COVID-19 testing mandate in two largest residence halls, campus cases on the rise
UW-Madison mandated testing for all residents of Witte and Sellery Halls on Monday, Nov. 9 amid rising positivity rates across campus.
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UW-Madison mandated testing for all residents of Witte and Sellery Halls on Monday, Nov. 9 amid rising positivity rates across campus.
Researchers at UW-Madison sequenced different strains of the coronavirus and discovered that Gov. Tony Evers’ “Safer at Home” order from March lowered the number of new COVID-19 cases.
Despite expanded testing efforts and increased enforcement of local public health guidelines, for weeks the UW-Madison campus has seen a steady increase in the number of reported positive COVID-19 cases.
All valid ballots in Dane County were processed and counted on Election Day, despite some students still awaiting confirmation that their absentee ballots were received from the MyVote Wisconsin ballot-tracking website.
At least 13 residences near the UW-Madison campus are under investigation for violating public health guidelines over Halloween weekend as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise in Wisconsin.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison plans to greatly increase its coronavirus testing capacity for the Spring 2021 semester by administering thousands of saliva-based tests every day, the university announced Thursday.
Despite high hopes and record turnout across Madison and Dane County, votes cast in neighborhoods traditionally dominated by University of Wisconsin students plummeted in comparison to prior elections.
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In an interview with 91.7 WSUM News that aired at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke about the importance of the UW-Madison student vote.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced Thursday the university would extend its “All Ways Forward” campaign until the end of next year due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation announced Wednesday it would provide over $100 million in grants for university institutions and it would move its annual Innovation Day in November online.
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul announced Tuesday that he joined a coalition of 22 state attorney generals in opposing a proposed Department of Homeland Security rule that would set time limits on student visas.
On Saturday, Oct. 31, UW-Madison students and students within the state of Wis. will be given the opportunity to attend a virtual “Get Out the Vote” rally hosted by Sen. Bernie Sanders.
The Associated Students of Madison (ASM) passed two bills at their meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 28, calling for continued employment and pay for University workers through the pandemic and for classes to be held asynchronously on Election Day next week.
Criticized for its perceived lack of preparation and empathy toward underrepresented communities in Madison, Wis., the UW-Madison “Smart Restart” plan has left Badger families and students, as well as city residents, questioning the processes leading up to executive decisions that affect everyone associated with the campus community.
The Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement (DDEEA) kicked off their Diversity Forum 2020 on Tuesday with keynote speaker Robin DiAngelo, promoting this year’s theme of “The Pandemic Effect: Exposing Racism and Inequities.”
On Friday, the biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced they would resume COVID-19 vaccine trials in the United States, including at UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health.
UW-Madison announced a second round of furloughs and expense reductions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic financial crisis in order to decrease the expected $320 million deficit this semester.
“Your ‘home’ was built upon someone else’s home.”
Democratic candidate Joe Biden has grown his lead over Republican President Donald Trump in Wisconsin with only nine days until Election Day, according to a new poll released by the University of Wisconsin Monday.