The United Nations Environment Programme reports that about one third of all food produced for human consumption is wasted, which is around 1.3 billion tons.
Gov. Scott Walker signed six bills Tuesday designed to protect state children and teenagers against abuse and trafficking.
UW-Madison Police Department Chief Susan Riseling met with journalism students and professors Tuesday to discuss last week’s arrest of Denzel J.
Alex Witze, science writer and journalist for Nature and Science News magazines, is on UW-Madison’s campus this week to discuss how to be a reporter in the current world of journalism and science.
Mayor Paul Soglin addressed the city’s Plan Commission Monday to urge support for a moratorium on food and drink establishments in downtown Madison until the completion of a retail study of the area.
One person was killed and another injured with non-life threatening injuries early Tuesday at 7436 Mineral Point Rd, according to a Madison Police Department incident report.
UW-Madison faculty and administration are sharing strategies for furthering campus climate discussions in the wake of several incidents of hate and bias within the last few months.
A study published April 18 by Scientific Reports journal, conducted by UW-Madison researchers, indicated that short meditation exercises can help improve the attention span of those who multitask with different forms of media.
State Attorney General Brad Schimel filed an appeal Monday on a Dane County judge’s decision to remove Wisconsin’s right-to-work law.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin said in a letter Monday he is prohibiting city government employees from traveling to North Carolina until further notice, citing “state-sanctioned LGBT discrimination.”
Every Monday night, community members gather in the basement of the Crossing church on University Avenue to enjoy Family Dinner Night hosted by the organization Slow Food UW.
Madison has always been perceived as a biking community, and as the weather has started to turn this spring, that’s all the more evident, with thousands of bicyclists hitting the network of trails that interconnect most of the city.
As more and more people nationwide are being diagnosed with dementia and Alzheimer’s, Wisconsin lawmakers, activists and researchers are working to ensure the state remains a leader in supporting families touched by the diseases. An estimated 115,000 Wisconsinites suffer from some form of dementia, according to the state Department of Health Services, but that number is expected to more than double by 2040 as the state’s population grows.
On April 9, UW-Madison students received an email briefly describing a first-degree sexual assault that occurred just after 10 p.m.
For most people, exercise includes breaking a sweat by lifting weights, going for a run or playing a game of pick-up basketball. However, researchers at UW-Madison’s Center for Healthy Minds focus on training the mind in order to seek better health.
The anti-vax movement gained traction in the news after the first Measles death in 12 years was reported last spring.
When a student graduates from high school with hopes of becoming an officer in the military, they have three options: They can apply to a military academy, enter a 12 to 14 week program after college called Officer Candidate School or join the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC).
Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill Thursday that would expand the state’s teacher loan program to include rural areas.
A Bureau of Labor Statistics report released Thursday shows Wisconsin has had more private-sector jobs in recent months and that the unemployment rate has dropped slightly in March. The state Department of Workforce Development released the report, covering unemployment and employment statistics based on seasonally adjusted estimates in Wisconsin.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank released a statement Friday saying she is upset the proper practices that help ensure classrooms are a welcoming space were not followed by the UW-Madison Police Department during Thursday’s arrest. UWPD police officers entered a classroom in the Humanities building and asked to speak with a student while a class was underway.
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