Michelle Obama rallies Democrats in Madison
By Andrew Hahn | Oct. 7, 2014First Lady Michelle Obama visited Madison Tuesday to encourage students to turn out on Election Day and volunteer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Madison Tuesday to encourage students to turn out on Election Day and volunteer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
Yoshihiro Kawaoka, a virology professor at UW-Madison, received an award Tuesday for his research in understanding and preventing pandemic influenza.
The UW-Madison Police Department announced a new retrieval program Tuesday to crack down on the theft of sunburst chairs from the Memorial Union Terrace.
UW-Madison is offering a new website to help students get involved in shared governance and make a difference within their campus community, according to a Tuesday press release.
First Lady Michelle Obama visited Madison Tuesday to encourage students to vote and volunteer for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke.
The Cheba Hut toasted sub shop is planning to install a new outdoor eating area in the upcoming months after receiving a conditional use permit from Madison’s Plan Commission Monday.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank outlined budgetary issues facing the university in her State of the University Address to Faculty Senate in its first meeting Monday.
The UW System reported a $150 million drop in the tuition fund balance in its 2013-’14 fiscal year Program Balances Report, which was released this week.
A fight broke out between two men at Whiskey Jacks Saloon regarding a woman Saturday, leaving one man with stitches due to a head injury, according to Joel DeSpain, Madison Police Department spokesperson.
A homeless woman was sexually assaulted on the 100 block of State Street Sunday afternoon, according to a Madison Police Department report.
In light of controversy revolving around using animals for research purposes, UW-Madison’s Department of Medical History and Bioethics will host a discussion centered on bioethics Thursday, according to a university news release.
UW-Madison biomedical engineering professor Pamela Kreeger received a prestigious prize awarded to cutting-edge scientists whose research, if fruitful, has the potential to be incredibly impactful.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals Monday from Wisconsin and four other states, paving the way for the immediate issuance of same-sex marriage licenses both in Dane County and statewide.
Wisconsin’s Democratic candidate for attorney general announced in a Friday press release her plan to increase regulations for for-profit colleges and universities.
A growing number of state agencies are turning their attention to increasing public awareness of Wisconsin’s voter ID law, recently reinstated by a federal appeals court, after the release of a poll indicating a lack of understanding of the legislation.
UW-Madison sophomore Ethan Claes will help bring a new meal option to campus as he readies for the upcoming launch of Envoy, a student-to-student food delivery system.
The UW-Madison Police Department is currently investigating a reported sexual assault that occurred in a Lakeshore residence hall early Saturday morning.
Two teams of inventors made up of UW-Madison students were named finalists in the 2014 National Collegiate Inventors Competition, according to a Friday university release.
An intoxicated driver struck a 22-year-old Madison bicyclist on the 600 block of University Avenue Friday, knocking the victim unconscious before driving away, according to MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
Madison police arrested Xavier Garner, 33, in connection to an attempted residential burglary on the 200 block of West Gilman Street that happened early Saturday morning, according to a MPD incident report.