Captain Carl Gloede, one of two finalists for Madison police chief, oversees the city?s Central District, which includes almost all of the downtown Isthmus and areas around the UW-Madison campus.
Both Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Mary Burke picked No. 2 seed Wisconsin to win the college men’s basketball national championship, which kicks into high gear Thursday.
Fox Sports has taken a different look at the NCAA Tournament.
An article Tuesday in the Local section about fines against the University of Wisconsin-Madison for violating USDA animal care regulations mischaracterized a citation involving the death of a dog as being more serious than it really was. The dog was treated correctly by researchers, but they failed to report the incident to an appropriate manager.
An 18-year-old high school football player being recruited by the University of Wisconsin has been charged with third-degree sexual assault.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to settle animal welfare violations.
The Madison Police Department is asking for the publics help locating a missing man.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will sponsor a seminar March 26 to commemorate the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, according to a university press release.
Representatives from the committee responsible for drafting an updated University of Wisconsin-Madison Diversity Plan fielded questions from Associated Students of Madison Student Council members and detailed the future of campus diversity efforts Wednesday.
The new campus-wide policy for serving alcohol at university events circumvented the student government, Faculty Senate and the governing body for student organizations before it was approved earlier this semester.
U.S. News and World Report?s has ranked University of Wisconsin graduate programs among the highest in the country again in its 2015 edition of the ?Best Graduate Schools.?
A former accountant accused of stealing more than $144,000 from a university department will spend 80 days in jail, according to a release from UW-Madison police.
Participating in any archeological expedition requires a lot of skill and expertise in order for it to be successful. However, a dig that recently took place in northeastern South Africa had an especially unique qualification for any potential archeologists or excavators?the ability to squeeze through a tiny space called the International Postbox and repel down into a cavern named The Cradle of Humankind for its remarkable contents approximately 30 meters below.
A prevalent health problem in the developing countries of the tropics and subtropics is helminth or parasitic worm transmission. Among the most common parasites is a hookworm or a nematode roundworm with hooked mouthparts known to cause tissue obstruction, anemia and infestation in the stomach.
Twelve University of Wisconsin-Madison undergraduate students will present their research at the Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda to legislators Wednesday, according to a university press release.
An Academic Staff representative raised concerns at an assembly meeting Monday regarding a committee appointment made last month by the Academic Staff Executive Committee.
In a room on the ground floor of the conferences sparkling new headquarters, the Big Ten is putting the final touches on its version of Cooperstown or Canton.
Ousmane Kabre, a University of Wisconsin junior and recently elected Business School representative for the Associated Students of Madison, has plans to make waves outside his time at UW.
Wisconsin?s larger companies held onto their employees in 2013, putting the brakes on plant shutdowns and big layoffs, if the number of reports to the state is any indication.
Politics have always been a passion for newly elected Associated Students of Madison student council member Derek Field.
The recently released lineup for the Revelry Music and Arts Festival has received mixed reactions from students and festival organizers.
UW Oshkosh officials say one shot was fired inside Reeve Memorial Union Saturday night.
In his first Board of Regents meeting as University of Wisconsin System president, Raymond Cross articulated what he feels the System needs to strive for in order to become a more successful structure.
A lack of resources in the University of Wisconsin?s College of Letters and Sciences has led the Afro-American studies department to consider consolidating several departments and programs into a larger ethnic studies department.
Expect more details, more frequent reports and more questions about financial details regarding the massive University of Wisconsin System, new president Ray Cross told the Board of Regents Friday morning in his first speech to the board.
Researchers cited in U.S. House budget chairman Paul Ryan?s scholarly preface to the Republican budget say the report selectively uses data to discredit the 50-year-old War on Poverty.
The University of Wisconsin has seen a drastic increase in the number of students eating gluten-free, and campus dining halls are trying to keep up with the increasing demand for gluten-free options.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students behind a $223 million rebuild of recreational sports facilities posted a video of Pharrell Williams? ?Happy? on the @Bdgrs4RecReform Twitter account Thursday after the project was approved 12,070 to 1,914 in a referendum this week.
As the threat of war looms over Ukraine and the international community scrambles to respond, the United States and its allies are weighing their limited options for mediation, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison associate professor Andrew Kydd.
Though the State Building Commission approved construction for Phase II of the Memorial Union Reinvestment Wednesday, and signed off on a funding increase, the project could see a delay in commencement.
A City of Madison commission voiced concerns about controlling the entrances to this year?s Revelry Arts and Music Festival in a meeting Wednesday.
A sociologist, a pharmacist and a Badger are among the four finalists for University of Wisconsin provost, which were announced today.
Students at UW-Madison approved a $223 million plan Wednesday to revamp the campuss recreational facilities.
The UW marching band took their show on the road Tuesday to deliver meals to those in need.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Senate working group presented a draft outlining changes to a research and graduate school position at a committee meeting Monday, recommending a division between the two roles.
Quoted: Jonathan Martin and Steve Ackerman, professors of atmospheric and oceanic sciences.
The newly formed Digital Lab for Manufacturing will develop a variety of digital tools to enhance efficiency and lower the cost of manufactured products. The Defense Department kicked in $70 million to the effort, with companies and research universities throughout the country joining as partners.
Johnson, a 6-foot-3 center playing her first season for the Badgers after transferring from UConn, was one of 11 players voted to the first team by the coaches. She is the first Badger to be named first-team All-Big Ten since Jolene Anderson in 2008, and 10th in program history.
While it?s foolish to expect the Badgers to win every game in a rout, there have been several times this season when a nice Sunday drive turns into a white-knuckle journey for UW.
Several University of Wisconsin System schools, including UW-Madison, have been forced to limit the number of students admitted into nursing programs because of a shortage in staff.
Showalter has taken on a leading role with UW?s scout team while redshirting this season. Showalter and the other members of the scout team take their role seriously because they know it helps UW?s rotation players get ready for the next opponent.
It was announced Friday that Rumpel is one of 18 nominees for the inaugural Mike Richter Award, which will go to the most outstanding goaltender at the NCAA Division I level.
Dwindling attendance at sporting events is a growing concern across the college landscape. A wide range of topics were discussed at the first two meetings ? everything from the music played at men?s hockey games to the price of ice cream at the Kohl Center.
A University of Wisconsin professor has received a research grant to study preventative measures for individuals at high risk for Alzheimer?s disease.
Because Oates knows there are others out there who consider coach Bo Ryan a failure because the Badgers haven?t reached an NCAA Final Four on his watch, he would like to review what Ryan has given UW fans in his 13 seasons.
Quoted: Rama Maganti, director of UW Health’s epilepsy program.
“Broadcast: The Musical” is produced entirely by UW-Madison undergraduates through InterMission Theatre. InterMission was founded in 2012 and most of the performers, like Nicholas Connors, a business and composition major, and Quinn Elmer, who studies political science, are not in the theater department.
Income inequality in Wisconsin is increasing at a faster rate than the nation as a whole, a trend that authors of a new report (from the Center on Wisconsin Strategy and Wisconsin Budget Project) warn is causing social upheaval and straining government services.
Most Wisconsin farmers remain skeptical about climate change, although data show they have already begun adapting to shifts in weather patterns. Quoted: Paul Mitchell, associate professor of agricultural and applied economics; and Chris Kucharik, assistant professor of agronomy and Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment
The SSTI (State Science and Technology Institute) praised the UW-Madison?s investment in its ?Discovery to Product? initiative to help move good ideas from the laboratory to the marketplace. That?s an idea funded, in part, by the Legislature?s UW System Incentive Grants. Only this month, the UW System and WEDC announced creation of a $2 million fund to help transfer technology from other system campuses.
Quoted: Judith Claire Mitchell, professor of English and director of the Creative Writing MFA program.
When UW Hospital officials learned that the head of the cancer pharmacy stole more than 27,000 opioid pills over three years, they increased audits, modified prescription labels and required double checks on dispensed drugs to prevent more diversion.
A recent study, co-authored by one of our colleagues at UW-Madison, has suggested that reductions in Arctic sea ice, which have made the Arctic warmer, have effectively reduced the pole-to-equator temperature difference. This theory ? though plausible ? has not gained wide acceptance and is being challenged from a number of different perspectives.
Asia accounted for an estimated 2,162 in-migrants to Dane County yearly from 2007 to 2011. It’s safe to say that UW-Madison is responsible for a large portion of that, in particular because of a rapidly growing number of Chinese students.
The Big Ten doesn?t have a truly weak link, and its bottom tier of teams is the most competitive it has ever been. Meanwhile, the top tier has five teams that have been nationally ranked for much of the season, but it has produced no dominant team and remains suspect in terms of its potential for success in the NCAA men?s basketball tournament.
The TAA raised the question of athletics? contribution to the project last week when it blasted an email campus-wide urging students and staff to petition Athletics Director Barry Alvarez to have his department pay half the cost of the rebuild.
Knee injuries in professional sports are common. Big names in all of the major four sports have their share of horror stories about torn ligaments and blown knees.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its ninth annual Madison Reads Leopold event Saturday as part of Leopold Weekend, according to a university release.
Human behavior in environmental policy was a key topic at Thursday?s Sustainability Forum held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
University of Wisconsin law professor Richard Monette carries the values instilled in him as a member of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa, saying his tribe of 30,000 members in North Dakota is what gives him strength.
