Colin Higgins founded the Associated Students of Madison Sustainability Committee and helped run a competition between residence halls to reduce electricity use.
After noticing the ways people interact dynamically with their environments during travel, researchers from the University of Wisconsin and the University of Toronto decided to explore the phenomenon.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan heard from Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group members, faculty and staff in a meeting Monday about how to keep textbooks affordable.
University health officials are warning students about a rise in confirmed cases of mumps at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
While diversity at University of Wisconsin is slowly increasing, numbers released by the Office of the Provost show this increase continues to be minimal from year to year.
Promoting research using a feminist lens to approach biology, University of Wisconsin will be home to the nation?s first post-doctorate program in feminist biology this fall after a donation.
What began as a joke between roommates became a reality when two lifelong best friends and juniors at the University of Wisconsin pursued filling a void they noticed in environmentally-friendly outdoor gear.
BTN analyst Shon Morris, a four-year letter-winner at Northwestern, has always been complimentary of Wisconsin coach Bo Ryan?s teams. Thursday night was no exception as Morris served as emcee for UW?s season-ending celebration.
Burke said she wants to hold the line on tuition increases in the University of Wisconsin System. The system is already under a two-year tuition freeze, but Burke disagreed with Walker’s recent proposal for an additional two-year freeze.
Quoted: David Brown, professor of finance.
Wisconsin’s dairy industry faces new challenges to its continued prosperity, from environmental pressures on the land and water that sustain it to consumer trends that compel product innovation. Fostering that kind of innovation is the goal of the TURBO project within the Wisconsin Center for Dairy Research.
The Greater Madison Chamber of Commerce joined a coalition of 44 cities Thursday that will advocate for greater federal spending in research, according to releases from the Madison and Boston Chambers of Commerce.
After Gov. Scott Walker called for a two-year extension to the current University of Wisconsin System?s tuition freeze, some critics have called the move short-sighted and an overly simplistic solution to keeping higher education affordable.
