A new smartphone application can now save students from waiting 20 minutes for a treadmill or the frustrations of not finding an open racquetball court at the SERF.
Newly re-elected Gov. Scott Walker met with his cabinet Wednesday for the first time since decisively winning a second term Tuesday evening.
State Rep. Joan Ballweg, R-Markesan, announced Wednesday she will run for majority leader in the Wisconsin State Assembly.
Studies on how sleep affects cognitive functions in humans and animals could see major advances, thanks to a $7.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health given to sleep researchers working in the School of Medicine and Public Health.
On a day that saw local U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan, D-Wis., win an easy re-election, state Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-Campbellsport, was victorious in Wisconsin’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday.
Republican Brad Schimel has been named Wisconsin’s new attorney general, drawing approximately 51.6 percent of the vote, compared to approximately 45.4 percent for Democrat Susan Happ.
The Wisconsin state Senate remained in Republican hands Wednesday morning, after Democrats lost in three competitive district races.
UW-Madison is instituting a 2015 Campus Master Plan to update and evaluate previous campus development efforts.
Five people were displaced after an electrical fire broke out in a two-unit building on the 200 block of South Mills Street Monday afternoon, according to a City of Madison release.
In a gubernatorial race experts predicted to be one of the closest in Wisconsin’s history, Gov. Scott Walker won convincingly in an election the Associated Press called at 9:45 p.m.
Months of campaign speeches and voter registration drives culminated to nearly half of UW-Madison students turning out to vote during Tuesday’s gubernatorial election, which is up from about 36 percent in 2010.
The city of Madison will come alive with music next year after Board of Estimates members voted unanimously to recommend amendments to the 2015 executive operating budget Monday that provide funding for citywide events such as the Revelry and Make Music Madison festivals.
A man broke into a home on the 1200 block of East Dayton Street Friday night, according to a report by Madison Police Department Spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Following extensive debate concerning funding for credit-producing programs, the Student Services Finance Committee approved F.H. King’s 2015-’16 budget Monday but cut funding for an internship program that members said violated policy.
Board of Regents President Emeritus Michael Spector passed away from complications with cancer Friday at the age of 74, according to UW System spokesperson Heather LaRoi.
More than 289,000 absentee ballots have already been submitted in advance of the potentially historic Nov. 4 midterm elections, according to numbers released by the Government Accountability Board Monday.
The UW-Madison Police Department reported several cases of extreme intoxication during Halloween weekend.
UW-Madison’s annual diversity forum will be held next Monday and Tuesday, according to a university press release.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate heard a presentation from the Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee Monday regarding how it can aid the committee’s campaign for textbook affordability.
Two UW-Madison graduate students in chemical engineering have made recent developments for 3-D printer technology with the help of grants, providing an easier method to print objects in color.
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