The Natural Resources Conservation Service announced Thursday it would award $1.1 million, in the form of a federal grant, to Dane County farmers. The money will go toward reducing harmful nutrients and sediment runoff into Lake Mendota.
A Madison police officer was flagged down on the 300 block of State Street Wednesday night after an argument on a Madison Metro bus escalated into a fight, according to a report.
State Rep. Don Pridemore, R-Erin, a candidate for state Superintendent of Public Instruction, said he supported putting armed guards inside public schools in a Thursday statement released by his campaign, prompting a harsh response from state liberals.
The Student Services Finance Committee heard budget proposals Thursday from the Child Care Tuition Assistance Program and the Student Activity Center Governing Board.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday it will host a spring session for its traditionally annual fall Campus Diversity Forum Feb. 15.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison professor won top honors in a national science image contest hosted by the National Science Foundation and Science, a renowned journal, for her picture of magnified sea urchin teeth.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will enter the RecycleMania competition against 300 other colleges and universities Feb. 3 to increase recycling and decrease the amount of trash on campuses across the country.
Popular downtown bar and concert venue The Frequency announced on its Facebook page Tuesday it will not be hosting hip-hop events in the future due to a shooting that took place outside the building early Monday.
Mifflin neighborhood members and current residents of the Dayton Square apartments expressed concerns about a proposed housing development in the area, but the overall attitude was accepting at an open-forum meeting Wednesday evening.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council appointed Michael Jackson as student co-chair of the recently created Ad Hoc Diversity Plan Committee Wednesday.
City officials declared a snow emergency in Madison Wednesday that will last until at least 7 a.m. Feb. 1 and are urging residents to move vehicles off the streets.
Legislative records released Tuesday by a liberal group show the mining company promising to build a mine in northern Wisconsin had input on the controversial mining bill currently moving through the legislature.
Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine named the University of Wisconsin-Madison among the “Best Values in Public Colleges” in its February 2013 issue.
Students can rest easy knowing they will not have to pay more for season tickets to their favorite sporting events next year after University of Wisconsin-Madison Athletic Director Barry Alvarez released a letter Wednesday saying prices for football, men’s basketball and men’s hockey student season tickets will not increase for the 2013-2014 seasons.
The University of Wisconsin System awarded UW-Madison professor Douglass Henderson the Regents’ Diversity Award Wednesday for his work to improve minority students’ academic experience.
A student-led group will soon officially propose a university-sponsored end-of-the year event on May 4, the same day as the 2013 Mifflin Street Block Party.
From cramming the night before a big test to creating month-long study plans, students utilize different study tactics to succeed in classes. But a new research study released Jan. 10 found some of students’ favorite study tactics are not beneficial, and may even hinder their learning.
Committees in both houses of the state legislature are scheduled to vote Feb. 6 on the state’s controversial mining bill, which would alter some rules and regulations on iron mining in the state.
The Orpheum Theatre’s new management reports the venue is “doing great” since reopening this January, adding it aims to generate more success by tailoring entertainment toward students and by continuing to build off positive community feedback.
The state Senate approved legislation Tuesday requiring the Legislative Reference Bureau to to officially recommend signed laws for release a day after being passed instead of as long as 10 days later, a move that all but eliminates the secretary of state’s role in the legislative process.
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