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.
Burke held a rally that drew about two dozen college students Monday on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Cronon on Tuesday will trace the changing meanings of wilderness in American history and make the case for its ongoing importance today. Cronon?s 7 p.m. talk in Shannon Hall in the Memorial Union is the third installment of the Jordahl Public Lands Lecture Series named after the late Wisconsin conservationist, Bud Jordahl.
Sponsored by the UW-Madison Political Science Department and moderated by Cap Times Managing Editor Chris Murphy, the free, public forum will feature discussion among the panelists, with time for questions toward the end. Audience members ? both at the Pyle Center and outside ? can take part on Twitter using the #ctpollchat hashtag.
UW-Madison didn?t experience the sharp drop in the number of rapes last year that a look at the campus police department?s latest report suggests.
The Center for High-Throughput Computing at University of Wisconsin has revolutionized the ability to process and analyze large scale data sets for UW researchers, particularly neuroscientists.
Last weekend?s drone over Camp Randall Stadium wasn?t the only one spotted in Madison that day or even the only one to hover above an area football stadium that weekend.
Bringing learning-focused events to venues all across the city and state, the Wisconsin Science Festival this weekend brought in thousands of children and adults eager to gain insight into the world of science at University of Wisconsin and beyond.
Reeve Lindbergh was in Madison to deliver a ?Lindbergh Lecture? ? more on that serendipitous connection momentarily ? at UW-Madison?s Mechanical Engineering Department and to see, for the first time, the city where her father lived and attended school from September 1920 to March 1922.
An uncommon number of hospitalizations due to flu have already been observed throughout the state of Wisconsin, causing state and campus officials to advise early vaccination.
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.
The interviewer who challenged Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella when he muffed a question about women?s raises will be speaking at UW-Madison on Friday.
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.
Deitz is a student at UW-Madison, where he plays with Richard Davis? Black Music Ensemble.
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.
While thousands of students walk across the terrace in front of Bascom Hall each week, very few realize what lies just a few feet below their own: the remains of two men whose story dates back to the beginning of the city of Madison itself.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank told staff it is going to be a ?tough year? when discussing finances at an Academic Staff meeting in Bascom Hall Monday.
UW-Madison police are working with federal aviation officials to identify the pilot of the unmanned aerial vehicle, or drone, seen at Saturday?s football game against Illinois.
Babcock Hall ice cream, the brandy old fashioned and our love of the supper club may be tough to find in a science book, but not at the Wisconsin Science Festival.
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.
The University of Wisconsin at Madison Police Department issued an apology Wednesday after a list of safety tips posted to the department?s website was criticized for appearing to blame victims of campus crimes, particularly survivors of sexual assault.
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.
The protest will start at 5:45 p.m. at 750 University Ave. Protesters will march from Chazen Art Museum to the Biotechnology Center, 425 Henry Mall. The university?s public forum on the research will start at 7 p.m. at the Biotechnology Center in Room 1111.
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.
UW-Madison police have revised a crime prevention tip sheet sent out earlier this week after readers were alarmed by language they said blamed victims for crimes such as sexual assault.
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.
UW-Madison is offering a new website to help students get involved in shared governance and make a difference within their campus community, according to a Tuesday press release.
The union lost about 250 chairs to theft last year, which amounts to about $60,000 worth of the brightly colored metal chairs that students, alumni, tourists and others can?t seem to keep their hands off.
UW-Madison gets prominent mention as a school that says no to plastic.
University of Wisconsin police are asking community members to watch out for green, blue, orange or yellow Union chairs that may have been stolen, according to a release.
UW-Madison should have a short list of diversity initiatives to complete over a year or two in place by early 2015, Chancellor Rebecca Blank told the Badger Herald last week.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined budgetary issues facing the university in her State of the University Address to Faculty Senate in its first meeting Monday.
The UW System reported a $150 million drop in the tuition fund balance in its 2013-?14 fiscal year Program Balances Report, which was released this week.
The Badger Herald and The Daily Cardinal last week interviewed University of Wisconsin Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Dean of Students Lori Berquam on a range of issues, from alcohol policy and sexual assault to tuition and diversity.
The University of Wisconsin System finished fiscal year 2013-14 with more than $973 million on hand, according to a report the system released Monday.
In a conversation with the Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald, Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Dean of Students Lori Berquam addressed campus issues of sexual assault, alcohol policy, tuition cost and diversity.
University of Wisconsin – Madison police are investigating a report of a sexual assault in a Lakeshore dorm, according to a release.
UW-Madison police are investigating a sexual assault that took place in a university residence hall early Saturday morning.
University of Wisconsin Extension is planning ahead for what resources citizens might need in twenty years.
The state of Wisconsin is taking precautions against Ebola. Colleges are also on alert. The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has identified 14 students who returned to campus from Nigeria, and officials said they?ve been monitored for Ebola and cleared as healthy.
Actor Bradley Whitford hit the campaign trail in Wisconsin Friday for Democratic candidate for governor Mary Burke. The actor, best known for his work on the TV show ?The West Wing,? met with volunteers who are working to register voters on the UW-Madison campus.
Professor Kydds Terrorism 319 class is full.
Actually, its overloaded. More than 60 students and auditors alike are filling up the special political science class at UW Madison.
A $3 million gift from University of Wisconsin-Madison supporters Sheldon and Marianne Lubar will create a unique opportunity to endow a Law School chair that will competitively rotate among faculty members to support research in a variety of areas.
U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Madison, says the governor?s arguments that he has helped college students with a tuition freeze is ?putting lipstick on the pig.?
At first glance at UW-Madisons 2014-2015 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report you may think that crime at and around the university isnt that bad.
Aside from the occasional cockroaches, University of Wisconsin?s music students and faculty are finding ways to work around Humanities?s bumps and bruises.
