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The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving its spring commencement for undergrads to Camp Randall Stadium — rain or shine — so all 6,000 graduates can gather at one venue for one ceremony to mark the culmination of their Badger education.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is moving its spring commencement for undergrads to Camp Randall Stadium — rain or shine — so all 6,000 graduates can gather at one venue for one ceremony to mark the culmination of their Badger education.

Howard Bremer never knew what was coming when he answered his phone across half a century at the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin says she “certainly” believes that another federal government shutdown can be avoided.   

U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.) met with faculty at University of Wisconsin-Madison on Tuesday to hear about what effect flat-funding, the sequester, and the shutdown has on research.

Defaulting on student loans is a national problem, but apparently not on the UW-Madison campus.

Howard Bremer, who was instrumental in extending UW-Madison?s prowess in the worlds of research and invention, died Friday at the age of 90.

The shutdown of the federal government is threatening $36 million in monthly payments for research at UW-Madison, says PROFS, an advocacy group for faculty.

The University of Wisconsin System may set back efforts to repair its relationship with GOP leaders of the Legislature if proposed increases to the salary ranges of key executive posts within the system are approved Friday by the Board of Regents, the chairwoman of the Legislature?s powerful Joint Finance Committee said Thursday.

The ongoing federal government shutdown illustrates just how vital federal dollars remain to research on campus, even as they become a dwindling resource.

Normally, the Oct. 1 beginning of the federal fiscal year kicks off a mad scramble for UW-Madison researchers hoping for federal funding, with applications coming due and nerves frayed. This year is no different — it?s just a scramble of a different kind with the dawn of the federal government shutdown, the first in 17 years.

On Saturday, Sept. 28 the Hmong community hosted a free community celebration and reception to welcome Yang Sao Xiong, Ph.D. to Madison.  After ten years of advocacy to meet the needs of the University, students, and the Hmong community, UW-Madison hired Xiong to teach the first Hmong American Studies in the Nation.  The Hmong American Studies will be part of the Asian American Program and the School of Social Work. 

The University of Wisconsin-Madison alone received $620 million from federal taxpayers last year to fund some 4,000 research projects, said Kim Moreland, who heads the university?s grants and contracts office.

Colleges still may lawfully consider race as one of several factors in admissions as long as their programs are narrowly tailored to meet a compelling interest in campus diversity, federal officials said on Friday.

If Congress fails to reach agreement on a stopgap spending bill and the government shuts down on Tuesday, the impact on colleges, students, and university scientists would be minimal, at least at first.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will use social media and a town hall meeting this week to raise awareness and address student and parent concerns about campus safety in the wake of multiple armed robberies near campus since the start of the school year.

The impending shutdown of the federal government is expected to affect higher education only modestly, at least in the short term, but the debate has already kicked off several months of unpredictable fiscal fights that threaten to further cut funding for some financial aid programs and scientific research.