Many medical experts believe the world is facing a global public health crisis. Every year the Center for Disease Control says more than two million patients in hospitals get infections that are resistant to antibiotics.
The Kohl Center filled up Thursday night, ready to look back on an amazing season for the Men?s Basketball Team.Officials expected 700 people for the event. Players met with fans and alumni signing autographs and of course talking about the great season, making it to the Final Four, something that hasn?t happened since 2000.
When you think of a pregnancy ultrasound you probably think about the mother. But, what is it like to be the other half?
While working out early Thursday Ryan used the time to review UW?s 74-73 loss to Kentucky in the Final Four. Is Ryan a glutton for punishment? Not at all. Ryan was already preparing for the 2014-?15 season.
“You know how hard it is to accomplish what these young men just did?” Bo Ryan asked the 700-plus fans who attended the basketball banquet. “Do you have any idea the breaks, all the landmines along the way? To be able to do that and represent an institution like this, how lucky can a guy get?”
Many scouts believe former Wisconsin wide receiver Jared Abbrederis is the best route runner in the draft.
A complete necropsy will be performed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine. In a paper published this year, a team of researchers led by Tony Goldberg of the SVM concluded that the previous death of an orangutan at the zoo raised concerns about the health of captive apes in similar settings.
Among the 55 bills Gov. Scott Walker signed into law Wednesday was Assembly Bill 729, which will alter the rules currently in place across the University of Wisconsin System prohibiting classified research.
One in 68 children in the U.S. has an autism spectrum disorder, and the University of Wisconsin?s Waisman Center is researching what happens to these individuals as they reach adulthood and adolescence.
According to a new study by state researchers, the color green should no longer be associated with envy, but with happiness.
Mumps cases are on the rise on the UW-Madison campus and health officials are on high alert to keep the disease from spreading.
For many years rental properties have remained one of the few industries to rarely be targeted for scams. Madison Police Department officials say that has now changed.
All accounts currently managed through Wiscard, University of Wisconsin-Madison?s photo ID, will merge into one June 1, according to a university press released emailed to students Tuesday.
Students could have their first two years of public university paid for by the state, according to a plan proposed by University of Wisconsin-Madison professors.
Students and researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison developed an easier, cheaper and more efficient way to diagnose asthma, according to university news release.
University Health Services reported two more cases of the mumps on the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday.
Spurred by campus irregularities regarding human-resource protocol, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Academic Staff Assembly debated clearer language at a meeting Monday.
University of Wisconsin students had the unique opportunity to tell the untold stories of 30 Wisconsin soldiers who fought and died in World War II and found their final resting place miles away in a cemetery in France.
Occupy Madison?s initiative to build tiny houses for the homeless community in Madison is drawing the attention of University of Wisconsin professors and students.
A round of happy birthday is in order as the University of Wisconsin Varsity Band Concert turns 40 this year.
Months after its recognition within the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s shared governance structure, the Classified Staff Executive Committee will hold elections for a representative campus congress.
Associate Dean of Students is just one title used to describe Argyle Wade. Those outside of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, however, know him as a husband, father and volunteer firefighter.
The Badgers had their spring game this afternoon, but that wasn?t the only thing that was going on in and around Camp Randall.
Gov. Scott Walker may want to finish his college course work using a new flexible degree option through the University of Wisconsin System, but there are no immediate plans to offer classes in the fields hes interested in.
After over a five-month search process, Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced via Twitter Thursday the new provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs.
University of Wisconsin-Madison is now using advanced computing for quantitative research with support from the National Science Foundation, which works to connect scholars and technology, according to a Thursday release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison administration responded this week to the recent ?UWNotFair? campaign.
Following up on promises to make the University of Wisconsin System?s finances easier to understand for the average observer, UW System President Ray Cross presented the proposal to revamp the annual budget process to the UW Board of Regents Thursday.
Gov. Scott Walker is calling for an additional two-year tuition freeze at the University of Wisconsin System.
State economic development leaders on Thursday took 32 trade commissioners from 23 countries on a daylong bus tour designed to show Wisconsin makes more than beer and cheese. The tour included a stop at UW-Madison, for a presentation about the commercialization of university research discoveries and public-private partnerships over lunch at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery.
Writer David Maraniss and former Regent Tom Lyons will receive honorary degrees during UW-Madison’s Friday commencement ceremonies on May 16.
Sarah Mangelsdorf, dean of the college of arts and sciences at Northwestern, where she is a psychology professor, has been named UW-Madison?s provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday.
Sean Carroll, a University of Wisconsin professor turned TV producer, wants more people to identify with their inner fish.
On a large university campus, it is easy for unique identities to get lost in the crowd. But the University of Wisconsin?s LGBT Campus Center is hosting a month of events to highlight the different personalities on campus and to help foster support from allies around the community.
The Mifflin Street Block Party ? an annual gathering in Madison that initially started as a Vietnam War protest ? was once a grand celebration of all things alcohol-related and one of the greatest college traditions in the United States.
The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is celebrating 40 years of putting on amazing concerts.
A team of researchers led by Ian Duncan, professor of neuroscience at the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine, reported last November in the journal glia that they have found the genetic basis for canine tremor disorder. Their findings hold implications for dog owners, dog breeders, and families of individuals with certain disorders.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate approved a report by a working group Monday that examines the possibility of dividing two university leadership positions.
The University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate voted unanimously Monday to accept a plan to split job duties between two top level administrators in the area of research enterprise.
The Online News Association has awarded the University of Wisconsin?s School of Journalism and Mass Communication a $35,000 grant to focus on Wisconsin water quality and supply issues.
A new report this week showing most colleges and universities increased spending on sports even as spending on academics stayed flat or declined adds fuel to the growing debate on the place of athletics in US colleges and treatment of student athletes.
University of Wisconsin police officials said last weekend?s Final Four celebrations brought out some of the worst alcohol-related issues this year.
Madison police said defeated Badger fans maintained composure when they took to the streets Saturday after the University of Wisconsin-Madison basketball team?s heartbreaking loss against Kentucky in a 74-73 game.
The Wisconsin men?s basketball team?s fall to University of Kentucky was tough for Grateful Red fans nationwide, but it was perhaps especially difficult for University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Lauren Peterson.
The University of Kentucky men?s basketball team made just two three-point shots in the NCAA semifinals. The second came with six seconds left to push the Wildcats into the title game, beating Wisconsin 74-73.
Due to the insanity that occurred last weekend as University of Arizona students rioted angrily in the streets after their loss to the Badgers in the Elite Eight game, the Tucson Police Department decided to take action by seeing how other campus police officers handle the post-game action. The TPD sent an officer from its command staff to four cities total: Mansfield, Lexington, Gainesville and Madison. The officer in Madison was able to observe how our campus police handled the action on State Street.
The Wisconsin men?s basketball team has returned home from its Final Four appearance.
Denver Broncos running back Montee Ball, who played college football at Wisconsin, wore a frog suit to the Final Four in North Texas Saturday night.
Saturday?s Final Four games will be broadcast on about half a dozen TVs at Union South.
Badger fans are showing a lot of heart one day after a tough loss to Kentucky Saturday night. The game didn?t exactly go as planned, but the Badger basketball team can take pride in knowing that win or lose their loyal fan base has their back.
Thousands of Badgers? basketball fans packed into the Arlington Convention Center for a pep rally Saturday afternoon.
The Badger basketball team?s run to the NCAA Final Four was welcome news for several Madison businesses.
Wisconsin did almost everything it needed to do Saturday night to beat Kentucky except for hitting one crucial free throw.
UW-Madison leaders are putting a positive spin on the Badgers? tough loss Saturday night.
Even though fans were nearly a thousand miles away from Madison, in the parking lot at AT&T Stadium fans noses could have lead them to believe they were home.
Wisconsin did almost everything it needed to do Saturday night to beat Kentucky except for hitting one crucial free throw.
The Wisconsin Badgers need a moment.
University of Wisconsin police are actively investigating a sexual assault that happened in a campus residence hall early Sunday morning, according to a release.
The Madison Police Department?s Mounted Unit will take the streets for the first time this year in anticipation of the Men?s Final Four NCAA basketball game.
While universities often boost commerce in an area, having a concentrated, highly-educated workforce in a city can also cause stark economic segregation, an effect a recent study found shapes life in Madison.
