Four students were awarded the Student Venture Seed Grant Monday for their business ventures as part of the Wiscontrepreneur program.
The Wisconsin Public Interest Research Group encouraged students to take action against global warming Tuesday at its ""sustainable semester"" kickoff on Library Mall.
Milwaukee was the 11th-poorest city in the nation in 2008, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released Tuesday.
Domino's Pizza in downtown Madison was held up Saturday morning by a man claiming to have a gun, Madison police reported.
Following a lively debate at the Student Services Finance Committee meeting Monday, the committee members voted against funding for the Student Tenant Resource Center.
Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk and members of the Henry Vilas Zoological Society announced an expanded partnership program Monday that will give more private support to the county's free zoo.
Domestic-violence-related homicides in Wisconsin declined slightly in 2008, according to a report released Tuesday by the Wisconsin Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, will be holding a neighborhood meeting Tuesday, September 29, at 7 p.m. for citizens to learn about and provide feedback on the proposed renovations for Lisa Link Peace Park.
The Joint Southeast Campus Area Committee met at the Madison Municipal Building Monday to discuss new building projects across campus.
The Associated Students of Madison, in partnership with the Offices of the Dean of Students, held a town hall forum Monday to gain student opinion on the use of the $1.5 million in student services funds allotted by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
UW-Madison, in conjunction with Marquette University, received an $8 million grant Monday to create a new Wisconsin Center of Excellence in Genomics Science.
The city's criminal justice system is not the only department facing setbacks because of the county budget.
Michael Pollan, author of ""In Defense of Food,"" discussed his book and the agriculture industry along with three other panelists Friday as part of UW-Madison's Go Big Read program.
After serving as UW Foundation president for 21 years, Andrew ""Sandy"" Wilcox announced Friday he will retire at the end of 2010.
It's the end of lecture. ""Any more questions?""
A task force will begin to track down at least 3,000 convicted felons on parole or probation with DNA missing from the state database starting this week, Gov. Jim Doyle announced at a press conference Friday morning.
Greenbush Bakery, 1305 Regent St., was robbed Saturday, with the suspect fleeing on foot with an undisclosed amount of money.
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