Department officials have been researching the cameras for about two years, and several officers have been sharing a camera for more than a year on a trial basis.
Police at UW-Madison are working toward becoming the latest Wisconsin law enforcement agency to equip officers with body-mounted cameras, and will hold public forums to solicit feedback on how the department should use the technology.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has scheduled two public forums on the use of body cameras by its officers, the Wisconsin State Journal reported Tuesday.
Can all colleges everywhere please talk about sexual assault prevention like this?
Albee Messing, interim director of the center since May 2014, was named director on April 14, said Robert Golden, dean of the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health.
Documents reveal details about why the University of Wisconsin chapter of Chi Phi fraternity was terminated in March after allegations of hazing.
Sexual assaults on college campuses around the country have been in the news lately, but students at UW-Madison are raising awareness to stop violence against women in their community.
One allegation of hazing at Chi Phi was so traumatizing, it left some new members “so shaken up that they were crying,” records obtained by The Badger Herald show.
A group of “hackers” are working hard for 24 hours straight in Madison at the first ever Madison Hack-A-Thon, to come up with new technology innovations.
Veronica Berns, 28, was working on her Ph. D. in chemistry at the University of Wisconsin -Madison. Berns said she long struggled to explain her work to her parents and friends. The self-described comic book fan said she began drafting her thesis on quasicrystals — a subset of crystals that diverge from the usual structural characteristics of crystals. Berns quickly concluded that she would be best able to describe the oddball compounds with illustrations.
The UW Marching Band hosted its annual Varsity Band Spring Concert on Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Kohl Center, featuring local talent, a celebration of the 75th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz” and plenty of tuba section jokes.
Acclaimed Japanese artist Ikeda Manabu is midway through a three-year residency at the museum, located at 750 University Ave. on the UW-Madison campus. Eight hours a day Ikeda labors on a 130-square-foot artwork, filling it with millions of small, intricate strokes of his ink pen.
Lee’s visit to Wisconsin — part of a Midwest tour that has included other patent hotspots — came at a time when Congress is again debating how to streamline the U.S. patent system … It also underscored why major research universities such as UW-Madison are vital to the innovation economy, not only nationally but in the states and communities they serve.
The student hackers — computer programmers and/or designers — were gathered for MadHacks 2015, the UW-Madison’s first ever large-scale, public hackathon. Collegiate hackathons, competitions in which college students get together to design and build new computer programs over a set time frame, have become increasingly popular in recent years.
“We respect and value our student employees and all of the work they do to help our campus run,” said John Lucas, vice chancellor for university relations. He said campus data shows that it would cost $24 million a year to increase wages of the campus’ 15,000 student employees to $15 an hour. The current average student hourly wage is $9.75, he said.
“Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption” by Bryan Stevenson will be given to first-year students at the Chancellor’s Convocation for New Students and to students using the book in their classes. The campus will host special events associated with “Just Mercy” as well, including a lecture by the author on October 26.
The assault was reported to have taken place at about 3 a.m. Saturday in a room in a southeast campus residence hall.
A crime warning was issued Friday to University of Wisconsin-Madison students after campus police were notified of an attempted sexual assault of a student at a residence hall.
A recent column in The Badger Herald raised the question whether it would be better policy for police to investigate sexual assaults, rather than the university. This question is frequently raised, and we thank the writer for creating an opportunity to respond publicly to this idea. This is an important and complex discussion that is taking place not only at the University of Wisconsin, but also at the national level. Noted: Associate Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp and Assistant Dean of Students and Director of Student Title IX and Clery Compliance Tonya Schmidt collaborated on this piece.
One proposed solution to decreasing sexual assaults on campus is to allow sororities to hold their own parties, away from the alcohol-related events of fraternities. It’s a solution that’s become part of a national debate on Greek life and sexual assault, but at University of Wisconsin’s campus, the chances of it happening are slim, and its effectiveness is unclear.
“$15 and a union!” protesters shouted as they gathered at Library Mall on the UW-Madison campus. The demonstrators, organized by Wisconsin Jobs Now, AFSCME, Industrial Workers of the World and the Workers’ Right Center, earlier marched down East Washington Avenue, where they were joined by workers from fast food outlets.
Previews “Humorology,” a long-standing UW-Madison tradition featuring three nights of original mini-musicals.
UW-Madison took one more step in its effort to update its Campus Master Plan by unveiling a new website to incorporate more community input into the process.
A University of Wisconsin professor of astronomy was one of the original developers of the Hubble Space Telescope, which changed the way people think about astronomy. Prior to his talk at the Space Place in Madison Tuesday, John Gallagher spoke to The Badger Herald about his involvement in the Hubble Space Telescope project.
Few campus legends permeate as deep into University of Wisconsin’s student consciousness as the myth of Tunnel Bob. The shadowy figure has earned his spot among the city’s most notorious urban legends by allegedly living in the subterranean labyrinth of steam tunnels running for approximately 20 miles under campus.
A $25,000 grant will help the University of Wisconsin and Madison police departments crack down on bike and pedestrian safety violations on campus, according to a release. The grant will help cover specialized training for officers and increased pedestrian safety enforcement, officials said. Classroom and hands-on field training will take place Tuesday and Wednesday at UWPD.
A sexual assault that allegedly took place in a southeast residence hall on Saturday, April 11, was reported to a UW staff member on Sunday.
Wisconsin judge has sentenced a 20-year-old Kenilworth man to probation in relation to a 2014 sexual assault, which took place on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
On Monday, students from from the University of Wisconsin-Madison stopped by Wake Up Wisconsin to talk about the Autism Speaks U events on campus.
Students from UW-Madison whipped up the largest Rice Krispies Treat in world history. The giant block of marshmallowy fun weighed in at 11,327 pounds.
What started out as a dorm room joke two years ago was in the process of becoming a world record Saturday on the UW-Madison campus.
A UW-Madison student suffered a broken jaw and lost several teeth when he was hit in the mouth after encountering two men early Sunday in the campus area, police reported.
Steve Brown, 67-year-old developer and campus-area landlord, said he wanted to leverage those assets for the long-term good of the community. The result was the Stephen and Laurel Brown Foundation, started with his wife in 2013. This week, the most tangible and ambitious project of the foundation, a religious gathering spot called UpperHouse, officially opens at 365 East Campus Mall.
A 22-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student suffered a broken jaw after police say he was sucker-punched near campus early Sunday.
A group of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison said Sunday that they cooked up a Rice Krispies treat that shatters the Guinness World Record for the largest cereal treat by half a ton.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students said on Sunday they have completed a Rice Krispies cereal treat weighing more than 5-1/2 tons they hope will be entered into Guinness World Records.
Bellydancing UW will present its 15th annual spring show Saturday night at Monona Terrace.
A former UW-Madison student who sexually assaulted another student in her campus dorm room last year was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation for false imprisonment.
Students at UW-Madison oppose tuition increases proposed by Chancellor Rebecca Blank, saying the planned hikes of $1,000 to $5,000 a year ultimately will make college less affordable and accessible to all students.
Q&A with Javier Velasco, a returning Ph.D. student at UW-Madison finishing up a dissertation studying sea turtles, which combines his former career with his lifelong passion.
Marcus Boone, 28, pleaded guilty in February to second-degree sexual assault for raping a 21-year-old UW-Madison student after following her for several blocks while she walked home at bar time on Aug. 20.
Two University of Wisconsin-Madison experts on higher education affordability said Wednesday that a plan to increase nonresident undergraduate tuition by $10,000 over the next four years at the states flagship campus likely would reduce the number of lower- and middle-class students from other states and raise the stakes for attracting wealthy students.
The Friends of the UW-Madison Libraries event runs from April 15 through April 18, in Room 116 of the university’s Memorial Library, 728 State St.
Repairs to a broken water main on the UW-Madison campus near the Social Sciences building will close Lakeshore Path starting Wednesday morning. Repairs are likely to take a couple days.
Coates, senior editor and national correspondent for The Atlantic, spoke Tuesday at the Wisconsin Union Theater.
Dean of Students Lori Berquam released a proposal Monday detailing a tuition increase for nonresident and international undergraduate students and for several graduate programs at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison fans, so hopeful this was the year, took Monday’s 68-63 loss to Duke in the NCAA championship game with varying amounts of sadness, grief and frustration.
MADISON, Wis. AP — Thousands of Wisconsin fans packed downtown Madison on Monday night, dancing and jumping around, despite a loss to Duke University in the NCAA championship.
Dictionary.com released the most popular words searched at college campuses across the country. The most searched word for UW-Madison is the word evidence.
Walking along State Street Sunday morning, you’d never know that less than 12 hours earlier the historic strip was jam-packed with thousands of screaming Badger fans. Students were singing songs in the streets, swinging from trees and chanting 38-1, a playful jab at Kentucky’s perfect season coming to an end at the hands of the Badgers.
Columnist’s take on Yik Yak. Sources include UW professors Dominique Brossard and Kathleen Culver.
UW-Madison officials and local police are preparing for potentially one of the most historic parties the city has seen if the Badger men’s basketball team wins the national championship Monday.
Noted: UW-Madison is among the campuses with a strong InterVarsity presence. There are more than a dozen InterVarsity chapters there, serving a variety of demographic groups.
Profile of Riley Balikian, a UW-Madison graduate student studying sustainable community development and water resource management and one of 12 members of the steering committee for Young Evangelicals for Climate Action.
On Saturday night, the roars echoed from Union South to State St.
Thousands of rabid fans sporting the Cardinal and White chose to publicly commune as their team made history Saturday night.
Though the tip-off for the Wisconsin Badgers’ Final Four face off against the Kentucky Wildcats was several hours away, dutiful fans began claiming seats as early as 8 a.m. on Saturday morning.
t’s never a ho-hum affair – the annual visit of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Varsity Band to the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts in Green Bay. This year, that hoopla will likely be heightened. The concert comes on the heels of band members being in the thick of the energy surrounding tonight’s Monday, April 6 men’s basketball national championship run for the Wisconsin Badgers. CBS is televising the game, and coverage starts at 7:30 p.m. on WFRV, Channel 5.
TOWN OF BELOIT — Sophia Stevenson has been to every Badgers mens basketball game for the last two seasons.
Story of Maggie Stewart, a UW–Madison undergraduate who overcame a brain tumor diagnosis in 2013 to earn her degree in wildlife ecology in December.
