Despite drops in voter turnout, UW-Madison students and faculty are taking steps to get more people to the polls this November.
With the recent restructuring of the UW System and decrease in enrollment at UW Colleges, there has been turmoil regarding the effect of higher education on the state’s economy and its role going forward.
UW-Madison history professor Steve Kantrowitz accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of having contradictory claims regarding his sexual history, potentially discrediting him to the public.
House and Senate legislators announced a bill to fight the opioid epidemic in the United States — but some believe it is not comprehensive enough.
In an effort to communicate with UW-Madison students, parents and staff members, university experts launched a live webchat, answering questions regarding campus safety. The 2018 Student Safety Web Chat, hosted by the UW–Madison Police, Division of Student Life, University Health Services, University Housing and the Parent and Family Program went live on Sept.
A gunfight near La Follette High School left one 17-year-old student injured and put the building on lockdown for the second time this week. Police responded to reports of a fight between several young men at the corner of Linda Vista Road and Turner Avenue around 10:40 a.m., Madison police said. Witnesses also told police at least one gun had been fired.
Between Friday and Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents launched a “targeted enforcement” effort across the state. Some detainees remain in ICE custody pending their deportation, according to a press release from the agency Tuesday.
UW-Milwaukee has officially welcomed UW-Waukesha and UW-Washington County as satellite campuses as a result of the extensive UW System restructuring adopted in July.
Experts gathered on National Voter Registration Day at the Memorial Union to answer questions and discuss issues around voting and democracy in Wisconsin and nationally.
Madison’s city council approved plans for a nine-story hotel on State Street, acting against the recommendation of city staff.
Many UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are in support of a tobacco-free campus, according to a recent survey. A Tobacco-Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition survey distributed in October 2017, in partnership with Public Health Madison and Dane County and the UW-Madison SPARK organization, found that 81 percent of student respondents support the campus going tobacco-free.
UW-Madison celebrated a 3.8 percent increase in enrollment in the largest class the university has ever seen.
Following weeks of historic flooding across the greater Madison area, the Dane County government announced plans for over $18 million in initiatives designed to recover from damage and to prevent future flooding events. “This summer’s historic rains brought flooding and destruction to many areas throughout Dane County,” Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank may be recalled to testify in a National Collegiate Athletic Association antitrust trial after her testimony and a university statement conflicted. Last week, Blank was a witness in a case brought against the NCAA by Division I student-athletes to determine whether the NCAA can limit compensation for athletes to the full cost of their attendance fees.
UW-Madison student organizations will push students to register to vote for the November 6 election with campus-wide voter registration Tuesday.
When minority students arrive at predominantly white system schools, campus climate surveys routeinly show that they feel out of place. A new initiative at UW-Stout aims to make their transition a little easier.
Three grants that could forward research in quantum physics and technology at UW-Madison were secured by university researchers, the National Science Foundation announced today.
F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture, a student organization designed to promote sustainable agriculture and food access on campus, was granted funding for the next biennium in a unanimous Student Service Finance Committee vote Monday.
The number of arrests made by federal immigration authorities in Dane County rose to at least 11 over the weekend, local officials confirmed Monday. Madison Mayor Paul Soglin announced Friday that he was aware of at least six arrests by U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement officers, who he says operated without the knowledge of city officials.
U.S. Democratic Rep. Mark Pocan warns Walker to drop the ACA lawsuit if he cares about patients with pre-existing conditions.
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