UW-Madison faculty discussed ways to improve programs for first-year and transfer students at the annual First-Year Conference Friday.
Former senior special assistant to the chancellor and Madison community leader LaMarr Billups died Friday at his home in Virginia.
City engineers plan to add more street lighting along Orchard and Spring Streets to increase overall student safety.
A city planning staff member said Thursday he does not support renovations proposed by philanthropists W. Jerome Frautschi and his wife Pleasant Flowers that would demolish and redevelop six buildings located on the 100 block of State Street.
Members of UW-Madison's Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) fraternity began the first leg of a 268-mile philanthropic run from Camp Randall to the University of Minnesota's TCF Bank Stadium Thursday.
A survey released Thursday highlighted the effects funding cuts have had on public schools since the adoption of Wisconsin's biennial state budget.
The Legislature's Joint Finance Committee approved a Department of Health Services budget proposal Thursday that includes $225 million in Medicaid cuts by an 11-4 vote along party lines.
The Student Services Finance Committee discussed employing a controversial fund that would allow student groups to hire non-university-employed staff members Thursday.
City and neighborhood officials deliberated Mifflin Street Block Party plans and addressed misunderstandings regarding the proposed redevelopment of the 100 block of State Street Thursday.
The Henry Vilas Zoo is mourning the passing of long-time family favorite, BB the Orangutan, who passed away in her sleep earlier this week at 40 years old.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson, one of "Newsweek"'s "Most Important People in 2010, will speak at Union South Nov. 15.
UW-Madison opted against using stickers on identification cards, which means students will likely receive updated forms of identification to accommodate stipulations in the law that require voters to show valid forms of IDs at polling places.
Despite the wintery weather, students filled The Sett Wednesday as College Democrats Chair Jordan Weibel and College Republicans Chair Johnny Koremenos debated issues likely to appear in 2012 presidential campaigns.
Using excerpts from their academic work and personal experience, a panel of professors, a graduate student and a Madison photographer examined various issues presented to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community by globalization.
Lawmakers on Tuesday defended against critics who opposed a legislative panel's decision to remove certain training requirements from recently passed legislation allowing licensed holders to carry concealed weapons.
After 35 years of being kept secret, a UW-Madison professor is helping bring to light documents and recordings related to former President Richard Nixon.
Developers held a public meeting Tuesday on the opportunities a new open space will present for Judge Doyle Square once the current parking garage on Pinckney Street is bulldozed.
Mayor Paul Soglin addressed the city's 2012 Operating Budget Tuesday, saying he is "open" to discussing a compromise for the current Overture Center budget.
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