While the poverty rate for Wisconsin’s increasing Latino population is double that of the state’s rate as a whole, Latinos in Wisconsin are becoming better educated and speaking English more proficiently, according to a recently released UW-Madison statistical report.
A UW-Madison assistant professor developed a smartphone application capable of capturing cosmic rays entering Earth’s atmosphere, turning phones into pocket research devices.
An unusual tribe has been living among the Madison community for two years.
Award-winning author and journalist Sheryl WuDunn challenged UW-Madison students and community members to think about socioeconomic inequalities in America during a visit to campus Tuesday.
The UW-Madison Police Department is currently investigating a sexual assault reported Monday, according to a UWPD incident report.
Former Wisconsin governor Tommy Thompson spoke about the importance of bipartisanship in local and national issues in a lecture commemorating the life of Wisconsin state senator Paul Offner at UW-Madison Tuesday.
UW-Madison is slated to join various higher education institutes in a think tank aimed at developing digital teaching and learning initiatives.
UW-Madison announced plans Tuesday for the 16th annual Diversity Forum, an event focused on the discussion of implementation of diversity on campus.
Student government leaders discussed criteria for future campaigns with UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank in a meeting Monday.
Andrew J. Leavitt will begin as the new chancellor of the UW-Oshkosh, the UW System’s third largest campus, beginning Nov. 1.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved two student groups in its last eligibility meeting Monday.
A new branch of an ongoing study at UW-Madison recently received a two-year, $300,000 grant to fund a project that concentrates on legal representation for low-income litigants and ensuring every person a just and empirical foundation for each trial.
UW-Madison’s Distinguished Lecture Series will start up again Tuesday with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and businesswoman Sheryl WuDunn.
Haley Laundrie first began competing in pageants as a high school freshman. Now, as a UW-Madison junior, she is the new Miss Wisconsin USA.
UW-Madison School of Music officials will appear before a city committee Wednesday to seek approval to move forward on the $22 million construction of a new performance hall.
The UW-Madison Police Department saw a marked decrease in the number of student citations and ejections at the Badger’s home game against the University of South Florida Saturday, according to a UWPD report.
The University of Wisconsin System will form a new task force to take on sexual assaults across all 13 four-year UW campuses.
A prominent UW-Madison professor received the Wilderness Society’s highest honor last Thursday for his environmental protection efforts, joining an elite group of conservation thought leaders.
Active members of UW-Madison’s campus community are invited to attend three sessions to update themselves and provide input on “Forward Together, a Diversity Framework for UW Madison.”
The days of navigating orange barriers and black rubber sidewalks on the labyrinth-like treks to class will soon be over as construction on State Street Mall and the Bascom Hill staircase approaches completion.
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