Despite drops in voter turnout, UW-Madison students and faculty are taking steps to get more people to the polls this November.
A new initiative meant to enhance the faculty recruitment process by attracting staff from underrepresented populations was introduced at the Faculty of Color reception Tuesday.
Many UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are in support of a tobacco-free campus, according to a recent survey. A Tobacco-Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition survey distributed in October 2017, in partnership with Public Health Madison and Dane County and the UW-Madison SPARK organization, found that 81 percent of student respondents support the campus going tobacco-free.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank may be recalled to testify in a National Collegiate Athletic Association antitrust trial after her testimony and a university statement conflicted. Last week, Blank was a witness in a case brought against the NCAA by Division I student-athletes to determine whether the NCAA can limit compensation for athletes to the full cost of their attendance fees.
Three grants that could forward research in quantum physics and technology at UW-Madison were secured by university researchers, the National Science Foundation announced today.
Student employees of the Wisconsin Union were ecstatic upon news of a pay raise, only to be let down when they were informed that certain units wouldn’t receive the raise.
For students with special learning needs, a new online portal has replaced — and, coordinators say, hopefully streamlined — the in-paper accommodations McBurney request process.
More than 50 students and community members’ bodies lay crumpled across the Capitol rotunda Sunday during a die-in held in protest of last week’s gun violence nationwide.
For some Badgers fans, a surprise loss to Brigham Young University was made worse by an emergency stint in an onsite medical cooling facility, after they spent an afternoon watching the second hottest game ever played at Camp Randall Stadium.
UW-Madison engineering students are continuing to help the women of a Kenyan village, with an invention they initially developed last year that allows the women to carry water on their backs.
Students were made aware of a gas leak that was reported near the Madison Veteran's Hospital this morning via WiscAlert.
Ah, Bid Day. Hordes of sorority sisters traveling, speaking, singing, and dancing in impenetrable packs: what’s so scary about that? However, the glory of the over-enthusiastic and estrogen-fueled Bid Day for campus sororities was less than enjoyable for Linda Johnson, a concerned mother, essential oils dealer, organic tomato grower, and avid Facebook user.
The word “cultura” means culture in both Spanish and Portuguese. That’s why UW-Madison's Latinx Heritage Month planners chose it as the theme for their celebrations this year.
UW-Madison ranks 15th among public colleges, according to rankings released today by U.S. News & World Report. Overall, UW-Madison ranks 49th in a four-way tie.
A UW-Madison student voiced concerns of a culturally insensitive class syllabus in a Facebook post, Wednesday.
UW-Madison Athletics is now partnered with Lyft, a rideshare company, providing community members with an alternative form of transportation on Badger game days. Through the partnership, Lyft will have designated pick-up and drop-off locations at the Kohl Center and Camp Randall.
Two new cultural student centers will open this fall in the Red Gym, following over a year of student initiative.
Reigning UW-Madison band director, Michael Leckrone, announced the upcoming academic year will be his last, leaving behind a 50-year legacy at the university.
Sophomore wide receiver Danny Davis has been suspended for the first two games of the season Wisconsin head coach Paul Chryst announced Wednesday.
Junior receiver Quintez Cephus has been formally suspended from the team following the announcement of a pair of felony sexual assault charges Monday.
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