The Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System gave UW-Madison a silver rating, but the university ranks in the bottom half of reporting UW System institutions.
When deciding on the new name, the Dane County Board of Supervisors drew from the Ho-Chunk nation’s celebrated history as fur trappers, specifically of the muskrat.
High levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance contamination (PFAS) were found Monday in Starkweather Creek in Madison and Silver Creek in Monroe County. The Department of Natural Resources’ findings showed significant amounts of the widely used chemical — often found in non-stick cookware and firefighting foam — in those areas as well as lower levels in three other water bodies across the state.
GOP leaders proposed rule changes to allow members of the Assembly to call into committee meetings based on disability accommodations during a press conference Tuesday at the Capitol. This change comes after a complaint from Rep. Jimmy Anderson, D-Fitchberg, who requested to digitally attend meetings he could not physically appear at this past January.
Democratic representatives outlined their priorities for the upcoming Fall session in a press conference, “Forward Together,” at the Senate Parlor Monday focusing on values that put “families, workers and communities first.” The 20-minute meeting led by Rep. Chris Taylor, D-Madison, Rep. Sheila Stubbs, D-Madison, and Rep. Melissa Sargent, D-Madison, carried a frustrated tone on the lack of legislative action occurring, which representatives linked to the state of Wisconsin’s tense, split government.
The Student Services Finance Committee raised concerns Monday over budget plans proposed by Atheists, Humanists and Agnostics and listened to an eligibility presentation from Badger Catholic.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, which hoped to reestablish a legal victory ordering Apple to pay $506 million in damages for patent infringement.
“This is obviously a huge decision for all of us,” Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said on the proposed vehicle registration fee.
The Madison Finance Committee voted in September to refer their decision on funding the center.
Foxconn Technology Group announced a new initiative where the company will hire students full-time with paid time off to continue their education.
Why has former Vice President Joe Biden polled highest among black voters for the 2020 presidential election following multiple racial controversies? It’s not solely due to his ties to former President Barack Obama, according to FiveThirtyEight senior political writer Clare Malone.
The Madison Area Jugglers have been on Library Mall, weather allowing, every week, often twice a week, for over 35 years.
The Joint Finance Committee voted to release a total of nearly $54 million over two years, with almost $9 million for a UW System Dairy Innovation Hub at three campuses.
More than 30 percent of UW-Madison students took a summer class in 2019 — and 60 percent of these classes were online.
New owners of the Atwood Avenue Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co. shop locked the company out on Wednesday, forcing the store's closure for the season.
Associated Students of Madison announced legislation putting crisis services contact information on the back of Wiscards, which led to heated debates between representatives.
States can now decide to legalize sports gambling after a 2018 Supreme Court decision — and some Wisconsin lawmakers want to get in on the action.
“The decisions that are made in [the] city will have a very direct, real and almost immediate impact on people,” Abigail Becker of Cap Times said.
While UW-Madison’s plan to modernize libraries through mass digitalization is designed to make resources more accessible, could removing physical copies from the campus’ stacks have unexpected consequences?
UW-La Crosse has no current plans to add a sustainability coordinator to campus, despite 2,500 student petitioning for the position.
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