When it comes to the educational achievement gap between black and white students, Wisconsin is the worst offender in the nation, State Superintendent Tony Evers said.
A prominent UW-Madison professor received the Wilderness Society’s highest honor last Thursday for his environmental protection efforts, joining an elite group of conservation thought leaders.
Wisconsin’s largest law enforcement union has endorsed candidates from both parties at the top of the ballot in the Nov. 4 general election, according to a statement Tuesday.
Active members of UW-Madison’s campus community are invited to attend three sessions to update themselves and provide input on “Forward Together, a Diversity Framework for UW Madison.”
Gone are the Saturday SERF sessions to burn off and sweat out beverages consumed the night before if a new Madison business has anything to say about it. The Capitol Pedaler owners are ushering in the era of exercising while you drink.
The first joke is always free at Dynamite Dave’s comedy desk.
The days of navigating orange barriers and black rubber sidewalks on the labyrinth-like treks to class will soon be over as construction on State Street Mall and the Bascom Hill staircase approaches completion.
The 7th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals overturned a federal district court judge’s injunction on Wisconsin’s John Doe investigation into illegal campaign financing Wednesday.
The state’s two candidates for attorney general will debate at least two more times before November, giving Wisconsinites a few final chances to compare the top hopefuls.
A Waukesha County judge dismissed a Republican challenge to the Government Accountability Board’s template for this fall’s election ballots Wednesday.
Associated Students of Madison Student Council addressed unexpected issues with the recently established Green Fund Wednesday. The complications have left the distribution of grants uncertain.
UW Colleges and Lawrence University signed a partnership agreement Wednesday to support students transferring from UW’s two-year colleges to the private liberal arts school.
Madison food trucks soon may be able to now legally set up shop even earlier before the Dane County Farmers’ Market, according to a proposal adopted by the Vending Oversight Committee at a Tuesday meeting.
With flu season approaching, UW-Madison issued a recommendation for all students to receive the influenza vaccination last Wednesday, according to a university press release.
UW-Madison will launch its first ever massive open online course related to wellness in the workplace and return on investment Oct. 20.
UW-Madison researchers received funding for their work screening chemicals and developing technology to test the effect of drugs on the body.
UW-Madison researchers soon will have the option to store and organize lab notebooks with a new software service called Electronic Lab Notebook, according to a Tuesday university release Tuesday.
Three suspects reportedly beat up and robbed a 33-year-old Madison man following an argument over a sleeping space Sunday night on the 10 block of North Carroll Street, according to MPD Public Information Officer Joel DeSpain.
An 18-year-old Madison teenager crashed into a light pole and traffic standard on South Midvale Boulevard Monday morning, claiming that he lost control after being shot at, according to a MPD incident report.
A seemingly modest proposal to make October 2015 hip-hop awareness month at Tuesday’s Madison Arts Commission meeting was universally applauded by members and community speakers alike.
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