UW-Madison hosted its 14th annual Science Expedition over the weekend to highlight research performed by students, faculty and scientists at the university. The expedition allowed attendees to interact with students and professors at UW-Madison laboratories, museums, greenhouses and research centers.
The highest temperature in Madison reached 36 degrees Saturday and 72 degrees Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The UW-Madison College of Agricultural & Life Sciences announced a renovation project that would turn the historic dean’s residence near Allen Centennial Gardens into a meeting space for the school’s students and faculty.
The Alliant Energy Center hosted the 47th On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow over the weekend to celebrate Native American culture and help connect the UW-Madison community with Wisconsin’s 11 Native American tribes. UW-Madison student organization Wunk Sheek organized the powwow, which was free to the public.
In one of his final appeals before Wisconsinites head to the polls, presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders spoke before an estimated crowd of 4,400 at the Kohl Center, days before what could be his final stand in his quest for the White House.
A sexual assault occurred early Sunday morning between 12:45 a.m and 1:30 a.m. in a fraternity house on Langdon Street, according to a campus-wide UW-Madison crime warning. A third party reported the sexual assault to the UW-Madison Police Department, and no further details have been released.
UW-Madison announced Thursday that four undergraduate students will receive the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, which celebrates academic excellence in the sciences. The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, a national initiative established in 1986, received 1,150 nominations, but awarded only 252 scholarships.
Voters in Milwaukee will decide Tuesday whether incumbent County Executive Chris Abele will continue serving their community or opt for challenger state Sen.
The organization 100 Black Men of Madison has launched a program called Project SOAR that aims to reduce the achievement gap of young African-American men in school, according to its website. Project SOAR, which was initially launched several weeks ago and stands for Student Opportunities, Access and Readiness, targets black males ages 12-17 who attend middle or high school in the Madison Public School District. It especially aims to serve students living in lower-income or single-parent households, students in foster care or the juvenile justice system, or students who are homeless, according to the organization’s website. The project consists of one-on-one mentoring as well as discussions about careers and social issues. President of 100 Black Men of Madison Floyd Rose hopes the program will reduce the number of unexcused school absences among black students, which he said is a symptom of poverty. “The vast majority of African-American male students in Madison have experienced poverty and its resulting symptoms such as unstable housing, inadequate health care and escalating community violence,” Rose said, according to the Capital Times. “We are committed to being positive role models in these students’ lives and ensure they are on a path to stay in school and graduate.” In addition to the public school district, 100 Black Men of Madison has partnered with the City of Madison, United Way of Dane County, the Madison Police Department and African-American fraternities and sororities, among other groups. Those interested in registering for Project SOAR can visit its website.
UW-Madison students held a candlelight vigil Thursday evening at Library Mall to honor the lives lost in recent tragedies around the world.
The U.S. News and World Report retracted the high national ranking of UW-Madison’s graduate engineering program after finding the school reported incorrect application and acceptance rates.
Scott Walker stars in new TV ad Scott Walker showed his support for Ted Cruz in his new TV ad released Thursday, encouraging voters to join him in voting for Cruz in the April 5 Wisconsin primaries.
Gov. Scott Walker officially signed four college affordability bills into law Monday, despite Democrats alleging the proposals don’t do enough. Two of the bills are concerned with technical college students.
UW-Madison has begun an investigation Tuesday into another reported incident of discrimination on campus, according to the university’s Director of News and Media Relations Meredith McGlone. A student found an explicitly racist letter that was slid under their door implying a threat to the student.
Despite concerns that recent changes in tenure could harm faculty research, UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs and Dean of the School of Medicine and Public Health Robert Golden said the university will remain a top research institution.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met Wednesday to discuss changes within the Finance Committee, including grants for registered student organizations.
UW-Madison announced the renewal of its funding with the National Science Foundation to operate a telescope known as “IceCube” buried under ice in the South Pole, according to a university news release. The funding for IceCube will be $35 million over the next five years. IceCube is located at the NSF’s Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and operates to detect high-energy cosmic neutrinos, the discovery of which has led to other scientific findings, according to the release.
UW-Madison will host Relay For Life at the Shell next week, with teams continuing the tradition of walking for 24 consecutive hours to raise money for cancer research. The activities at this year’s event will center on the theme “Cirque du Relay,” and will include dance performances, a hypnotist and a lip-sync battle.
Madison Mayor Paul Soglin introduced Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders to a crowd of more than 8,000 at Alliant Energy Center Saturday. But the two have a history that goes back to the 1970s when Soglin was the 51st mayor of Madison—he is currently the 57th—and before Sanders was even elected to public office. “I have known Bernie Sanders for 40 years,” Soglin said.
As the April 5 primary approaches, presidential candidates have been busy making their final appeals to voters in the Badger State.
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