UW-Madison

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Last Week in Review: February 2nd-6th

UWPD arrests suspect in October sexual assault

Campus police arrested a suspect Friday for a sexual assault that occurred in October, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.

UW-Madison students use website to battle ‘fear of missing out’

As a busy college campus in an urban area, something is always taking place at and around UW-Madison. In response, students have banded together to create a website to help fellow UW-Madison community members never miss another important event.

WASB evolves UW-Madison’s 166th Founders’ Day celebration, connects students past and present

For the past 166 years, UW-Madison alumni have celebrated Feb. 5 as Founders’ Day to commemorate the first class held in 1849 and honor the university’s history.

UW-Madison fraternity hosts Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant

Loud hip-hop music began to play as contestants entered the room accompanied by thunderous applause and whoops from the audience at The Miss Black and Gold Scholarship Pageant Thursday.

Blank calls proposed budget cuts 'too big' for UW-Madison, state

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made an impassioned address at a University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting Thursday, deeming proposed budget cuts initiated by Gov. Scott Walker to be "too big" for the state's flagship university to handle.

ASM tackles proposed shared governance removal

The Associated Students of Madison Student Council examined the possible fate of shared governance in the recently released state biennial budget during its meeting Wednesday.

TAA holds emergency meeting to plan response to state budget, gauge interest in protesting

Close to 200 concerned citizens filed into a Humanities lecture hall Wednesday for an “emergency meeting” held by the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association to discuss Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget bill and plan an organized community response.

UW-Madison celebrates its 166th annual Founders’ Day

On Feb. 5 166 years ago, 20 young men attended classes in one brick building, where the only subjects offered were arithmetic, grammar, geography and Latin.

UW faculty condemns proposed budget cut as potentially harmful

The UW-Madison Faculty Senate released a unanimously passed resolution Monday stating their disapproval of Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million budget cut to the UW system.

Madison’s Initiative for Undergraduates reveals positive data

The Office of Academic Planning and Institutional Research released the fifth annual Madison Initiative for Undergraduates report Tuesday, evoking a positive response from campus administration, according to a UW-Madison release.

Past offender arrested for drug trafficking near UW campus

UW-Madison police officers and detectives arrested a well-known Madison drug dealer Monday after a two month investigation, according to a UW-Madison Police Department incident report.

UW students, faculty prepare response to state budget

On the eve of Gov. Scott Walker’s long-awaited budget proposal, including $300 million in cuts to the UW System, student and faculty organizations around the state are planning their reaction to the expected hit.

UW-Madison study furthers understanding of nervous system disorders

UW-Madison Neuroscience and Neurology Professor Su-Chun Zhang and his research team recently published a model to aid in understanding ALS and Huntington’s disease, according to a university release Monday.

Wisconsin business grad becomes small business owner

Former UW-Madison student Matt McManus found inspiration for one-piece rubber sandals from his co-founder and brother, who returned from a trip to Beijing with a pair of unique sandals that sparked envy among family and friends.

Father of the pill, UW alumnus dies at 91

Carl Djerassi, a 1945 UW-Madison graduate and recipient of a 1995 honorary degree, died Friday at the age of 91, according to a university news release.

UW System to honor UW-Madison instructor Friday

The UW System Board of Regents will honor a UW-Madison assistant professor Friday for his success with and support of diversity on campus.

Researchers pinpoint fluorescent dyes to assist brain cancer surgery

UW-Madison scientists identified two new fluorescent tumor-targeting agents that light up brain cancer cells, according to a Jan. 22 press release.

‘Queering Borders’ event illuminates the importance of diverse dialogues

UW-Madison Associate Professor Karma Chávez spoke to students and the public Thursday about her book “Queer Migration Politics” in her talk entitled “Queering Borders: Immigration, Race and Sexuality.”

Shared governance convenes, seeks student involvement surrounding proposed budget cuts

The Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee met Thursday to discuss how Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed budget cuts to the UW System would affect UW-Madison and the uncertain future of ASM.