UW-Madison celebrates its 166th annual Founders’ Day
By Leah Leonidas | Feb. 4, 2015On Feb. 5 166 years ago, 20 young men attended classes in one brick building, where the only subjects offered were arithmetic, grammar, geography and Latin.
On Feb. 5 166 years ago, 20 young men attended classes in one brick building, where the only subjects offered were arithmetic, grammar, geography and Latin.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate released a unanimously passed resolution Monday stating their disapproval of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million budget cut to the UW system.
The Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research released the fifth annual Madison Initiative for Undergraduates report Tuesday, evoking a positive response from campus administration, according to a UW-Madison release.
UW-Madison police officers and detectives arrested a well-known Madison drug dealer Monday after a two month investigation, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.
On the eve of Gov. Scott Walker’s long-awaited budget proposal, including $300 million in cuts to the UW System, student and faculty organizations around the state are planning their reaction to the expected hit.
UW-Madison Neuroscience and Neurology Professor Su-Chun Zhang and his research team recently published a model to aid in understanding ALS and Huntington’s disease, according to a university release Monday.
Former UW-Madison student Matt McManus found inspiration for one-piece rubber sandals from his co-founder and brother, who returned from a trip to Beijing with a pair of unique sandals that sparked envy among family and friends.
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.