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University Health Services distributed a survey to 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students in an effort to better understand the health behaviors of UW-Madison students.

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UHS administers campus-wide health survey to understand student behaviors

By Lawrence Andrea | Mar. 6, 2018

University Health Services distributed a survey to 9,000 undergraduate and graduate students Monday in an effort to better understand the health behaviors of UW-Madison students. The National College Health Assessment — distributed by the American College Health Association — will give the university a better understanding of the health, well-being and safety of the UW-Madison campus community, according to Marlena Holden, interim director for Marketing and Prevention Services at UHS.

UW-Madison School of Medicine diversity outreach and communications manager Beverly Hutcherson and Wisconsin School of Business professor Min Li spoke at Memorial Union Monday about their experiences as women of color in their fields.

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UW-Madison faculty members discuss gender, race in the workplace

By Ethan Feller | Mar. 5, 2018

A panel with two UW-Madison faculty members spoke Monday evening on their experiences as women of color in business and medicine. The event — hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate and held at Memorial Union — featured UW-Madison School of Medicine diversity outreach and communications manager Beverly Hutcherson and Wisconsin School of Business professor Min Li.

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UW-Stevens Point proposal shifts liberal arts funding into science programs

By Bremen Keasey | Mar. 5, 2018

UW-Stevens Point proposed Monday to cut 13 humanities majors and possibly cut faculty positions while adding or expanding 16 other programs to address their $4.5 million dollar deficit.

The Dane County Airport is set to be the new home of the state’s largest solar panel installation.

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Dane County airport set to develop 41 acres for solar energy

By Luisa de Vogel | Mar. 5, 2018

The Dane County Regional Airport released Monday seeking proposals for a new solar development plan which, when implemented, will be the second largest in the state. The development will include 41 acres of land and will have the ability to generate 8 megawatts of power, about three times the power of the largest solar plant in the region: a 2.25 megawatt facility in Beloit. “Given its role in sustaining and growing our local economy, we think the Dane County Regional Airport is a perfect fit for this bold project,” Dane County Executive Joe Parisi said in a release. This will be the fourteenth Dane County solar installation and the county hopes it will help the region remain a leader in sustainable energy. “Dane County has been leading the state in generating cleaner renewable homegrown energy,” Parisi said. The facility is still seeking approval from the Federal Aviation Administration and will be the third installation on the Dane County Airport campus, although the new development will be 80 times larger than the existing installations. The expansion of the airports solar installations is the latest in the county’s effort to expand renewable energy.

Wisconsin artist Roy Chi will design a sculpture aimed at making residents and visitors feel welcome on Madison’s east side.

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New public sculpture on Johnson Street aims to welcome all

By J. Adam Wigger | Mar. 5, 2018

The city of Madison Common Council approved last week the Madison Art Commission's choice of Roy Chi’s proposal for a new piece of art in Pennsylvania Park, located on East Johnson Street. “The People’s Pronouns,” will be composed of two sculptures at opposite ends of the park.

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After tension with shared governance groups, Faculty Senate calls on Cross to reaffirm his commitment to them

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 5, 2018

UW-Madison Faculty Senate passed legislation Monday calling on UW System President Ray Cross to reaffirm his commitment to shared governance.

As the election to fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat quickly approaches, judges Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock juggled their own partisan ties in the officially nonpartisan race.

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Supreme Court candidates debate partisanship, objectivity in public debate

By Michael Bogaards | Mar. 5, 2018

As the election to fill a vacant state Supreme Court seat quickly approaches, judges Rebecca Dallet and Michael Screnock juggled their own partisan ties in the officially nonpartisan race.

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Two Student Judiciary leaders announce their resignations

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 5, 2018

Both Vice Chief Justice Ben Smith and General Counsel Jacob Gardner announced their resignations from Student Judiciary — the Associated Students of Madison’s judicial branch — this week.

Madison Chef Week is a week-long event that features special dishes and menus from chefs all around the city.

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Madison Chef Week highlights city’s vibrant and growing food scene

By Max Bayer | Mar. 5, 2018

Local chefs and foodies alike met Sunday to kick off Madison Chef Week, a week-long event put on by the Madison Area Chefs Network that showcases the food from a variety of restaurants around the city.

Tiana Clark’s collection of poems “I Can’t Talk about the Trees without the Blood” was honored this month by the University of Pittsburgh Press.

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UW-Madison creative writing fellow wins national award for poetry collection

By Jessica Lipaz | Mar. 4, 2018

Tiana Clark, the Jay C. and Ruth Halls poetry fellow at UW-Madison’s Institute of Creative Writing, won the 2017 Anges Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize for her collection, “I Can’t Talk about the Trees without the Blood.” “For me, trees will never be just trees. They will also and always be a row of gallows from which Black bodies once swung.”

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Elections commission may have accidentally purged some voters from registration lists in last month’s primary

By Andy Goldstein | Mar. 4, 2018

As part of an effort to update voter information, the state elections commission may have improperly kicked voters off registration lists.

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Audit reveals lack of UW relationship transparency, lawmakers say

By Maggie Chandler and Andy Goldstein | Mar. 4, 2018

After a nonpartisan analysis of the UW system’s relationships with affiliated organizations, some lawmakers are calling for stricter legislative oversight when it comes to university relations with private foundations.

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Regent Whitburn to continue serving on Board of Regents, two new members begin their terms

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 4, 2018

Gov. Scott Walker reappointed UW System Regent Gerald Whitburn and added two new people to the Board of Regents Friday.

Many community members are against forcing small businesses to relocate due to the Oliv Madison building proposal.

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UW student arrested on State Street during possible mental health crisis

By Sammy Gibbons | Mar. 4, 2018

22-year-old Nehemiah Siyoum was reported for "profane music at a volume that made officers first think it was from the coffee shop's amplification system," Lt. Brian Austin said in a statement obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal.

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The reviews are in: Four UW-Madison deans will continue serving in their positions

By Robyn Cawley | Mar. 1, 2018

Four UW-Madison deans will stick around following their successful comprehensive reviews, which assesses their leadership and performance every five years.

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After campus memes call out Associated Students of Madison, representatives weigh in on disconnect with campus community

By Maggie Chandler | Mar. 1, 2018

A picture is worth a thousand words, but how many would it be for a meme? Answer: a lot if you follow the UW-Madison Memes for Milk-Chugging Teens. A frenzy of memes popped up in the satirical Facebook group, at the Associated Students of Madison’s opposition to the controversial dining plan and what some students call high segregated fees first surfaced Wednesday night.

Project Home applied for a grant for $355,000 to invest in renovations for the Prairie Crossing neighborhood.

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City to invest $355,000 in low income housing opportunities

By Ethan Fenske | Mar. 1, 2018

This Tuesday, a Madison landlord applied for the allocation of $355,000 to rehabilitate 48 rental units leased to qualified low-to-moderate-income renters.

SmithGroupJJR — the design firm that served as the lead park designer for Alumni Park — received an award Thursday from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the planning and design of the new park space.

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Alumni Park wins architecture award for planning and design

By Donovan McBride | Mar. 1, 2018

Just under four months after its grand opening, UW-Madison’s Alumni Park is already getting recognition. SmithGroupJJR — the design firm that served as the lead park designer for Alumni Park — received an award Thursday from the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architects for the planning and design of the new park space.

As a bill that would provide money for schools to hire armed security personnel makes its way through the Legislature, some worry that the primary effect would not be student safety.

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As lawmakers turn to the police to quell school violence, some fear more harm than good

By Andy Goldstein | Mar. 1, 2018

As a bill that would provide money for schools to hire armed security personnel makes its way through the Legislature, some worry that the primary effect would not be student safety.

The Vending Oversight Committee recommended that by 2023, all late night food vendors be moved to Library Mall rather than be phased out completely.

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“We only sell food”: Vendors oppose proposal to eliminate late-night food carts

By Max Bayer | Mar. 1, 2018

Members of the city’s Vending Oversight Committee were met with harsh reactions Wednesday night when they took up a proposal to phase out late night food carts. Opponents of the proposal argue food carts are consistently and unfairly the targets of reforms that are rooted in overconsumption of alcohol. Mario Armenta, one of the four current late night vendors, doesn’t know what would happen if the vendors were forced to shut down.