Category: Campus life

The UW Marching Band finally received a check from the Detroit Lions Dominic Raiola, more than a year after it was promised.

As University of Wisconsin celebrates its 104th homecoming this week, large crowds have already gathered at campus events this week in anticipation of parades, football and alumni events.

Spring graduation at Camp Randall went so well this year, the UW is doing it again next year.

Noted: Representatives from the Ready for Hillary super PAC, as well as volunteers from UW-Madison?s College Democrats, handed out promotional materials and encouraged students to support Clinton and Burke.

UW-Madison will see major campus changes on campus in upcoming years under the 2015 to 2017 university capital budgetary plans that Madison?s Joint West Campus Area Committee discussed at a meeting Wednesday.

The 2015 UW-Madison spring commencement ceremony is scheduled to be held in Camp Randall Stadium for the second year in a row, according to a university release.

Culinary innovator Dave Arnold spoke with UW-Madison students and community members about new techniques and changing culinary mindsets Wednesday.

The pomp and circumstance of homecoming week is colored by scores of red and white balloons and flowers, hoards of alumni returning to their old stomping grounds and a slate of events celebrating all things UW-Madison.

Students and community members will have the opportunity to make Wisconsin men?s basketball coach Bo Ryan contribute money to cancer research at the Kohl Center Wednesday.

Seven UW-Madison doctoral students received grants totalling $306,628 through the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program.

Other “Big Ten” schools to make the Top 15 included the University of Iowa, the University of Wisconsin Madison and the University of Michigan.

Panelists on a polling forum at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday said the final vote in the race for governor might or might not be as close as surveys suggest. 

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke spoke at a rally on campus Monday to encourage students to cast their ballots early ahead of the Nov. 4 general election.

There are certain precautions against academic misconduct students have become accustomed to; spacing students two chairs apart during exams, different versions of tests, internet-based plagiarism-prevention services.

A band director who expects so much from his members doesn?t expect to get a dime promised in an NFL player?s apology.

His mother, Ann O?Brien, is a senior accounting lecturer at UW-Madison.

Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, Calif., will discuss ways to increase women?s participation in science and technology careers Friday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The University of Wisconsin is looking for students to participate in its new diversity efforts.

A state agency is teaming up with the University of Wisconsin to expand international internship programs through Wisconsin-based companies.

University of Wisconsin student bus fees may rise as the city?s bus system works to add Wi-Fi to all its buses.

For Jennifer Holle, going to veterinary school is a dream come true.

UW-Madison students, staff and alumni from across the country wrote last week to excoriate campus police about an article in an online newsletter headlined ?Shedding the Victim Persona: Staying Safe on Campus? that they said blamed victims of sexual assault instead of the perpetrators.

The suspect is described as white with four small propellers and a GoPro camera. Was last seen Saturday afternoon hovering high above thousands of jumping college students at Camp Randall Stadium.

With the abundant assortment of State Street restaurants, food trucks, dining halls and instant food delivery services, it?s no secret that Madison is a utopia of delicious cuisine.

The signature dishes served at supper clubs that long served as Wisconsins culinary and social backbone will be under the microscope during next weeks statewide science festival.

Jenna Freeman is interested in people.So the UW-Madison student began capturing people she encountered on campus ? and beyond ? in a blog she calls Humans of UW-Madison.

It was obvious the burglar was looking for something valuable, but when he took Martin Weiss? most prized piece of jewelry he didn?t know just how valuable it was.

University of Wisconsin police have revised a crime prevention tip sheet after some readers said it contained language that blamed victims for crimes such as sexual assault.

A priceless family heirloom was reportedly stolen among other valuables from a university student?s bedroom as he slept overnight Wednesday, police said.

The best friend of the University of Wisconsin junior who broke his neck during a diving accident last month said 20-year-old engineering major Jake Anderson continues improving every day.

In the coming months, a committee will form to oversee and manage project development. It will consist of representatives from Madison, Dane County, the state, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the Madison Area Transportation Planning Board and other local entities.

Yesterday, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department posted an article called “Shedding the Victim Persona: Staying Safe on Campus.”

First lady Michelle Obama made her pitch to college students in Madison Tuesday, telling them to vote for Democrat Mary Burke in the upcoming governor?s race.