UW-Madison closes cat research laboratory
By Phoebe Kiekhofer | Jan. 25, 2015UW-Madison announced the closure of its contentious cat research laboratory Friday, according to a university release.
UW-Madison announced the closure of its contentious cat research laboratory Friday, according to a university release.
UW-Madison recently completed its remodels on a space for advising, studying, tutoring and events in lower Steenbock Library, according to a Friday WISCIENCE release.
The Young, Gifted and Black Coalition kicked off its Black Lives Matter Speaker Series Friday with a talk on community influence over the police force given by Max Rameau, a campaign organizer and human rights activist.
Last semester, the Morgridge Center for Public Service, along with United Way of Dane County, AmeriCorps and area school districts, revamped its Achievement Connections program to reach more underperforming high school students in the Madison area.
The Classified Staff Executive Committee discussed the possible effects of the upcoming state budget Thursday.
Friday kicks off the Black Lives Matter Spring 2015 Speaker Series, with the aim to educate the public and empower the black community, according to a press release. The series is sponsored by the Young Gifted and Black Coalition, Comparative U.S. Studies and the Haven’s Center.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council met Wednesday to discuss possible effects of the upcoming 2015-'17 Wisconsin budget and speculative changes to shared governance on campus.
In addition to hunting down overwhelming loads of required textbooks and materials, students face the challenge of locating all their classes with the start of each semester. This semester, more than 100 UW-Madison students are utilizing the recently launched iPhone app Campus Maps to make finding spring classes fast and easy.
The American Academy of Political and Social Science awarded UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank with the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize, according to a Wednesday UW-Madison release.
Hundreds of students packed College Library in December chanting “hands up, don’t shoot” in response to racial discrimination in Madison. Tuesday, members of the UW-Madison community filled Varsity Hall in Union South to engage in a campus-wide dialogue on diversity and inclusion.
The UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine raised $1.3 million in grants, gifts and pledges to help fund a Shelter Medicine Program, according to a university press release.
Researchers at UW-Madison and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently developed a collaborative project to develop new ways of integrating robots into human workforces, according to a university press release.
The University of Wisconsin System Administration named Wisconsin native Alex Hummel as the new Associate Vice President for Communications Jan. 8.
With college tuition and the need for a college degree both soaring, President Obama announced a free community college tuition plan Jan. 9.
While most of his classmates are preparing for a looming graduation date, UW-Madison senior Zach Wood is running unopposed for Madison’s District 8 aldermanic position.
In response to concerns raised by students, staff and faculty, Chancellor Rebecca Blank and members of the UW-Madison administration have invited the university community to an open discussion Tuesday centered on improving diversity and equity on campus.
Though the transition into college is tough for many freshmen, Marianna Rivera’s move to UW-Madison was especially isolating. She grew up in Chicago in a drastically different community climate.
UW-Madison student Truman Tiernan organized a memorial service and candle vigil Sunday for senior undergraduate student Michael Cooper Heinz, who passed away Nov. 23. Heinz, a strategic communication and philosophy major, was the former president of the Kappa Sigma fraternity on campus.
UW-Madison School of Music’s new recital center will be named in honor of UW alumnni and advisory board members George and Pamela Hamel, whose $15 million donation will help make constructing the building possible, according to a university release.
White police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August, gaining national attention and sparking debates over institutional racial disparities and police officers’ use of force.