Madison’s famed Oscar Mayer plant will close within the next one to two years, leading to the loss of nearly 1,200 jobs in Madison and the surrounding area.
The Joint Finance Committee approved Wednesday $350 million in state borrowing over the next two years in an effort to combat delays on road construction throughout the state.
Four Madison lawmakers announced Wednesday their bill to ban any possession or transfer of semiautomatic rifles in the state.
The Campus Women’s Center is dedicated to upholding feminist ideals, opening up a space to discuss social justice issues and providing a voice to students who don’t otherwise feel acknowledged on campus Finance Coordinator Kyle Brown said Tuesday. The Campus Women’s Center is an organization funded through segregated fees paid by students, and upholds its mission through a wide variety of programming offered to students.
Historically, products that use lenses either produce sharp, realistic images or they have a large field of vision, but a UW-Madison research team has designed a way to achieve both—all in a very tiny package. The team, led by UW-Madison professor of electrical and computer engineering Hongrui Jiang, developed the first flexible Fresnel zone plate microlenses, according to a university release.
A former international student who earned her doctorate in counseling psychology, University Health Services psychologist Canzi Wang provides counseling for current international UW-Madison students who may face cultural barriers. Wang hopes to help international students who are struggling with the difficulties of adapting to an entirely new culture and country, according to a university release.
Three of Madison’s K9 teams won state awards at this year’s Wisconsin Law Enforcement Canine Handler Association’s conference, with five teams total receiving nominations.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate approved several policy changes Monday meant to protect tenured positions from layoffs, termination and displacement in a way that gives more power to faculty members.
The state Assembly cleared a package of bills Tuesday designed to target fraud in welfare programs, while state Democrats failed earlier in the day in an attempt to use a procedural tactic to bring a student debt bill to the floor.
Members of the Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs Committee took a step back from discussions on state government campaigns Tuesday to learn about the city and county budgets.
Through this year’s programs, workshops and partnerships, the UW-Madison Working Class Student Union wants the campus community to consider how class affects every aspect of life, according to the organization’s finance director Hong Trinh.
In light of Exact Sciences’ recent financial struggles, the company’s CEO Kevin Conroy announced Monday he will no longer run the biotechnology company in downtown Madison.
Madison police released surveillance photos Monday of two persons of interest who attacked a 29-year-old man on State Street last month.
Madison police arrested a 25-year-old man for disorderly conduct after he attacked a Madtown Hopper driver early Saturday morning.
The well-known Madhatters bar could soon close its doors after multiple incidents of selling alcohol to underage patrons, as well as exceeding legal capacity.
State Treasurer Matt Adamczyk condemned the Board of Commissioners of Public Lands’ use of interest earnings toward UW-Madison’s Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in a Monday press release.
UW-Madison researchers recently created a new and improved flexible phototransistor that could make many lenses more closely mimic mammals’ eyes.
Though thousands of students and downtown residents convened along State Street for the annual Halloween festivities, police said they made no significant arrests. The 10th annual Freakfest event brought more than 34,000 people dressed in various costumes. Madison police arrested nine people, and only two of the nine went to jail, according to an incident report by Madison Police Department Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain. DeSpain wrote that most citations were for violating the city’s glass ban and having open intoxicants on the streets. Police also said a drunken concealed carry permit holder attempted to enter the venue with a loaded handgun. DeSpain reported no significant property damage.
Something about this year’s Go Big Read is a little different. What was once an attempt to engage and unite the campus around a common theme has become a powerful conversation among students, faculty and the surrounding Madison community. Dealing with the issue of racial inequity in the criminal justice system, this year’s Go Big Read hits home for those on and off campus.
It’s been a long year for the Educational Approval Board.
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