Carl Djerassi, a 1945 UW-Madison graduate and recipient of a 1995 honorary degree, died Friday at the age of 91, according to a university news release.
The UW System Board of Regents will honor a UW-Madison assistant professor Friday for his success with and support of diversity on campus.
UW-Madison scientists identified two new fluorescent tumor-targeting agents that light up brain cancer cells, according to a Jan. 22 press release.
UW-Madison Associate Professor Karma Chávez spoke to students and the public Thursday about her book “Queer Migration Politics” in her talk entitled “Queering Borders: Immigration, Race and Sexuality.”
The Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee met Thursday to discuss how Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System would affect UW-Madison and the uncertain future of ASM.
UW-Madison senior class officers announced Katie Couric, a journalist, author and philanthropist, as the 2015 Spring Commencement ceremony speaker Wednesday.
The Associated Students of Madison committee chairs raised questions surrounding the Campus Strategic Framework and upcoming biennial budget during a meeting Wednesday.
Being one of only 40 female Hispanic-American management professors in the country is a prestigious accomplishment, but what newly-tenured Wisconsin School of Business professor Maria Triana values even more about her position lies in her ability to act as a leader and mentor for all kinds of students.
The Legislative Affairs Committee began the semester Monday discussing the upcoming budget and its suggested effects to the UW system’s funding along with rumors of UW-Madison becoming a public entity.
UW-Madison announced the closure of its controversial cat laboratory Friday, citing the retirement of neuroscience professor Tom Yin, 70, as the reason.
UW-Madison sophomore Mitch Thomas has always had a profound interest in animals. He grew up in a house of dogs, rabbits, guinea pigs and hamsters, but his real passion is a much more unique animal.
UW-Madison announced the closure of its contentious cat research laboratory Friday, according to a university release.
UW-Madison recently completed its remodels on a space for advising, studying, tutoring and events in lower Steenbock Library, according to a Friday WISCIENCE release.
The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition kicked off its Black Lives Matter Speaker Series Friday with a talk on community influence over the police force given by Max Rameau, a campaign organizer and human rights activist.
Last semester, the Morgridge Center for Public Service, along with United Way of Dane County, AmeriCorps and area school districts, revamped its Achievement Connections program to reach more underperforming high school students in the Madison area.
The Classified Staff Executive Committee discussed the possible effects of the upcoming state budget Thursday.
Friday kicks off the Black Lives Matter Spring 2015 Speaker Series, with the aim to educate the public and empower the black community, according to a press release. The series is sponsored by the Young Gifted and Black Coalition, Comparative U.S. Studies and the Haven’s Center.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met Wednesday to discuss possible effects of the upcoming 2015-'17 Wisconsin budget and speculative changes to shared governance on campus.
In addition to hunting down overwhelming loads of required textbooks and materials, students face the challenge of locating all their classes with the start of each semester. This semester, more than 100 UW-Madison students are utilizing the recently launched iPhone app Campus Maps to make finding spring classes fast and easy.
The American Academy of Political and Social Science awarded UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank with the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, according to a Wednesday UW-Madison release.
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