University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Matt Hanson, co-founder of Madison-based company LowDrag Productions, helps bring artists? talent to life by creating a variety of videos for them.
In a taped conversation, former White House counsel to President Richard Nixon, John Dean is heard confronting Nixon about the Watergate Scandal.
The lecture hall was packed Friday night when John Dean, former counsel to President Richard Nixon, gave a lecture on ethics to UW law students.
University of Wisconsin established the first tenure-track teaching position in Hmong American Studies in the nation earlier this year, pioneering the new area of study.
More state residents are attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Design plans for the next phase of the Memorial Union Reinvestment project moved forward after Union Council voted to approve the latest update to the layout at a meeting Thursday.
he incoming freshman class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison boasts the most Wisconsin residents in 12 years.
Tuesday morning marked the beginning of the first government shutdown in 17 years, but unless the shutdown continues for a long time, the effects on the day-to-day life of University of Wisconsin students will not be extensive, experts said.
The Madison chapter of this year?s Wisconsin Science Festival stoked the collective curiosities of students and townsfolk towards modern science and art last week. The four-day science carnival presented exhibits on a variety of topics ranging from chemistry to optics, outer space and cell biology.
The Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare released a summary report of its six-month long investigation into a University of Wisconsin-Madison experiment Monday that found no violations in the university?s use of cats in sound localization research.
A working draft of a performing arts study in Madison was released Monday by Webb Management Services Management Services, Inc., the New York-based company that conducted the study in conjunction with WolfBrown consulting firm.
This flu season, a new smartphone application will help students know when the flu is hitting campus based on data gathered from self-reported symptoms.
With Freakfest fast approaching, city officials met with local business owners and residents Tuesday to outline the details of this year?s event, with ticketing and stage set-up among the changes attendees will see.
After flooding in the Camp Randall Sports Center caused it to temporarily close on Sept. 22, the facility reopened at 4:30 p.m. Monday, Director of Recreational Sports John Horn said.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam sent an all-campus email including University of Wisconsin?s Annual Security and Fire Safety Report Tuesday.
In the email, Berquam said crime numbers on and around campus remain consistent with past years, but the perceived increase in crime could be the result of UW?s increasing communications efforts.
The University of Wisconsin System plans to move to a new high-speed data network over the next 18 months.
A partnership program between University of Wisconsin Health and the United Way of Dane County will help low-income Dane County residents pay their insurance premiums.
At a Memorial Union town hall meeting Sunday evening, Dean of Students Lori Berquam shared something a criminal suspect once told her.
Noted: work by Michael Peterson, associate professor of theater; Amy Quan Barry, professor of creative writing; PhD students Jeff Casey and Katrina Schaag.
Former WIBA radio personality Peter Boam said his granddaughter will be enrolled at the University of Wisconsin next fall and he can’t believe that UW officials and even alumni allow this behavior.
Interviewed: David Noyce, professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison?s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Traffic Operations and Safety Laboratory.
Rebecca Blank, new UW-Madison chancellor, noted recently that state support has slipped to 15 percent of overall UW-Madison spending. But, says Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris, with Walker in power, she and other UW officials must tread carefully: ?They can?t afford to take them on head-on.? (Also refers to research by Kathy Cramer.)
Quoted: Michael Samuel, a CWD researcher and wildlife ecology professor at UW-Madison who was not involved in the plant research, said the new study is significant. Previous studies have shown the disease can be transmitted animal-to-animal and via soil. ?It?s important because it identifies a potential pathway,? Samuel said of the study.
An unlikely success story continues to unfold daily on Lake Mendota. UW-Madison’s co-ed sailing squad is ranked 20th in the nation, the only non-coastal school in the rankings.
After 31 years of public service ? most recently as director of University Research Park for the past 14 years ? Mark Bugher will retire Nov. 1.
Quoted: Catherine Compton-Lilly, associate professor of education; Adam Gamoran, former director of WCER; H. Gary Cook, director of research at UW-Madison’s WIDA Consortium.
A sudden increase in violent crimes near the UW-Madison campus has prompted students and officials to take a deeper look at safety. The meeting was in response to armed robberies near campus. Madison police say they?ve seen a 30% increase in robberies in that area.
The Rev. Jonathan Melton talks like a realist, which is good given the challenges ahead of him. Melton was hired last year as chaplain of St. Francis House, the Episcopal student center at UW-Madison.
The Camp Randall Stadium concessions change angered thirsty, impatient fans and prompted an apology from athletic director Barry Alvarez. Now, more hawkers have been put in the stands, and 13-year-old Shane Ryan found his way back into Camp Randall, selling game programs for the W Club.
Quoted: ?It?s good to explore options early,? said Donna Friedsam, health policy programs director for the UW Population Health Institute. But you don?t have to enroll right away. ?Don?t panic,? Friedsam said. Also: ?I don?t think anybody really believes the program can be defunded at this point,? Friedsam said.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is reaching out to its students in an attempt to help keep them safe.A week of online chats led to Sunday night?s town hall meeting, set up so students could question campus leaders over recent crime.
As we?re sure you are probably and hopefully aware, in the past few weeks, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and its surrounding community has seen an increase in strong-armed robberies taking place in off-campus housing where university students live. Suspects are robbing people at random, often threatening the victims with a weapon.
From homelessness and poverty to setting down the path to a degree, the University of Wisconsin?s Odyssey Project provides free teaching to adults facing financial difficulties to take the first steps into higher education.
In light of an accident-related death of a University of Wisconsin employee last spring, UW Facilities, Planning and Management reviewed their safety procedures and will be taking further precautions regarding safety on campus.
City and campus police officials are stepping up enforcement in response to recent property crimes in the Regent-Vilas-Greenbush neighborhood.
The track, basketball courts and fitness area of the Camp Randall Sports Center will remain closed through Monday after last Sunday?s outdated pipe burst resulted in flooding throughout the facility.
Madison police are looking for the driver of a car that was involved in a hit-and-run crash early Friday morning, injuring a 20-year-old UW student.
Freakfest organizers announced new additions to the Halloween bash?s line-up on the event?s Facebook page Wednesday, which include Neon Indian, 3LAU, Dirty Disco Kidz, Fort Wilson Riot and Gabe Burdullis.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department and the Madison Police Department held a tweet chat Wednesday as the first in three upcoming events designed to share information and seek community input on campus safety following a recent increase in crime near campus.
Ruth Ozeki shared her challenges and inspiration behind the 2013 Go Big Read book, ?A Tale for the Time Being? with The Daily Cardinal Tuesday.
Instead of issuing citations, UW police are using a different tactic to encourage students bicyclists to ride safely at night.
Claudia Gupta lives on North Lake Street, close to where a suspect was chased after a shot was fired blocks away.
Since then, Gupta has received two timely warnings from the university. Another one has been sent out in the last month. Those messages describe assaults and armed robberies that have happened close to campus, the suspects, and safety tips that students should keep in mind in light of any threat.
In 2006, students approved a referendum initiative with the objective of preserving the value of the Memorial Union while upgrading and refurbishing the nearly 80-year-old building, according to the project?s website.
Children will have four jam-packed days to learn about science during the third annual Wisconsin Science Festival, beginning Thursday.
Coordinators for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Association have started finalizing designs for the new Alumni Park, which could break ground summer 2014.
The Camp Randall Sports Center remained closed Monday after an outdated pipe bursting caused standing water throughout the facility overnight on Sunday.
September kicks off flu shot clinics on the UW-Madison campus.
Arguably one of the most emotional videos taken at Camp Randall Stadium has nothing to do with a football game, and now it?s going viral.
The Madison Police Department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department are working in conjunction to put more officers on the streets in campus areas that have experienced recent upticks in dangerous crimes, according to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Flooding at the Camp Randall Sports Center Sunday afternoon closed the recreational facility to students indefinitely.
University of Wisconsin recently awarded seven women the Outstanding Women of Color Award, honoring women for their work in the campus and Madison community.
A college-aged woman was sexually assaulted walking near the intersection of Langdon Street and Frances Street early Sunday morning.
Despite having one of the largest international student populaces in the country with more than 4,000 international students at the University of Wisconsin, some students feel there is not enough conversation regarding the various backgrounds and cultures that many UW students come from.
Tens of thousands of fans watched as a Madison soldier returning from Afghanistan surprises her daughter at the Badger game.
Madison police are searching for a man who sexual assaulted a college female.It happened around 2:55 a.m. Sunday morning on Langdon St and Frances St near downtown Madison.
Rate My Professors ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 5 on a list of universities with the best professors published this week.
New ?green? exercise equipment at the Southeast Recreational Facility allows the user to produce energy that is run back into the building?s power grid, according to a news release.
Freakfest 2013 will feature performances by Matt and Kim and Chiddy Bang at the Halloween-themed event on State Street, which promoters say will be the biggest in the event?s history.
Things on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have returned to normal after some very tense moments Wednesday night
The third annual Wisconsin Science Festival is set to start next week.
