A quality rating system for child-care providers who receive funding from the Wisconsin Shares program aims to rank child-care quality under a new plan Gov. Jim Doyle announced Friday.
An academic staff committee released a report Wednesday stating their belief that the proposed restructuring of the graduate school is unnecessary.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture cleared UW-Madison's Research Animal Resources Center as compliant with animal welfare standards according to a report released last week.
The future of the Associated Students of Madison bus pass program was the subject of discussions at the Downtown Coordinating Committee's first meeting of the year Thursday. Committee members also discussed new electronic parking meters and the possible introduction of longer, articulated buses.
The state Senate passed a job creation bill Thursday by a 32-1 vote. State Sen. Glenn Grothman, R-West Bend, was the only member to vote against the bill.
H1N1 vaccines are still available on campus for all UW-Madison faculty, staff and students.
The Wisconsin women's hockey team returns to the Kohl Center for a two game tilt with St. Cloud State this weekend. The Badgers come into this series ranked seventh in the nation, and tied with Bemidji State for third place in the WCHA.
Corporate donations to legislative and presidential campaigns are no longer restricted to maximum caps on their amount after a U.S. Supreme Court decision Tuesday overturned a 63-year-old law.
Gov. Jim Doyle introduced a health-care plan Thursday aiming to cover thousands of low-income, childless adults, but critics questioned a lack of details about the plan.
UW-Madison junior Maggie Baker is not the only student on campus who was devastated to hear about the earthquake in Haiti and felt compelled to do something to help out.
Sunday marks the beginning of the popular biannual Restaurant Week in Madison, presented by Madison Magazine.
The unemployment rate across Wisconsin increased 0.5 percentage points from November to December, according to a statement released Jan. 21 by the Department of Workforce Development.
The UW-Madison School of Social Work will hold a ceremony next week in remembrance of the UW-Madison student who was killed Dec. 31.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of Jordan Gonnering, fiancé of slain UW-Madison college student Brittany Zimmermann. Gonnering will likely take the case to a lower appeals court where he can continue his attempt to recover damages from her death.
The UW-Madison Center for the Humanities held a panel discussion at the Madison Public Library Wednesday about race and racism in relation to the Obama administration.
Marv Van Kekerix is set to become the interim chancellor of UW Colleges and UW-Extension, the UW System announced Wednesday.
The Urban Design Commission met Wednesday night to discuss proposals for the Target retailer on Midvale Boulevard and renovations to Edgewater Hotel.
Gov. Jim Doyle announced his plans Tuesday to create a Southeastern Regional Transit Authority aiming to improve rail and bus services between Milwaukee, Kenosha and Racine.
The historically blue state of Massachusetts witnessed a shift in politics when Republican state Sen. Scott Brown beat his Democratic challenger in the Massachusetts Senate race Tuesday.
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