Gov. Scott Walker is in opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan, according to a Monday statement. The plan outlines new regulations on power plants in an effort to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.
The state Senate and Assembly will undergo changes with the addition of two new members to the Joint Committee On Finance and the creation of the two new state Assembly committees for the coming 2015-’16 legislative session.
UW-Madison recently started a search for a new vice chancellor to oversee all research programs and graduate education on campus.
After tracking the SUV used in three previous Madison robberies, the Madison and Middleton police departments were able to arrest former Badger cornerback Jack Ikegwuono and his twin brother William after their fourth and final robbery Wednesday, Nov. 26.
Mifflin Street may see construction begin for a new high-rise housing project as soon as April or May of 2015 if project developers continue to receive positive feedback from city groups.
While UW-Madison students finalize their housing plans for the 2015-‘16 academic year, a group of students hosted an event Monday to educate attendees about a severe problem: homelessness.
The Student Services Finance Committee met Monday to discuss adding a spring eligibility date for student services, and it heard the Atheists, Humanists & Agnostics’ budget proposal.
The UW-Madison Faculty Senate followed up on an April decision by Gov. Scott Walker to allow UW System schools to conduct classified research, by clarifying procedures in a Monday meeting.
Computers are quickly catching up to, and perhaps even surpassing, humans in the field of scientific data extraction and assessment, according to a Monday university news release.
12-3-14 UPDATE: Sen. Joe Leibham is scheduled to become a public affairs director for Foley & Lardner LLP in Madison Dec. 8 and assume management of the firm’s Wisconsin government relations practice Jan. 1, according to a firm press release.
Wisconsin Right to Work officially launched a mission Monday underscored by the legislative freedom to choose to participate in labor unions.
Juggling class, homework, a job and a social life can be difficult for most students, but for Jack Ringhand, the issue becomes more complex as he attempts to balance his studies with performing music.
The state Public Service Commission approved Madison Gas & Electric’s proposed utility rate increase Wednesday, according to a city press release.
While police reported a more unruly crowd overall at Saturday’s game against Minnesota, fewer students were ejected or issued citations, according to a UWPD statement.
Members of the campus community are invited to submit nominations to permanently fill the vice provost for diversity/chief diversity officer position.
UW-Madison students may see a familiar face at the front of the classroom next spring as former Governor Jim Doyle announced Nov. 24 that he will teach a state policy course.
The UW System announced Nov. 24 it will embark on an innovation-fostering initiative aimed at increasing student retention and graduation rates.
Madison Police Department and neighboring Middleton Police Department detectives recently cracked the case on a series of armed robberies funding drug purchases, including heroin, according to a Tuesday release from MPD Spokesperson Joel DeSpain.
Protesters rallied in Madison and around the state Tuesday demanding reforms to the Dane County’s criminal justice system following a grand jury's decision not to indict the officer who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August.
Amid the thousands of UW-Madison students gearing up for the trek home to indulge in their Thanksgiving dinners, there is a commonly overlooked campus population focusing their attention on a much realer subject: where they will find their next meal.
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