Four student-run start-ups have received grants from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Corporate Relations to help grow their businesses. The businesses, all run by UW-Madison undergraduate students, each received $3,000 from the officeâ??s Student Venture Seed Grant Program, the university said Monday.
Thousands of veterans going to school under the new Post-9/11 GI Bill will be eligible for $3,000 in emergency aid if they have not yet received their payments.
As the Cap Times reported earlier this month, veterans locally have been frustrated both with the time itâ??s taking the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to process benefits, and the lack of information available to those attempting to check on the status of their claims.
The Associated Students of Madison, in partnership with the Offices of the Dean of Students, held a town hall forum Monday to gain student opinion on the use of the $1.5 million in student services funds allotted by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
University of Wisconsin students voiced proposals to faculty in a public forum Monday on how the student services portion of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates funds should be allocated.
In an effort to involve more students in the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates and continue the discussion of where studentsâ?? money is going, the Associated Students of Madison will host a town hall-style meeting today.
While students seem to be cutting back on almost everything due to the current economic recession, the University of Wisconsin Systemâ??s two-year colleges are actually seeing an increase in enrollment for the fifth consecutive year.
A record number of students enrolled this fall at UW Colleges — again.
For the fifth consecutive year, more students than ever before poured into the classrooms of the state’s 13 two-year campuses.
The University of Wisconsin announced a new campaign Thursday aimed at vaccinating more students against the flu.
The UW-Madison Schools of Nursing and Pharmacy and University Health Services will team up to offer flu shots at 16 locations beginning Tuesday, September 29 at Sellery Hall and running through November.
Thereâ??s a lot of talk lately about health care, but students at Wisconsinâ??s Private Colleges neednâ??t worry.
The head of the Wisconsin Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (WAICU) says between 25-30 percent of students donâ??t have health care when they start college, especially now that many arenâ??t covered by their parents who may have lost their jobs â?? and their insurance.
Over 7,000 students, faculty and community members gathered in the Kohl Center Thursday to hear author Michael Pollanâ??s lecture on nutrition in modern America.
College students (and people in general) love to complain. Just ask Todd Jasperson. (Speaking of which, how about that weather the other day? I havenâ??t seen anyone make it rain like that since Pacman got suspended.) Whether itâ??s about politics, cops, reckless bicyclists or tuition, itâ??s easy for us to see the problem, but itâ??s not always easy to come up with a solution.
The United Statesâ?? bleak economy and struggling newspaper industry have combined forces in recent months to give journalism schools across the country a surprising boost in applicants.
Highlighting the University of Wisconsinâ??s first annual Go Big Read common book program, â??In Defense of Foodâ? author Michael Pollan told a 7,000 person crowd of UW students, community members and Wisconsin farmers Tuesday at the Kohl Center the Western ideology of food consumption needs reevaluation.
Itâ??s back.
The H1N1 virus has returned to Dane County with a vengeance, thanks to a nasty outbreak on the UW-Madison campus, and local officials are taking unprecedented steps to control it.
Starting Friday, UW Hospital will use its own lab to test employees with flu symptoms for H1N1 to comply with federal regulations requiring infected health care workers to stay away from patients for seven days after the start of their symptoms.
Two of Madisonâ??s three hospitals have suspended their use of student volunteers.
 Organizers from Promoting Awareness, Victim Empowerment hosted a panel Wednesday to provide UW-Madison students with information on resources available to help victims of sexual assault.
Both UW-Madison graduate and undergraduate entrepreneurship programs within the School of Business ranked among the top 25 in the nation, according to a recent survey.
The U.S. Census Bureau cited Wisconsin as one of the most widely insured states on Monday, but thatâ??s little consolation to thousands of UW-Madison students who lack health care and view every health insurance experience as a never-ending wait for the dentist.
Cost has increasingly become a deciding factor in where students enroll in college, but the economic downturn has made this back-to-school season tougher than usual for many families. Job losses and dwindling savings arenâ??t the only factors.Michigan lawmakers did not include a state-funded scholarship program in its budget this year, and future funding is shaky for similar programs in several other states.
Until two weeks ago, Brian Wozniak was a relatively unknown player on the University of Wisconsin football team.
That all changed with one short but eye-opening revelation from the freshman tight end on the Internet. Shortly after noon on Sept. 8, Wozniak broke the news that a flu outbreak had hit the Badgers. “45 uw football players out due to swine flu symptoms … oh boyyy,” was how Wozniak put it on Twitter, a popular social-media website.
Officials with the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point say they are ready to handle an outbreak of H1N1or swine flu, but are working on plans that would deal with the impact in classrooms.How would attendance and grading be affected if large numbers of students or faculty members missed weeks of class? What if certain campus buildings are closed, but not others? Would students be able to complete the semester?
From Facebook to YouTube to personal blogs, future doctors are crossing the line â?? and getting in trouble. A new study finds most medical school deans surveyed said they were aware of students posting unprofessional content online, including photos of drug paraphernalia and violations of patient privacy. Some infractions resulted in warnings, others in being expelled.
The H1N1 outbreak at UW-Madison is not over, but it’s not nearly as bad as it was a couple weeks ago.
The number of students University Health Services treated for flu like symptoms last week is way down. In the week ending Saturday the 19th, 168 students had symptoms including fever, body aches and coughing. That’s down more than 50 percent from the week before, when 345 students reported those symptoms.
It’s Go Big Read week on the UW-Madison campus and in the Madison community.
Students and others who have read Michael Pollan’s “In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto” – the inaugural book chosen for a university common book reading program – will finally get to see the author in person Thursday night at the Kohl Center.
I am one of a few UW-Madison undergraduate students who can personally testify to the notion that Halloween in this city ainâ??t what it used to be.
Former UW-Madison menâ??s basketball freshmen Jeremy Glover and Diamond Taylor were officially charged with two counts of burglary Monday, according to a complaint filed at the Dane County Circuit Court.
A UW-Platteville student whose family will be featured on ABCâ??s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” will get a full scholarship for the 2009-2010 academic year thanks to an anonymous donor.
Joey Stott, who is in her first semester at UW-Platteville, and her family were chosen to be featured in the show earlier this month.
MADISON (WKOW) — University Health Services is reporting a decrease in the number of students contacting UHS with flu-like symptoms.
In Week #3 of school (September 13-19), UHS evaluated 168 students for influenza-like illness (ILI), UHS reporting that ILI visits made up 12.6 percent of the total visits to the primary care clinic for the week.
By comparison, in Week #2 of school, 345 students complained of ILI; and in Week #1, 198 students came to UHS complaining of ILI.
A 21-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student was “sucker” punched early Thursday morning while standing at a chicken stand on State Street, Madison police reported.
The victim told Madison police he lost consciousness for a short period of time after being struck at about 12:30 a.m. Thursday at North Broom Street and State Street.
They’re not known for being pristine. Madison’s lakes and the presence of algae go hand in hand.
Yet when UW limnology professor Jake Vander Zanden and his students cast a net into Lake Mendota’s University Bay ten days ago, they got quite a surprise.
Two former University of Wisconsin basketball recruits were formally charged Monday with burglary for allegedly walking into unlocked dormitory rooms and taking electronic equipment.
A UW-Madison student was charged Monday with using the Internet to arrange a meeting for sex with a 15-year-old girl.
But Anthony P. Vanderscheuren, 23, was actually chatting online with Clark County Sheriff’s Detective Jeffrey Baumgarten, who was posing in a Yahoo chat room as a 15-year-old girl on Sept. 2 when he was contacted by Vanderscheuren, according to a criminal complaint charging Vanderscheuren with using a computer to facilitate a child sex crime.
This past Friday, the Daily Cardinal Editorial Board had the opportunity to meet with Chancellor Carolyn â??Biddyâ? Martin to discuss some of the universityâ??s most pressing issues. With a year under her belt, Martin is due for some of the first appraisals of her job performance, most of which is tethered to the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn â??Biddyâ? Martin met with The Daily Cardinal editors Friday to discuss the Madison Initiative, diversity on campus and other topics of interest to students.
The University of Wisconsin System announced Thursday 18 different growth agenda projects that received funding, totaling $1 million in support over the next year.
The first weeks of the semester present many exciting firsts, challenges and transitional processes for incoming freshmen at the University of Wisconsin, but many overlook the unique hurdles transfer students face when they arrive at their new home.
Freakfest producer Frank Productions announced new information Friday about this yearâ??s Freakfest including band lineup and costume contest information.
MADISON (WKOW) — The Department of Natural Resources and a team of UW-Madison students are set to begin separate studies of lakes in southern Wisconsin following the discovery of a new invasive species.
On September 11, a team of limnology students cast a net into Lake Mendotaâ??s University Bay and pulled out spiny water fleas. The discovery was a shock to limnology professor Jake Vander Zanden. The invasive species had earlier only been seen in Lake Michigan and portions of Ontario, Canada.
Two former University of Wisconsin basketball recruits were formally charged Monday with burglary for allegedly walking into unlocked dormitory rooms and taking electronic equipment.
Jeremy C. Glover, 18, allegedly told police that it was the idea of teammate Diamond K. Taylor, 18, of Bolingbrook, Ill., to go into the rooms and take the items, and that he was just going along with it.
According to a criminal complaint filed in Dane County Circuit Court, Taylor told police the two had been drinking at a party, then went from floor to floor in Sellery Hall checking doors to find open rooms, taking cash and small electronics.
Two months ago, Michael Pflanzer was hoping to take advantage of the federal governmentâ??s new Post-9/11 GI Bill to go to Madison Area Technical College.
….But Pflanzer’s college plans fizzled before classes started at MATC on Aug. 24. The more he looked into things, the more he became convinced that a growing backlog of those applying for GI Bill benefits meant the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs would be unable to get living stipend payments to those who qualify in a timely manner.
Quoted: Assistant dean of students John Bechtol
(Gerald Kapinos, a 28-year-old Air Force veteran, UW-Madison student and the Midwest regional director of Student Veterans of America is also quoted in the story.)
Pledge week, dorm picnics, a carnival at the union – the first weeks of college at UW-Madison are jam-packed with activities for new students.
That is, if you’re a freshman.
But transfer students – who arrive at the university each fall by the hundreds – say their reception traditionally has been a little cold.
UW-Madison is one of seven universities across the nation to receive a competitive federal grant to raise awareness of sexual assault and dating violence on college campuses.
National statistics show one in four women will be sexually assaulted before they graduate from college. That’s a stat UW-Senior Courtney Coen believes to be true.
Madison Metro met with public health officials to come up with a plan to help keep riders and employees protected from H1N1.
Madison Metro transit said 50,000 to 60,000 people board its buses each day.
Ann Schaffer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison student, was waiting for the bus on UW-Madison’s campus Friday. She said she knows there’s a chance the H1N1 virus could be waiting for her on board.
During Saturday’s Badger game 23 people were kicked out of Camp Randall, 10 were arrested.
Campus police report that of the 10 people arrested, eight were students.
UW-Madison officials partnered with student advocacy groups and law enforcement Thursday to unveil a new campuswide initiative to address the problems of sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking.
As Halloween and State Streetâ??s Freakfest get closer, it brings both anticipation and anxiety. At the cityâ??s Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting Thursday at Memorial Union, members said it was important to create both a safe and fun environment for this yearâ??s Halloween.
With the claim of saving taxpayers $87 billion, the House of Representatives passed a bill that has been referred by multiple legislators as â??the single largest government investmentâ? in making higher education more affordable.
The End Violence on Campus Program was unveiled Thursday with the aim to raise awareness and reduce the number of crimes involving sexual assault, dating violence and stalking on campus.
A small group of community members made their voices heard Thursday regarding this yearâ??s Freakfest at the Downtown Coordinating Committee meeting, prompting plans to increase student involvement in preparing for this yearâ??s celebration and future events.
The University of Wisconsin System is awarding more than $1 million in grants for 18 projects to help graduate more students.
Reading between the lines is a tricky, oftentimes dangerous exercise when trying to comprehend stories like the one about Jeremy Glover, Diamond Taylor and the University of Wisconsin menâ??s basketball team.
The number of employers at a UW-Madison job fair dropped by 50% from last year.
The UW Business Career Center hosted its annual job fair at the Kohl Center for students in the School of Business and College of Letters and Sciences.
The Associated Students of Madisonâ??s Student Council approved a student oversight board for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin Wednesday night, which will give students a chance to propose ideas on how to allocate approximately $5 million of the funds.
A group of University of Wisconsin limnology students ran into quite the surprise Friday when a set of routine experiments led to the discovery of a new invasive animal species living in Lake Mendota.
Third Eye Blind, an alternative rock band originally formed in the early â??90s, is scheduled to perform at Freakfest 2009, according to the bandâ??s website.
Fraternity and sorority recruitment had just wrapped up and classes were about to start when the first wave of coughing and sniffling students reached Washington State Universityâ??s health center.
Facebook isnt just for socializing anymore â?? a new survey of college admissions officials suggests students are increasingly taking care of business on the site as well.More than 70% of officials in the annual survey say they or others in their office have received Facebook or MySpace “friend requests” from applicants. While officials arent sure how students think it will help their chances of getting into college, “Whats becoming clear is that applicants themselves are using Facebook as an essential communication medium and are expecting to use it as a medium with schools,” says Jeff Olson, executive director of research for Kaplan Test Prep and Admissions.
Weight gain is common among college students, according to nutritionists, and many factors are to blame. Dining managers at the University of Wisconsin are working to give students healthy options.”We offer many choices,” said Brian Burke, food manager. “We have a salad bar with 20 to 30 items. We always have four entrees in the serving line, fruit bars. They can get sandwiches made just the way they like them.”
While at least 40 University of Wisconsin-Madison football players were sick last week, many with flulike symptoms, all suited up for Saturday’s double overtime win against Fresno State and some attended practice even though they were vomiting.
At least one member of the team played briefly in the game but was so ill he had to come off the field.
The first cases of what are suspected to be the H1N1 flu have been reported at Wisconsin’s northern-most campus this week.
Four students have notified the UW-Superior Health Services office that they’ve got the flu. Health Services Doctor Dawn Schultze says they’re not calling it H1N1, just flu-like symptoms. But she says the symptoms match that of H1N1, including a dry cough, headache, and fever of 100-plus degrees.
A terse news release appeared to snuff out any possibility that Diamond Taylor and Jeremy Glover will get a second chance to play for the University of Wisconsin menâ??s basketball team after their arrests for a campus burglary earlier this month.
