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Dalai Lama, renowned panelists explore how compassion, mindfulness create healthy communities

By Taylor Harvey | May. 15, 2013

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the Overture Center for the Arts during part of his two-day visit to Madison. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute sponsored the Dalai Lama’s Overture panel as a part of the Change Your Mind, Change The World tour, focused on a message that people’s minds and brains can be trained just like muscles.

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Ward addresses future discovery initiatives, changing campus technology culture

By Taylor Harvey | Apr. 24, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward offered suggestions to advance the university’s research initiatives and culture when he spoke to the Wisconsin Innovation Network and the Wisconsin Technology Council at a Tuesday meeting.

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Victim into Advocate: One sexual assault survivor’s fight for justice

By Taylor Harvey | Apr. 11, 2013

This is the second story in a two-part series spotlighting sexual assault survivor Laura Dunn, a 2007 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, who became a primary advocate for the Campus Sexual Violence Elimination Act, which President Barack Obama signed into law March 7 under the Violence Against Women Act.

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Blank discusses plans for UW-Madison

By Taylor Harvey | Mar. 23, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalist Rebecca Blank emphasized the importance of a strong fundraising campaign on a Friday conference call, in which she also spoke about her plans for her position as chancellor when she moves to Madison in mid to late July.

CITY NEWS

Hansen drops out of District 8 alder race, Resnick now unopposed

By Taylor Harvey | Mar. 5, 2013

Campus-area alderperson candidate Christian Hansen confirmed Monday he plans to drop out of the race for Common Council’s District 8 seat due to events related to personal finances.

CAMPUS NEWS

Three-alarm fire at Medical Sciences building

By Taylor Harvey | Feb. 28, 2013

The Madison Fire Department reported no injuries after it extinguished a three-alarm fire at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Sciences building Thursday morning.

NEWS

PETA activists disrupt UW Regents meeting

By Taylor Harvey | Feb. 8, 2013

University of Wisconsin-Madison police arrested Oscar-nominated actor James Cromwell for disorderly conduct after he disrupted Thursday’s UW System Board of Regents meeting to draw media attention to the university’s alleged use of animal cruelty during experiments.

NEWS

Walker outlines plans for economic development

By Taylor Harvey | Feb. 8, 2013

Gov. Scott Walker announced plans Thursday to significantly invest in start-up businesses along with other long-term initiatives to promote economic growth in Wisconsin.

CAMPUS NEWS

ASM to host mental health fair

By Ryan Weinkauf and Taylor Harvey | Nov. 28, 2012

The Associated Students of Madison will collaborate with several other campus groups to host a Mental Health Coalition Fair, which would aim to reduce stress among University of Wisconsin-Madison students before finals.

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Student robbed at Memorial Library

By Negassi Tesfamichael and Taylor Harvey | Nov. 21, 2012

A man approached a University of Wisconsin-Madison student at Memorial Library's study area Tuesday and demanded the student's cell phone and other items.