Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said in a statement Friday he would not appeal the Wisconsin Court of Appeals’ ruling that denied a stay on a Dane County judge’s ruling that portions of Act 10, Gov. Scott Walker’s controversial collective bargaining law, were unconstitutional.
For the first time, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers successfully implanted stem cells generated from skin cells into the region of a monkey’s brain that was affected by Parkinson’s disease, according to a study released Thursday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward said in a statement Thursday he has not signed contracts to fully fund a campus organization because the request does not adhere to UW System policies.
Three human resources design forums earlier in the week brought large crowds from the campus community to hear updates on the plan’s implementation, which will begin July 1.
Tickets for the Wisconsin Film Festival, the largest campus-based film festival in the country, will go on sale Saturday.
City officials recently approved minor adjustments to the Edgewater Hotel renovation plan as construction on the project continues.
Madison Metro Transit expanded its low-income bus pass program Friday to provide 150 additional discounted passes each month.
Documents on state computers concerning state Republicans’ 2011 redistricting efforts were deleted before the hard drives were turned over to plaintiffs, who challenged the redistricting in an earlier court case, according to court documents filed Wednesday that the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel examined.
The student body passed a referendum to change the student government’s constitution while also electing over 30 representatives to serve in Associated Students of Madison positions in elections which took place Monday through Wednesday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor finalist Dr. Rebecca Blank visited Madison Wednesday and stressed the need to expand funding sources and connect with students and faculty.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council approved a resolution Wednesday that aims to create a policy to allow students more time to prepare for multiple midterms within a short period of time.
Members of the Committee on Diversity and Campus Climate heard an update Monday on the drafting of the next campus diversity plan and discussed the role of the university’s next chancellor in the success of the plan.
The Madison Transit and Parking Commission recommended the city approve Metro Transit’s five-year plan at a meeting Wednesday that would consolidate bus stops and combat overcrowdedness.
City planning expert Dan Carmody consulted with Madison’s Food Policy Council Wednesday about the economic and nutritional benefits of creating an urban public food market.
State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, began circulating a bill Wednesday that would make it illegal to carry a concealed weapon in the state Capitol.
Gov. Scott Walker signed seven bills into law Wednesday, including one that would all but eliminate the secretary of state from the bill publishing process and another that would give $15 million to workforce development over two years.
PricewaterhouseCoopers presented the University of Wisconsin-Madison business school with over $1.1 million Wednesday to help pay for another professor within the school and programs to support students.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Office of Multicultural Arts Initiatives will host the seventh annual Line Breaks Festival March 13-20, which features nightly performances from UW-Madison students.
University of Wisconsin police revealed at a meeting Tuesday that last week’s shooting at University Houses apartments in Eagle Heights resulted from a drug deal dispute.
A voluntary, nonprofit organization representing University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty held a state budget forum Tuesday to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s new biennial budget and its effects on state and campus affairs.
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