Due to rising numbers of drug overdose deaths in Wisconsin, U.S. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., introduced a new bill Wednesday to tackle the problem from prevention to recovery.
Three UW-Madison professors have been awarded the prestigious Sloan Research Fellowship, according to a university news release.
A research team led by UW-Madison atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Galen McKinley released new information regarding the capacity for oceans to absorb carbon dioxide emissions, according to a university news release.
Approximately 400 students, faculty and staff members took part in the “Moving Forward: Conversations on Racial and Ethnic Diversity” event Wednesday at Gordon Dining and Event Center.
The Associated Students of Madison Coordinating Council met Wednesday to discuss a textbook affordability resolution that will be developed in the upcoming weeks.
The Madison Police Department has detained a suspect in the domestic homicide of a 24-year-old woman, according to an incident report. The woman was found dead in her Calypso Road apartment Tuesday after her family asked officers to check on her welfare. The detained suspect is the victim's 39-year-old boyfriend.
The Associated Students of Madison University Affairs Committee met Wednesday to discuss the impact of voter ID provisions in Senate Bill 295.
The first agenda item’s resolution at Tuesday’s Common Council meeting read more like a touching eulogy.
Journalist and author Jon Ronson highlighted negative outcomes of social media during his Distinguished Lecture Series talk Tuesday at Memorial Union.
A 2016 analysis by the personal finance website WalletHub ranked Madison as the fourth best capital in the nation.
Six panelists from the university held a town hall meeting Tuesday to address a Jan. 26 incident where photos of Hitler’s face and swastikas were taped to a student’s door in Sellery Hall. Three weeks after the incident, photos of the door began circulating Feb.
UW-Madison student employees and graduate assistants will receive pay increases starting next school year, according to Chancellor Rebecca Blank’s official blog.
UW-Madison graduate student Amy Alstad released survey findings Friday about human influence on the rate of species change in Wisconsin prairies.
A stranger attacked a 21-year-old women on West Gilman Street early Monday morning, according to a Madison Police Department incident report. The woman said she was walking home after a late night of studying when she approached from behind.
President Barack Obama announced earlier in February that the Director of Metabolism at the Morgridge Institute for Research Dave Pagliarini is one of the 105 recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. The award, which was created in 1996, is given to scientists who show great potential in the early portion of their careers.
UW-Madison experts and policymakers gathered Tuesday to discuss what potential changes to the state’s insurance rules could mean for university faculty and staff. Wisconsin is considering paying health benefits for state employees directly instead of buy through health maintenance organizations, a system known as self-insurance. Gov.
All incoming UW-Madison students participate in the Tonight program to learn about sexual assault, dating violence and bystander intervention strategies, among many other topics, to increase campus safety, and now this program is primed for updating.
Community Shares of Wisconsin, a Madison-based nonprofit organization focused on social and environmental advocacy, will be hosting an online fundraising event March 1.
UW South Madison Partnership celebrated its one-year anniversary of community outreach and collaboration between UW-Madison professionals and Madison citizens Tuesday.
As renovations to the South East Recreational Facility begin in the next few years, Rec Sports Director John Horn said he is focused on maintaining student participation, affordability and accessibility for recreational activities on campus. Rec Sports’ mission is to enhance the UW-Madison experience by providing high quality programs, services and facilities that promote the social, mental and physical well-being of the campus community, according to its website.
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