UW-Madison committees overseeing the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates presented their recommendations to Chancellor Biddy Martin for a second round of appropriations Tuesday.
UW-Madison was recently reported to be among the top 10 institutions in generating licensing revenue.
Dozens of protesters marched from the Capitol to the federal courthouse Tuesday to rally against the recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that lifts caps on political spending by corporations and unions.
Madison is at the center of what experts are calling a ""heroin epidemic,"" with a 400 percent increase in heroin use over the past two years, according to city officials.
Athletic Director Barry Alvarez announced a price increase proposal Tuesday for season football tickets.
The state's Higher Education Subcommittee will present a request for increased funding for UW System facilities to the state's Building Commission Wednesday.
Thank you for the important editorial you published on Monday. In the editorial, you suggest that my response to members of the Dane County Board of Supervisors was appropriate, but you also express concern that I have not addressed the larger issue of animal care and research on campus. I write to remind you that Provost DeLuca and I have proposed a significant reorganization of our research enterprise, in part because of our concerns about safety and compliance issues, including animal research. We are currently awaiting the report of the Faculty Task Force established by the University Committee and charged with responding to our proposal. We anticipate making significant progress this semester about how research should be organized so we can meet the needs of our researchers while ensuring safety and compliance.
Two current city alders and one former alder announced their endorsement of UW-Madison student Analiese Eicher for the Dane County Board of Supervisors Tuesday.
The state Joint Committee on Finance approved state use of $822 million of federal funding for a regional rail line Tuesday.
Officials working on the renovation plans for the UW-Madison Charter Street Heating Plant are now in the process of searching for possible biomass suppliers to fuel the future plant.
Republicans across Wisconsin are questioning the additional costs associated with accepting more than $800 million in federal funding for a high-speed rail line.
Stem cell scientists may be waiting longer than anticipated for answers to ethical arguments surrounding their research, according to a UW-Madison study.
The Wisconsin state Assembly will consider overriding Gov. Jim Doyle's veto of a bill regarding an independent Department of Natural Resources secretary Tuesday.
It was beginning to look like déjà vu for the Wisconsin women's basketball team. That is, until senior guard Rae Lin D'Alie had something to say about it.
UW-Milwaukee settled an open records lawsuit and agreed to pay nearly $12,000 in attorney fees to their campus newspaper Friday.
The Board of Estimates met Monday, but deferred discussion regarding the Edgewater Hotel project finances.
Officials say the bacterial meningitis death of an area high school student Saturday is not connected to the case that killed a UW-Madison senior earlier this month.
Up to 100,000 Wisconsin residents set to lose unemployment benefits in the coming months may see an extension under new federal legislation introduced Thursday.
The frontrunners in the Wisconsin 2010 gubernatorial election are neck and neck according to a recently released poll.
A 19-year-old woman was hit by a car Friday, and had to pay a ticket for moving too suddenly, according to a police report.
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