A recent crackdown on the sale of unlimited bus passes to unauthorized users has yielded hundreds of confiscations.
UPDATE: Madison Metro Confiscates Hundreds of Black Market Bus Passes
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Actor James Cromwell, PETA official arrested at University of Wisconsin System Regents meeting
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
James Cromwell, the Oscar-nominated actor who starred in “L.A. Confidential” and “Babe,” was arrested Thursday morning with protester Jeremy Beckham of PETA for shouting during a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting, calling campus research on cats torture, not science.
UW System loses additional $1.1 million because of overpayments
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As auditors continue to sort through errors that prompted $33 million in benefit overpayments for University of Wisconsin System employees during the transition to a different payroll and personnel system nearly two years ago, new details emerged Thursday about the embarrassing and expensive debacle, including the revelation of an additional $1.1 million loss because of even more overpayments.
Actor James Cromwell arrested after protest at Regents meeting
Wisconsin State Journal
Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell spent an hour at the Dane County Jail on Thursday after he and another man disrupted a UW Board of Regents meeting to protest research on cats.
Ward responds to additional allegations about Palermo?s
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward released a statement Thursday updating campus groups about the university?s involvement with Palermo?s in light of a new report that claims the pizza company violated UW-Madison?s codes of conduct.
PETA activists disrupt UW Regents meeting
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison police arrested Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell for disorderly conduct after he disrupted Thursday?s UW System Board of Regents meeting to draw media attention to the university?s alleged use of animal cruelty during experiments.
Seely on Science: Students present bright ideas day UW Innovation Days
Wisconsin State Journal
Who hasn?t, perhaps on the cusp of a late-night dream, come up with the perfect idea for something new, an invention that would, if not change the world, certainly make you a fortune?
Board of Regents addresses UW System overpayments
Badger Herald
A University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents committee had difficult questions for administrators of its human resources system, which overpaid more than $33 million in benefits and retirement payments.
Three thefts reported on campus
Badger Herald
Three similar reports of theft occurred on the University of Wisconsin campus over the past two weeks, according to the UW Police Department.
Actor arrested in campus PETA protest
Badger Herald
Nationally acclaimed actor James Cromwell was arrested on campus Thursday after loudly voicing support for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal?s ongoing animal cruelty case against the University of Wisconsin at a UW System meeting.
The Badger Herald · UHS does not request budget increase
Badger Herald
University Health Services said they will not be requesting a budget increase through student segregated fees for the following fiscal year in a proposal given at a University of Wisconsin student government meeting Thursday.
Ward says UW will maintain Palermo?s Pizza contract
Badger Herald
The vigil outside the chancellor?s house Wednesday to protest the University of Wisconsin?s alleged exploitation of former Palermo?s Pizza employees appears not to have changed the status quo.
Thieves Target Catalytic Converters on UW Campus
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin Police Department is warning motorists about thefts of catalytic converters from vehicles parked in campus parking lots.
UW System Lost Additional $1M To Glitch
NBC-15
The University of Wisconsin System has lost an additional $1.1 million due to glitches in its new payroll and benefits system.
Stakeholders take on new student housing proposal
Badger Herald
Yet another proposal for new student housing was brought before a city body Wednesday as the Mansion Hill Neighborhood Association considered plans to convert a church-owned school building on West Johnson Street into student apartments.
Palermo?s, UW clash
Badger Herald
Frustrated Palermo?s Pizza employees and members of two workers? rights groups held a candle vigil outside the University of Wisconsin chancellor?s mansion Wednesday to protest alleged university code of conduct violations.
Panel looks at China office, internationalization of UW
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin faculty addressed the evolving partnership between Madison and China during a panel event at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Wednesday.
ASM committee to focus on mental health awareness
Badger Herald
As mental health issues continue to move into the national forefront, a University of Wisconsin student government committee announced Tuesday it will work to promote the awareness of such issues this semester.
The Changing Classroom | A Journal Sentinel Update – University of Wisconsin System draws attention for competency based online degrees
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The University of Wisconsin System is in the national spotlight for being the first public university system to roll out a flexible option for working adults that awards degrees based on competency – not time in a classroom.
Princeton Review ranks UW No. 7 best value in nation
Badger Herald
Despite statewide talks of rising tuition and cuts to state funding, The Princeton Review has again named University of Wisconsin as one of the best values in higher education in the nation.
UW ranks third in Peace Corps volunteer generation
Badger Herald
The Peace Corps announced Tuesday the University of Wisconsin boasted the third highest amount of Peace Corps volunteers for 2013.
University celebrates 164 years of classes
Badger Herald
As students made their way to classes on a typical winter day yesterday, some paused along with faculty and alumni to celebrate University of Wisconsin?s Founders? Day, marking the 164th year since the start of classes.
Iota Court plan passed
Badger Herald
After months of deliberation over logistics and concerns voiced by community members, Madison?s City Council approved a proposal to build a six-story student apartment building in the Langdon Street neighborhood Tuesday evening.
SAC to undergo major renovation
Badger Herald
Four years after the construction of the Student Activity Center, the facility will undergo massive renovations in response to student demands and complaints.
UW Board of Regents looks to fill student vacancy
Madison.com
The Board of Regents for the University of Wisconsin System is looking for a new student representative to replace an outgoing student.The Board of Regents establishes policies and rules for governing the UW System. The board also deals with budget issues and admission standards.
Princeton Review ranks UW seventh best value : Daily-cardinal
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison was ranked seventh nationally in the 2013 Best Value public colleges and universities Tuesday by the Princeton Review.
UW-Madison provides third-most volunteers for Peace Corps in 2012
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison ranked third on the Peace Corps? annual list of top volunteer-producing, large U.S. universities for the second consecutive year.UW-Madison has 103 graduates currently working overseas in 47 countries around the globe, according to a university press release. University of Washington and the University of Florida top the list this year, each sending 107 volunteers to serve abroad.
City approves Langdon area redevelopment
Daily Cardinal
Madison?s City Council voted Tuesday to approve a highly contested demolition of three residence buildings in the Langdon Street area to make way for a new student-oriented apartment complex.
Michael Feldman: Lorrie Moore’s departure a loss for university, Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Regarding State Journal columnist Chris Rickert?s Sunday piece, “Paying star profs a risky game,” Lorrie Moore was, indeed, forced to look for another position by the recent UW across-the-board cuts.Her loss to UW-Madison is as great as any football coach actually lured by an astronomical contract, if we still think of the university as an academic institution and not primarily an athletic one.
Alderman gives updates on city efforts for safe campus
Badger Herald
Despite recent setbacks for downtown safety, a local alder told a student government committee that the city is continuing to attempt high standards of safety in the campus area.
Ward explains out-of-state changes
Badger Herald
Out-of-state admissions and the developing proposal for a College for the Arts that would merge together departments from different colleges within the university were highlighted at a meeting of the Faculty Senate Monday night.
Is it Worth it? The Cost of a College Diploma
NBC-15
A new study released by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity CCAP reveals 48% of recent college graduates are working in jobs that dont require a college diploma. While 38% of people surveyed are working in jobs that dont require a high school diploma.
Badgers football: Spring game benefits School of Pharmacy
Madison.com
The University of Wisconsin?s football spring game will be held on April 20, with a 2 p.m. kickoff, at Camp Randall Stadium.Tickets will once again be $5 and proceeds this year will benefit the UW School of Pharmacy.
BioLink Center effort may be over
Wisconsin State Journal
Enlarge PhotoAfter years of trying, the city?s effort to develop a $7 million to $9 million, world-class agricultural and biology research center on the Southeast Side may be over.
Innovation Days competition to showcase UW students? inventions
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison?s annual Innovation Days will bring together 21 UW-Madison students to show off their creativity and inventions in a competition for the chance to win more than $28,000 in prizes.
Ward not expecting state funding cuts to UW
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward told the Faculty Senate Monday that university funding in the upcoming state biennial budget looks as though it will remain ?steady.?Ward said although the budget remains largely unclear until its release later this month, he is not expecting large cuts.
Duplicated research grants wastes billions
Badger Herald
University of Wisconsin and other research institutions alike may have been awarded millions or billions of dollars to fund essentially identical research projects, according to a Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University study.
Campus housing void of norovirus infection, contrary to reports
Badger Herald
Claims concerning increases in norovirus cases among University of Wisconsin students appear to be inconclusive, despite what recent reports suggest.
ThUniversity of Wisconsin researcher fakes data, confesses
Badger Herald
The U.S. Office of Research Integrity recently disciplined a University of Wisconsin researcher for faking his experimental results on two publications, according to a notice from the Federal Register.
UW-Madison study links lead exposure to lower test scores
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Lead exposure may be linked to lower test scores among Wisconsin fourth graders, and exposure rates among African-American and Hispanic children are roughly double those of white children, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Here?s your chance to influence what an entire university community reads and discusses.The selection committee for University of Wisconsin-Madison?s common-reading program is seeking a book for the 2013-?14 academic year that fits the theme of global connections. Fiction titles are strongly encouraged.
UW System names candidates for senior vice president position
Daily Cardinal
University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly announced four finalists for a top UW administrative position Friday, according to a UW System press release.Michael Morgan, David Miller, William Decatur and Tim Propp were named finalists in the search for the next senior vice president for administration and fiscal affairs for the UW System.
Developer scales back plan for large student housing building
Wisconsin State Journal
A developer has scaled back a proposal to replace three aging apartment buildings with a large student housing project in the Langdon Street area near UW-Madison, but city planning staff and the Madison Trust for Historic Preservation still oppose it.
Bauer, George V. ?Coach?
Madison.com
Panel to discuss UW office in Shanghai
Daily Cardinal
group of University of Wisconsin-Madison professors will discuss the university?s international connections in China at a panel Wednesday.UW-Madison opened the UW-Madison Shanghai Innovation Office as part of the university?s commitment to international educational opportunities such as study abroad programs and research collaboration.
UW professor emeritus to appear on NOVA
Daily Cardinal
A UW-Madison professor emeritus will be featured on Wednesday?s NOVA episode as an international expert on the techno-archaeology of chariots.According to a university press release, experts on the 8 p.m. NOVA episode, ?Building Pharaoh?s Chariot,? tested exact replicas of royal chariots that would have been used by ancient Egyptian royalty.
The art of surviving: 25 years with Tandem Press
Daily Cardinal
Perhaps no college major inspires greater fear in the hearts of well-wishing parents than that of art. The very term ?Art Major? arouses imagery of the delicate Narcissus smoking cigarettes in a dark corner and listing to Ani DiFranco on a record player. But the stigma extends beyond the collegial: is a serious career in art plausible? In a field that supposedly values aesthetics over marketability, are even its most skilled practitioners condemned to a life of Raman and broken stencils?
BioLink Center effort may be over
Wisconsin State Journal
After years of trying, the city?s effort to develop a $7 million to $9 million, world-class agricultural and biology research center on the Southeast Side ma
Tech and Biotech: A job fair for local startups
Wisconsin State Journal
About 20 of the Madison area?s growing crop of entrepreneurs will share their experiences with UW-Madison students at the 2013 Madison Startup Fair, scheduled Tuesday, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery Town Center, 330 N. Orchard St., in the lobby on the Randall Street side.
UW Seeks New Rec Sports Director
Badger Herald
The University of Wisconsin is searching nationwide for a new Director of Recreational Sports to promote healthy lifestyles for students at UW.
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate brings tough style to Yahoo
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin-reared Carol Bartz, who grew up on a farm near Alma, took over Tuesday as CEO of one of the country?s most famous tech companies, Yahoo Inc.
Marshfield Clinic, University of Wisconsin Health join Medicare
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Marshfield Clinic and University of Wisconsin Health have won approval to participate in a Medicare program designed to test new ways of paying hospitals and doctors.
UW-Madison seeks book nominations for common-reading program
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Here?s your chance to influence what an entire university community reads and discusses.The selection committee for University of Wisconsin-Madison?s common-reading program is seeking a book for the 2013-?14 academic year that fits the theme of global connections. Fiction titles are strongly encouraged.
NOVA to feature UW-Madison cave man expert
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropolgy professor who is an often-quoted expert on Neandertal cave men will be featured on the public television series NOVA on Wednesday.John Hawks will talk about how researchers using modern genetics have discovered Neandertals and their society were more advanced — and possibly more like us — than the ancient human cousins are often portrayed in popular culture, according to a news release from the Madison campus.
Professor wins science image award
Daily Cardinal
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor won top honors in a national science image contest hosted by the National Science Foundation and Science, a renowned journal, for her picture of magnified sea urchin teeth.
UW-Madison to participate in nationwide recycling competition
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will enter the RecycleMania competition against 300 other colleges and universities Feb. 3 to increase recycling and decrease the amount of trash on campuses across the country.
SSFC hears new budget proposals, reconsiders SJ budget
Daily Cardinal
The Student Services Finance Committee heard budget proposals Thursday from the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program and the Student Activity Center Governing Board.The SAC, which is home to the student radio station, student government and numerous student organizations, presented a budget of $389,520, which is a $58,534.56 increase from last year.
UW-Madison announces spring Diversity Forum session
Daily Cardinal
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday it will host a spring session for its traditionally annual fall Campus Diversity Forum Feb. 15.
New exhibit weaves together science and art
Capital Times
Textile artist Lia Cook?s artistic interests shuttle between the lab and the loom. Cook, who teaches at California College of the Arts, starts with a photograph, often a self-portrait or a picture of herself as a child. She then translates that image onto a fabric piece using a digital Jacquard loom.
Community members voice housing concerns
Badger Herald
Community members voiced their concerns and support at a neighborhood meeting Wednesday as yet another high-rise apartment building looks to make its way into downtown Madison.