Ogg Hall hosted the first day of the annual UW Bucky Blood Drive Wednesday, an event sponsored by the American Red Cross Club, Be the Match and Love Your Melon.
Madison Fire Department investigators said a Gorham Street fire that displaced 11 residents was unintentional, but the source will remain “undetermined,” according to a Wednesday press release. Nobody was injured in the Saturday night fire, but MFD had 47 firefighters battle the blaze for more than three hours.
City officials are preparing for protests Thursday, after two bills were passed in the Assembly that organizers claim relay anti-immigration sentiments in the community.
UW-Madison’s Revelry Music Festival will undergo major changes this year, including a decrease in its number of artists and a change of venue, according to a Wisconsin Union press release.
The state Assembly passed early Wednesday Gov. Scott Walker’s college affordability package late Tuesday night in a marathon session, despite the concerns of some lawmakers that the bills do not go far enough. The six bills would allow for full deductions of student loan interest on state income taxes, help students find internships to enhance skill development; and require colleges to provide more financial information to students. Walker introduced the bills in his state of the state address last month and pledged to work with legislators to ensure their passage.
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources confirmed Tuesday the discovery of two new cases of emerald ash borer in Dane County, according to a release.
UW-Madison graduate Joanna Lawrence was named one of the winners of the Gates Cambridge Scholarship out of 826 applicants, according to a university news release.
The Molecular Structure Laboratory of the UW-Madison chemistry department is beginning its third statewide Wisconsin Crystal Growing Contest March 1 for both middle school and high school students. Students are allowed to work either individually or in small groups to grow crystals from two safe materials, according to a university release. More than 500 students participated in the contest in 2015, and leaders of the event expect that number to rise in 2016, as it is the first year that middle school students can participate.
Gov. Scott Walker announced his selections Friday for three new members of the UW System Board of Regents.
UW-Madison professor of folklore and Scandinavian studies Jim Leary came up short at the 58th Grammy Awards Monday night after being nominated for Best Album Notes.
State Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley and state Appeals Court Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg were victorious in the state Supreme Court primary Tuesday night. Bradley received 44.9 percent of the vote and Kloppenburg followed with 43.2 percent, with roughly 96 percent of the precincts reporting.
A group of students marched to the Capitol Tuesday in protest of legislation that aims to establish online voter registration in Wisconsin and eliminate special registration deputies.
The Madison Police Department released information Tuesday on Xavier Davis, 20, who is a suspected gang member with a history of unlawfully carrying concealed weapons.
The state Senate took another step in loosening environmental protections by voting Tuesday to approve bills to deregulate the state’s waterways and lift a ban on the construction of nuclear power plants.
While sitting on her couch, 17-year-old Julia Presten made the ambitious decision to start her own clothing company, ANGELIC NYC.
State Sen. Duey Stroebel, R-Cedarburg, led a group of legislators in announcing their endorsement of Texas Senator Ted Cruz Monday for the GOP presidential nominee.
The Associated Students of Madison delivered 450 paper valentine hearts to the office of Speaker Robin Vos, R-Rochester, Monday, representing the 450 UW-Madison students registered to vote by Special Registration Deputies (SRDs) this year, according to an ASM release.
A $1.2 million increase in University Health Services’ budget for the next fiscal year will serve to expand mental health and sexual assault prevention services, as well as closing the organization’s current structural deficit, according to UHS Executive Director Sarah Van Orman. Van Orman and UHS Administrative Director Arnold Jennerman presented the proposed budget to the Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee at its Feb. 8 meeting.
The City of Madison Board of Estimates met Monday night to discuss new proposals for the Judge Doyle Square project.
Research specialists from the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center helped design a new strain of yeast that has the potential to improve biofuel production. Quinn Dickinson, a research specialist at the UW-Madison’s Wisconsin Energy Institute, and Jeff Piotrowski, the lead author of the report, used a method called chemical genomics to produce the yeast strain that could tolerate different ionic liquids, according to a university release.
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