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(02/06/14 7:29am)
On February 5, 1849, a group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students paid a yearly tuition of 20 dollars–the current cost of several days’ worth of Gordon Commons meals–to secure a place in the newly established institution’s first class, according to a university news release.
(02/03/14 7:15am)
Several years ago, as University of Wisconsin-Madison faced treacherous weather conditions not unlike last week’s “polar vortex,” a few lucky Badgers got a surprise lift from Wisconsin Badgers Women’s Hockey player Hilary Knight. Likely, few realized they were catching a ride with a future Olympian.
(01/31/14 6:19am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Classified Staff Executive Committee deliberated over the group’s bylaws and the structure of the committee’s future congress at a meeting Thursday.
(01/28/14 4:16am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison will offer a two-year fellowship program for people holding doctoral degrees starting next year, according to the university’s Center for the Humanities Director Sara Guyer.
(01/27/14 7:31am)
The work of University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of medicine Dr. Vince Cryns seems paradoxical at first: he looks for ways to kill cells to save lives.
(01/27/14 5:30am)
Transferable skills may be of greater assistance to students entering the job market than profession-specific expertise, University Health Services Director Sarah Van Orman said as part of University of Wisconsin-Madison’s first student employee retreat Saturday.
(01/24/14 5:11am)
As promised Wednesday night, Gov. Scott Walker issued Executive Order 129 Thursday, requesting Wisconsin’s Legislature convene to act on legislation regarding the governor's new “Blueprint for Prosperity.”
(01/23/14 6:59am)
During a lecture titled “The Life and Death of a Drop,” University of Chicago physics professor Sidney Nagel compared the formation, transformations and termination of droplets to various stages of human existence, including birth, teenage years and a mid-life crisis.
(01/22/14 3:44am)
Recent research conducted by University of Wisconsin-Madison neuroscientist and psychiatrist Giulio Tononi and funded in part by Lily’s Fund for Epilepsy Research could lead to breakthrough discoveries in the field of epileptic treatment, according to a university news release.
(01/22/14 2:38am)
University of Wisconsin Foundation members will vote on a potential merger between the foundation and the Wisconsin Alumni Association Thursday, according to UW Foundation Vice President for Legal Affairs Russell Howes.
(01/20/14 4:17pm)
University of Wisconsin-Madison staff member Hazel Symonette will be presented with the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award Monday at Madison’s 29th City-Country Observance, one of the various events offered in the community in commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day according to a university news release.
(12/09/13 6:18am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison will soon offer programs consistent with the format of UW Flexible Option, UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross said Friday.
(12/02/13 5:07am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior and 2014 Rhodes Scholar Drew Birrenkott will continue his studies at Oxford University in England after graduation, but as a true Wisconsin native, he said there are certain things he will miss.
(11/25/13 6:47am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison senior Drew Birrenkott is the recipient of the 2014 Rhodes Scholarship and will be invited to spend two or three years of study, all-expenses paid, at Oxford University in England.
(11/25/13 3:49am)
When University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates walk out of commencement with diplomas in hand, they know they have accomplished something great, but never think they will someday be renewing one of their school’s most iconic buildings, Melanie Taylor, Boldt Construction’s project manager for the Memorial Union Reinvestment, said.
(11/19/13 8:11am)
The University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted a statewide, multicampus forum Monday discussing insurance options for young people under the Affordable Care Act.
(11/15/13 6:10am)
Israel Consul General Roey Gilad visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday to promote collaboration between the campus and Israel and addressed issues facing the country during a lecture he gave at UW Hillel.
(11/06/13 3:35pm)
“Pandora’s Promise,” a documentary directed by University of Wisconsin-Madison alumnus Robert Stone, will air on CNN Films Thursday.
(11/01/13 3:46am)
University of Wisconsin-Madison’s division of Recreational Sports will hold a Paralympic athletic event in the Southeast Recreational Facility from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
(09/25/13 4:20am)
A local police officer was penalized Thursday for operating a weapon while intoxicated earlier this year, Madison Police Department Lt. Dan Olivas said in a Professional Standard and Internal Affairs Summary.