Category: UW-Madison Related

Yang Sao Xiong?s new position teaching Hmong American Studies at UW-Madison is the first tenure-track post in that subject area in the United States, he says.

At a Memorial Union town hall meeting Sunday evening, Dean of Students Lori Berquam shared something a criminal suspect once told her.

A sudden increase in violent crimes near the UW-Madison campus has prompted students and officials to take a deeper look at safety. The meeting was in response to armed robberies near campus. Madison police say they?ve seen a 30% increase in robberies in that area.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is reaching out to its students in an attempt to help keep them safe.A week of online chats led to Sunday night?s town hall meeting, set up so students could question campus leaders over recent crime.

Enhanced safety measures have been in place on the UW-Madison campus following the death of an employee in April when a loading dock lift fell on the employee.

From homelessness and poverty to setting down the path to a degree, the University of Wisconsin?s Odyssey Project provides free teaching to adults facing financial difficulties to take the first steps into higher education.

City and campus police officials are stepping up enforcement in response to recent property crimes in the Regent-Vilas-Greenbush neighborhood.

Freakfest organizers announced new additions to the Halloween bash?s line-up on the event?s Facebook page Wednesday, which include Neon Indian, 3LAU, Dirty Disco Kidz, Fort Wilson Riot and Gabe Burdullis.

Dean of Students Lori Berquam, the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department and the Madison Police Department held a tweet chat Wednesday as the first in three upcoming events designed to share information and seek community input on campus safety following a recent increase in crime near campus.

Instead of issuing citations, UW police are using a different tactic to encourage students bicyclists to ride safely at night.

Claudia Gupta lives on North Lake Street, close to where a suspect was chased after a shot was fired blocks away.

Since then, Gupta has received two timely warnings from the university. Another one has been sent out in the last month. Those messages describe assaults and armed robberies that have happened close to campus, the suspects, and safety tips that students should keep in mind in light of any threat.

In 2006, students approved a referendum initiative with the objective of preserving the value of the Memorial Union while upgrading and refurbishing the nearly 80-year-old building, according to the project?s website.

Children will have four jam-packed days to learn about science during the third annual Wisconsin Science Festival, beginning Thursday.

Recently, 30 volunteers helped to clear invasive species and plant native trees at Picnic Point on the UW-Madison campus during a day helping the Clean Lakes Alliance.

Coordinators for the University of Wisconsin-Madison Alumni Association have started finalizing designs for the new Alumni Park, which could break ground summer 2014.

The Madison Police Department and the University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department are working in conjunction to put more officers on the streets in campus areas that have experienced recent upticks in dangerous crimes, according to MPD spokesperson Joel DeSpain.

Flooding at the Camp Randall Sports Center Sunday afternoon closed the recreational facility to students indefinitely.

University of Wisconsin recently awarded seven women the Outstanding Women of Color Award, honoring women for their work in the campus and Madison community.

A college-aged woman was sexually assaulted walking near the intersection of Langdon Street and Frances Street early Sunday morning.

Despite having one of the largest international student populaces in the country with more than 4,000 international students at the University of Wisconsin, some students feel there is not enough conversation regarding the various backgrounds and cultures that many UW students come from.

Rate My Professors ranked the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 5 on a list of universities with the best professors published this week.

New ?green? exercise equipment at the Southeast Recreational Facility allows the user to produce energy that is run back into the building?s power grid, according to a news release.

Freakfest 2013 will feature performances by Matt and Kim and Chiddy Bang at the Halloween-themed event on State Street, which promoters say will be the biggest in the event?s history.

Things on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have returned to normal after some very tense moments Wednesday night

Madison police detained two suspects Wednesday, after a shot was fired on the 100 block of Langdon Street following an armed robbery on the 100 block of Gilman Street that went wrong at approximately 6:20 p.m., according to a police report.

Frank Productions company announced their 2013 lineup for the Halloween themed Freakfest music festival, Wednesday morning, including such artists as Matt & Kim, Lucius and Sexy Ester.

This month marks the 4th annual 5K run in Brittany Zimmermann?s memory, and another year that her killer walks the streets.

Two teenagers have been arrested after a robbery at gunpoint near the UW-Madison campus Wednesday night.

Madison police said two teenagers have been detained but not arrested in connection to reports of a shot fired around 6:20 p.m. near 124 Langdon St. in downtown Madison.

City officials could choose from one of three plans to redesign Library Mall and State Street in the next six weeks, Ald. Scott Resnick, District 4, said at a Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee meeting Monday.

Madison police say a group of roommates were at a neighboring home watching the Badger game around 12:20 a.m. Sunday, when one looked out a window and realized someone was inside their Lathrop Street house.

UW students took matters into their own hands Saturday night, catching a burglar in their downtown apartment.