The Dane County Bomb Squad evacuated a building on the UW Campus Monday afternoon, after a staff member found a grenade inside a desk on campus.
Grenade found in building on UW campus
WISC-TV 3
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Think big to control the cost of college
Wisconsin State Journal
Interim UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward prioritized this (customized learning via technology) effort. That?s something new Chancellor Rebecca Blank must continue.
Limits on malpractice awards involving UW doctors challenged
Wisconsin State Journal
A Verona woman who won a $1.8 million jury award for her husband?s death in a lawsuit against a UW-Madison doctor is challenging a cap on damages against state-employed doctors, which limits the payment to $250,000.
College Enrollment Falls as Economy Recovers
New York Times
The long enrollment boom that swelled American colleges ? and helped drive up their prices ? is over, with grim implications for many schools.
Millner: Take time to visit UW campuses ? they are the UW system
Chippewa Herald
For more than 150 years, Wisconsin taxpayers have invested in our public colleges and universities, producing an enduring resource that benefits every Wisconsin family and the whole state economy. Today, that cherished resource faces critical challenges and change.
Editorial: University of Wisconsin being micromanaged? Absolutely
Appleton Post-Crescent
In their meeting last month, some members of the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents lamented that the state Legislature was micromanaging the board.
UW-Madison chancellor’s first day on the job
Madison.com
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank greeted prospective students and members of the media during her first day on the job Monday in front of Bascom Hall.
New UW chancellor Rebecca Blank’s husband a right-wing think tank fellow
Incoming UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank is a veteran of the Clinton administration who was tabbed by President Barack Obama to run the U.S. Commerce Department.
UW-Madison archaeology trip to Troy postponed until next summer
Wisconsin State Journal
An archaeology trip to the ancient city of Troy led by UW-Madison researchers has been postponed until next summer because of an unexpected move last week by the Turkish government to suspend permits for archaeology work this summer.
New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank arrives on campus
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank arrived on campus Monday for her first day on the job and a week of immersion before taking a a long-planned family vacation.
New UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank to tackle daunting challenges starting July 22
Isthmus
When incoming University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank officially enters Bascom Hall on Monday, July 22, she?ll face a steep learning curve.
UW-Madison in spotlight at State Fair this year
The Business Journal of Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Madison, with its focus on science, engineering and agriculture, will take the spotlight for a whole day at the Wisconsin State Fair this year.
UW researcher calls cyberattack attempts ‘shocking?
WISC-TV 3
The number of cyberattack at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is shocking, even to its top researchers.
Barrage of Cyberattacks Challenges Campus Culture
America?s research universities, among the most open and robust centers of information exchange in the world, are increasingly coming under cyberattack, most of it thought to be from China, with millions of hacking attempts weekly ? including thousands a day at the University of Wisconsin?Madison.
Frazier To Lead NIU Athletics
WNIJ-FM
NIU has a new athletic director. Sean Frazier was introduced Tuesday as the new athletic director at Northern Illinois University. Frazier has spent the past six years in the athletic department at the University of Wisconsin and has served as the deputy director since 2011.
UW Hospital and Clinics repeats as state?s top hospital
WKOW-TV 27
wo Madison hospitals are mentioned in the U.S. News and World Report of the best hospitals in the country.
UW-Madison names residence hall after Aldo Leopold
AP
The University of Wisconsin-Madison is naming its new residence hall after conservationist Aldo Leopold.