Newly appointed UHS counselor Wei-Chiao Hsu looks to provide mental health services to more international students at UW-Madison.
UW-Madison students have grown more divided in response to the controversial confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.
Gordon Dining changes policies upon finding much of the leftover food was wasted.
Nearly a year after #MeToo flooded social media feeds, sexual assault remains a prevalent issue on campus.
Students of color report feeling isolated on UW-Madison’s predominantly white campus, particularly in science, technology, engineering and math classes.
Despite drops in voter turnout, UW-Madison students and faculty are taking steps to get more people to the polls this November.
During Suicide Prevention Month, UW-Madison students and faculty take part in open dialogue about suicide and mental health that can continue for the rest of the year.
The transition into college can have major effects on students' mental and physical health, but there are resources on campus to help.
Many potential college students are worried they won't be able to afford an education. Bucky's Tuition Promise is new a program meant to help solve the problem.
UW-Madison students and faculty are fighting to eliminate stigma and raise awareness about mental health on campus.
The number of students registered with the McBurney Office who suffer from mental illness has skyrocketed since 2008, when there were only about 15 cases, according to Mari Magler, the director of the McBurney Disability Resource Center. Last year, 4,672 students sought mental health services at University Health Services.
Under a proposed change, graduate workers will be required to pay segregated fees before receiving any paychecks from the university. If a graduate worker cannot pay, an installment plan is offered for an extra charge.
The number of formally reported cases fluctuates from year to year. It rose from 107 to 177 from 2010-’11 to 2013-’14, only to drop back to 126 by 2015-’16. In 2016-’17, it was back to 152, according to the Academic Integrity Annual Report.
Significantly fewer items are usually recycled than thrown away. In comparison to 5,165 tons of trash sent to the landfill in 2017, 3,010 tons of materials were recycled. This means the university has not yet accomplished its goal of zero waste. Additionally, trash disposal still costs more than the extra revenue that recycling adds.
The Daily Cardinal asked a student, farmers, an expert and the Wisconsin Secretary of Agriculture what they think is the future of Wisconsin’s agriculture.
In dairyland, unsurprisingly, some of the most active and influential political groups in the state are those that represent the agricultural industry. In the last two decades, agriculture lobbyists alone have shelled out about $7 million in political contributions, behind only financial institutions, business and real estate groups in their efforts to influence policy.
Urban agriculture is a very specific term defining a very broad field: agriculture, from gardening to raising livestock, in a city or suburb surrounding an urban space. It is a practice that has spread over time — but it all started in Madison.
In January, Matt Kronschnabel, who graduated from UW-Madison in 2016, and three friends signed the deed to a four-acre organic farm in Viroqua, Wis. — in a region that saw the nation’s highest rate of farm bankruptcies last year, according to federal court data.
Though UW-Madison is well-known for its Babcock milk and ice cream, many students don’t know where their dairy products come from.
The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection is now accepting applications for farmers to participate in a research pilot program for industrial hemp after the state Legislature approved the program in November 2017.
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