New UW Law School programs helps underrepresented applicants
By Peter Coutu | Feb. 10, 2016First and second-year college students can now apply to the inaugural James E. Jones Jr. Pre-Law Scholars Program at the UW Law School.
First and second-year college students can now apply to the inaugural James E. Jones Jr. Pre-Law Scholars Program at the UW Law School.
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced Tuesday the expansion of School Based Mental Health Teams, a budget program he initiated in 2014 to provide necessary mental health care and assistance to K-8 students.
Lorna Jorgenson Wendt,a UW-Madison graduate and influential leader in the fight for women’s financial equality in marriage, died Feb. 4.
Three finalists were recently selected in the search for a new UW-Madison vice chancellor for university relations.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank appointed Michael Lehman as interim vice chancellor for finance and administration Tuesday.
After weeks of campaigning, voters in New Hampshire will decide who they think should be the Democrat and Republican presidential nominees. With most polls closing in under a half hour, follow the Daily Cardinal's live blog throughout the night for updates on both races.
The state Assembly approved Thursday a bill supported by UW-Madison that would eliminate drinking tickets for witnesses and victims of sexual assault on college campuses. Introduced by state Rep.
The student-run radio station WSUM provides the UW-Madison area with alternative music, a voice in the community and a hands-on environment to learn about media production, according to general manager Dave Black.
Junot D?az, an author known for his fictional works featuring the immigrant experience and his personal racial background, answered questions at Memorial Union Monday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
Associate Dean and medical history and biomedics professor Dr. Richard Keller spoke Monday in Madison about the origins of the distrust in global health programs in postcolonial countries.
Researchers announced Monday the discovery of a new form of Lyme disease found only in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A team of researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., discovered the borrelia mayonii bacteria, which is closely related to a previously discovered strain of the disease but is only found in the upper Midwest and causes slightly different symptoms.
A new study by three UW-Extension educators addresses the reasons why more women than men, statistically, opt out of political endeavors.
Public Health Madison & Dane County performed 175 compliance checks in Madison of nicotine/tobacco dealers by sending volunteer minors into the locations, according to a new report.
State Supreme Court hopefuls released the amount of money raised so far by their campaigns with only a week to go before the Feb. 16 primary.
James Martin Pedersen, the man known as the face of Madison pizza franchise Rocky Rococo’s advertisements, died at age 67 Thursday, according to franchise owner Wayne Mosley.
A Madison man was arrested for driving while intoxicated after a low-speed crash near Dane County Regional Airport Friday afternoon.
As childcare costs continue to rise nationwide, the UW-Madison Child Care Tuition Assistance Program aims to increase support for student parents striving for degree completion, according to CCTAP Parent Resource Specialist Jen Templin.
UW-Madison psychology professor Markus Brauer will teach a public seminar Feb. 9 at Madison Public Library that will focus on strategies supported by extensive research to best reduce discrimination in the workplace.
UW-Madison researchers are conducting a study, funded by the NCAA and the U.S. Department of Defense, that will examine the most effective ways to educate athletes on the importance of reporting concussions.
Four Dane County cities will receive a combined total of over $600,000 to help clean area lakes as a part of the Urban Water Quality Grant Program, Dane County Executive Joe Parisi announced last week. Madison, Fitchburg, Sun Prairie and Monona will receive the grants for five projects.