Madison police reports show Badger quarterback Tanner McEvoy possessed fake identification and had been in a downtown bar before he was attacked and robbed.
Police: Badger QB McEvoy in bar, had fake ID night of attack
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Information deluge on Obamacare begins
WISC-TV 3
The impending start of the federal health care law mandate is a couple months away, but people may already be hearing ads and seeing information on what to do.
Walker announces new UW agriculture research, science centers
WISC-TV 3
Gov. Scott Walker announced plans Wednesday for new University of Wisconsin buildings for dairy and meat science, according to a release.
Program hopes to train pilots and medics together for med flight
WKOW-TV 27
Aeromedical evacuation is one of the world?s riskiest professions and accident rates are going up. But, the UW College of Engineering Flight Simulation Lab is working to reverse that trend.
UW dairy/meat science research to expand
WKOW-TV 27
The nations largest dairy research center is getting a big makeover.
On Campus: UW-Madison prof earns big praise for poison blog
Wisconsin State Journal
Time Magazine has named the ?Elemental? blog for Wired Magazine, written by journalism professor Deborah Blum, one of the 25 best of 2013.
UW officials unhappy with party school ranking
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madisons ranking as the nations eighth best party school is being met not with a toast but a sigh by those who work to curb underage drinking.
Camp Randall unveils renovations, upgrades
WISC-TV 3
Football season starts in just about a month, and if you?re headed to a UW game, you?ll see some pretty big changes at Camp Randall.
A new look inside Camp Randall Stadium
NBC-15
Camp Randall gets a major makeover ahead of football season. It?s a project that started almost three years ago, and now the crew is in stage three. It?s the final one of the $86 million dollar face-lift.
Reilly to leave UW System presidency, says decision his own
WKOW-TV 27
UW System President Kevin Reilly will leave his position at UW to advise the American Council on Education (ACE) in January 2014 and return to teaching.
Scientists who split WI lake in half finish 30-year study
WKOW-TV 27
Researchers who used a thick plastic curtain to divide a northern Wisconsin lake in half are wrapping up their 30-year study on air and water pollution.
Grenade found in building on UW campus
WISC-TV 3
The Dane County Bomb Squad evacuated a building on the UW Campus Monday afternoon, after a staff member found a grenade inside a desk on campus.
UW employee accused of sexual assault in court Monday
WKOW-TV 27
A UW-Madison employee accused of sexually assaulting an exchange student will be in court for a status conference Monday.
UW Madison professor helps ‘Sesame Street’ reach children of imprisoned parents
WKOW-TV 27
A program called “Little Children, Big Challenges: Incarceration” works to change that. Its designed for children three to eight years old. Wisconsin is one of 10 pilot states working with the Corrections Department to help children cope and learn why a parent is in jail or prison.
Police: Man leads chase on campus, officer injured
WISC-TV 3
A 22-year-old man led police on a chase through the University of Wisconsin campus Tuesday night, leading to a crash and an injured officer, according to UW police.
Wisconsin QB McEvoy mugged
WISC-TV 3
Wisconsin quarterback Tanner McEvoy is back with the team after being mugged in Madison over the weekend.
Badgers sports: Deputy athletic director Sean Frazier leaves UW to become athletic director at Northern Illinois
Madison.com
It?s a process that University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez has faced with a mix of uncertainty and pride.
New studies describe risks that cars pose to bikers
Biking in Madison is a pleasure for Devin Giddings, who has traveled on two wheels since childhood. From his home in the southwest of Madison, he makes a 90-minute ride to work in Fitchburg and back every day.
On Preps: Prep sports athletes eligible for free concussion testing
Madison.com
High school sports athletes will be eligible for free concussion testing as part of a research project that is being conducted at the University of Wisconsin.
In the Spirit: Creationists, evolutionists co-mingle at Dane County Fair
Wisconsin State Journal
For many years, Nick Schweitzer thought of the Dane County Fair as simply a place to view farm machinery and eat shaved ice.
Fourth suspect in Montee Ball attack arrested, officials say
WISC-TV 3
The fourth suspect in the Montee Ball attack last August was arrested July 2 in Chicago and is being held in the Dane County Jail.
UW Hospital and Clinics repeats as state?s top hospital
WKOW-TV 27
wo Madison hospitals are mentioned in the U.S. News and World Report of the best hospitals in the country.
Wisconsin athletics official leaving for Northern Illinois
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UW experts: GOP food stamp bickering endangers the poor
Capital Times
Historically, approving annual funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program — previously known as food stamps — has not been a great source of controversy.
Jeff Kunz: Thanks for update on legendary professor Hugh Iltis
Wisconsin State Journal
One of the many joys of living in Madison is reading about the brilliant “gentle (intellectual) giants” at UW-Madison and elsewhere who live and work among us without fanfare.
Madison cold case from 1986 gets warmer
Capital Times
Andrew Nehmer may have tried to tell what happened.The phone in the Open Pantry where the 20-year-old student worked was off the hook. Police speculated that he started to make a call but then realized that he couldnt speak.
UW-Madison names residence hall after Aldo Leopold
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is naming its new residence hall after conservationist Aldo Leopold.
UW-Madison names residence hall after Aldo Leopold
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madison ? The University of Wisconsin-Madison is naming its new residence hall after conservationist Aldo Leopold.
Sen. Kathleen Vinehout: Pressure on UW to end WiscNet pact out of line
Capital Times
It?s a sad day when political pressures from telephone company lobbyists keep us from working together. It?s frustrating, yet fascinating,? read a recent statement from WiscNet officials.At issue is the decades old relationship between the University of Wisconsin and WiscNet and whether, despite separating from UW, WiscNet will be allowed to contract with the university to provide Internet services.
Doctor dies after ambulance accident
WKOW-TV 27
The neonatal physician injured in an ambulance crash Wednesday afternoon has passed away.
UPDATE: Doctor dies after ambulance flips on Wis. highway
NBC-15
UW Health is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Stanley Phillips III, a first year pediatric fellow who died this evening from injuries sustained during a vehicle crash.
Program celebrates 50 years of screening newborns for rare disorders
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
When Tylee Daniels? daughter Tatiana was born at St. Joseph?s Hospital in Milwaukee nearly two years ago, mom knew something was wrong.
UW employee arrested on charges of 4th-degree sexual assault, officials say
WISC-TV 3
Uuniversity of Wisconsin – Madison Police have arrested a UW employee in connection with an incident at the Clinical Sciences Center on Saturday, according to a release.
NICU ambulance doctor died Thursday night from crash related injuries
WISC-TV 3
Dr. Stanley Phillips, 32, of Madison, died Thursday night from injuries he sustained during a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ambulance crash Wednesday.
UW regents approve tuition freeze
Madison.com
Tuition will be frozen for all students attending the University of Wisconsin System over the next two years, while fees and room and board costs will go up, under action taken Thursday by the Board of Regents.
UW flexible degrees green-lighted by accrediting agency
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System?s new flexible degree option for working adults has earned approval from an accrediting agency, clearing the way for the first degree programs to enroll students later this year.
Doctor injured in ambulance crash dies
Wisconsin State Journal
Dr. Stanley Phillips, a UW-Madison newborn care specialist injured Wednesday in an ambulance crash south of Rosendale, died Thursday night, UW Health officials said.
Flexible degree offerings at UW moving forward
WISC-TV 3
Two institutions at the University of Wisconsin System have gotten approval to begin offering working adults the option to finish college degrees under the new Flexible Option program.
UW regents approve tuition freeze
WISC-TV 3
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has approved a tuition freeze for all students.
Chinese bird flu could spark global outbreak, new research says
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A new bird flu virus responsible for at least 37 deaths in China since March ? more than a fourth of those it infected ? has the potential to spark a global outbreak, a team of researchers led by virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Tokyo concludes in findings published Wednesday.
UW-Madison study: New bird flu in China could cause global outbreak
Wisconsin State Journal
A new kind of bird flu that has killed 43 people in China shows potential in the lab for sparking a global outbreak, according to a study by UW-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
UW System proposes tuition freeze for all students
Wisconsin State Journal
The University of Wisconsin System has proposed an across-the-board tuition freeze for next year, extending the Legislature-mandated freeze on tuition for state undergraduates to include out-of-state and graduate students, as well.
When mosquitoes swarm, business swarms
NBC-15
Mosquitoes are all out in full force. Bug repellents are flying from the shelves as fast as those mosquitoes.
Mosquitoes and black flies swarm Wisconsin
WISC-TV 3
Zoe Zitur is feeling itchy this summer. She?s been keeping count of the number of bug bites nearly covering her legs.
UW-Madison study: New bird flu in China could cause global outbreak
Wisconsin State Journal
A new kind of bird flu that has killed 43 people in China shows potential in the lab for sparking a global outbreak, according to a study by UW-Madison researcher Yoshihiro Kawaoka.
Pioneering newborn screening lab at UW-Madison to mark 50th anniversary
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin?s pioneering Newborn Screening Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is marking its 50th anniversary of screening newborns for rare diseases that can be detected and treated early — before they cause serious heatlh problems or even death.
No injuries in liquid nitrogen leak at UW Chemistry Building
Madison.com
Liquid nitrogen leaking out of a 3,000-gallon tank forced the evacuation of the UW-Madison Chemistry Building Monday night, but no one was injured, authorities reported.
Leaf-cutter ants may reveal secrets to creating biofuels
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A leaf-cutter ant carries an inch-long piece of a leaf in the model colony in the Microbial Sciences Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The ant will carry the leaf fragment to a fungus garden to be digested and decomposed into food for the ants. The work may provide ideas for biofuels.
GE CEO Immelt scheduled to speak at UW regents meeting
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
General Electric Co. CEO Jeffrey Immelt will speak to the University of Wisconsin regents Friday morning at a regularly scheduled meeting.
UPDATE: UW Chemistry Building reopens after chemical leak
WKOW-TV 27
The UW Chemistry Building has reopened after a chemical leak.
UPDATE: Officials say WiscNet Internet service can survive
NBC-15
Officials with the Internet service provider dropped by the University of Wisconsin system say they?re confident they can continue serving public schools and libraries despite the loss of 27 percent of its revenue.
UW-Madison researchers discuss procedure that helped boy hear
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MADISON (WKOW) — You may have seen the video that quickly went viral this week. The moment 3-year-old Grayson Clamp heard his father?s voice for the first time.
NSA recruiting session at UW goes viral
Capital Times
UW chemistry building evacuated
WISC-TV 3
University of Wisconsin Madison officials evacuated the chemistry building on campus after reports of a leaking liquid nitrogen tank Monday night.
UW-Madison researcher looking for new ovarian cancer test, treatment
Madison.com
A blood test for the molecule CA-125 isn?t precise enough to screen for ovarian cancer, but research at UW-Madison on a related protein could yield a better test and a better way of treating the disease.
WI Senate panels to discuss broadband network
WKOW-TV 27
The Wisconsin Senates telecommunications and universities committees are set to review broadband provider WiscNets status.
UW-Madison researchers working on new TB drugs, vaccine
Wisconsin State Journal
With some strains of tuberculosis resistant to many antibiotics and the only vaccine not very effective in adults, scientists around the world are trying to develop better drugs and immunizations for the disease.
UW-Madison Will Contribute To Federal Study On Link Between War Trauma, Alzheimer’s | Wisconsin Public Radio News
Wisconsin Public Radio
It?s thought that traumatic brain injury may play a role in whether someone develops Alzheimer?s. Scientific advances are allowing researchers to test this idea with willing Vietnam veterans. Sterling Johnson is a neuropsychologist at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health who is collaborating on the national study.
UW-Madison researcher looking for new ovarian cancer test, treatment
Madison.com
A blood test for the molecule CA-125 isn?t precise enough to screen for ovarian cancer, but research at UW-Madison on a related protein could yield a better test and a better way of treating the disease.
Going Out: Carillon recital, music festivals, yoga, more
Wisconsin State Journal
The 56 bells of UW-Madison?s Memorial Carillon ring out in musical concert at 3 p.m. on Sunday, part of the summer-long series of performances by university carillonneur Lyle Anderson. The concert can be heard from the area grounds, or climb the tower to get a closer look and listen.