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State Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in the fall.

STATE NEWS

Milwaukee senator announces she won’t seek re-election

By Lilly Price | Feb. 25, 2016

State Sen. Nikiya Harris Dodd, D-Milwaukee, announced Thursday that she will not seek re-election in 2016.

UW System Board of Regents have donated over $258,000 to political candidates, Gov. Scott Walker.

STATE NEWS

UW System Board of Regents rack up campaign donations

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 25, 2016

Current members of the UW System Board of Regents have given more than $245,000 to political candidates over the past 25 years, according to campaign finance documents. The issue has come to light after it was reported that one of the most recent appointments to the 18-member board was a campaign contributor to Gov.

Several consultants detailed the plan’s focus on green spaces, increased sustainability and easy access for commuters on campus.

CAMPUS NEWS

Campus Master Plan consultants update community on sustainability, commuter access

By Nina Bertelsen | Feb. 25, 2016

UW-Madison students, faculty and community members gathered Wednesday at the Gordon Dining and Event Center to hear updates on the 2015 Campus Master Plan and ask questions of lead consultants.

STATE NEWS

Tammy Baldwin introduces bill to combat opioid addiction

By Yifan Yu | Feb. 25, 2016

Due to rising numbers of drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced a new bill Wednesday to tackle the problem from prevention to recovery.

Three UW-Madison professors have been awarded the Sloan Research Fellowship for their outstanding research.

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Three UW-Madison assistant professors awarded Sloan Research Fellowships

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 25, 2016

Three UW-Madison professors have been awarded the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, according to a university news release.

A new model created by a UW-Madison research team will hopefully be accurate in predicting climate change.

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UW-Madison research team creates model to predict climate change

By Jake Skubish | Feb. 25, 2016

A research team led by UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Galen McKinley released new information regarding the capacity for oceans to absorb carbon dioxide emissions, according to a university news release.

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?“Moving Forward” event fosters campus conversation on race

By Addison Mumm | Feb. 25, 2016

Approximately 400 students, faculty and staff members took part in the “Moving Forward: Conversations on Racial and Ethnic Diversity” event Wednesday at Gordon Dining and Event Center.

ASM Coordinating Council members discussed a textbook affordability resolution that would eliminate for students the required purchase of iClickers and similar academic resources and programs.

NEWS

Coordinating Council hears resolution on the cost of going to class

By Taylor Shuman | Feb. 25, 2016

The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council met Wednesday to discuss a textbook affordability resolution that will be developed in the upcoming weeks.

The domestic homicide is the second in less than a month and also the second in 2016.

CITY NEWS

Madison Police declare death investigation second homicide of 2016

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 24, 2016

The Madison Police Department has detained a suspect in the domestic homicide of a 24-year-old woman, according to an incident report. The woman was found dead in her Calypso Road apartment Tuesday after her family asked officers to check on her welfare. The detained suspect is the victim's 39-year-old boyfriend.

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University Affairs Committee discusses implications of new voter ID bill

By Martha Morganstein | Feb. 24, 2016

The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Wednesday to discuss the impact of voter ID provisions in Senate Bill 295.

Leon Varjian died of a heart attack in September, but left behind a lasting legacy in Madison of “creativity and joy.”

CAMPUS NEWS

Common Council honors UW-Madison alumnus Leon Varjian

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 24, 2016

The first agenda item’s resolution at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting read more like a touching eulogy.

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Jon Ronson describes dangers of public shaming on social media

By Sammy Gibbons | Feb. 24, 2016

Journalist and author Jon Ronson highlighted negative outcomes of social media during his Distinguished Lecture Series talk Tuesday at Memorial Union.

CITY NEWS

Madison ranks fourth best state capital in the nation

By Carolyn Hamburg | Feb. 24, 2016

A 2016 analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked Madison as the fourth best capital in the nation.

CAMPUS NEWS

Town hall meets in response to anti-Semitic incident

By Jessica Dorsky | Feb. 24, 2016

Six panelists from the university held a town hall meeting Tuesday to address a Jan. 26 incident where photos of Hitler’s face and swastikas were taped to a student’s door in Sellery Hall. Three weeks after the incident, photos of the door began circulating Feb.

The university's minimum hourly wage for student workers will increase from $7.25 to $9.00 starting next fall.

CAMPUS NEWS

UW to raise student employee minimum wage, graduate assistant salaries

By Noah Habenstreit | Feb. 23, 2016

UW-Madison student employees and graduate assistants will receive pay increases starting next school year, according to Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s official blog.

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UW-Madison grad student updates research on Wisconsin prairies

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 23, 2016

UW-Madison graduate student Amy Alstad released survey findings Friday about human influence on the rate of species change in Wisconsin prairies.

CITY NEWS

Stranger attacks woman on Gilman Street

By Miller Jozwiak | Feb. 23, 2016

A stranger attacked a 21-year-old women on West Gilman Street early Monday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The woman said she was walking home after a late night of studying when she approached from behind.

Associate professor of biochemistry at the UW-Madison Dave Pagliarini was recently awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.

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UW-Madison professor Dave Pagliarini wins award for mitochondrial research

By Peter Coutu | Feb. 23, 2016

President Barack Obama announced earlier in February that the Director of Metabolism at the Morgridge Institute for Research Dave Pagliarini is one of the 105 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award, which was created in 1996, is given to scientists who show great potential in the early portion of their careers.

STATE NEWS

UW-Madison prepares for looming battle over self insurance

By Andrew Bahl | Feb. 23, 2016

UW-Madison experts and policymakers gathered Tuesday to discuss what potential changes to the state’s insurance rules could mean for university faculty and staff. Wisconsin is considering paying health benefits for state employees directly instead of buy through health maintenance organizations, a system known as self-insurance. Gov.

The Tonight program will replaced by U Got This!, which opens to first year and transfer students Aug. 1.

CAMPUS NEWS

Tonight program to release updated version

By Sabrina Abuzahra | Feb. 23, 2016

All incoming UW-Madison students participate in the Tonight program to learn about sexual assault, dating violence and bystander intervention strategies, among many other topics, to increase campus safety, and now this program is primed for updating.