Actress Rosario Dawson will visit Madison April 22 to give a keynote lecture focusing on America’s shifting demographics and environmental development in the coming years as part of the eighth annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference, according to a university news release.
Paul Hansen, a teaching assistant and graduate student of English at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, said he conceived the idea for an interactive student debate broadcast series largely as a response to what he was seeing in the classroom.
Starting Monday, March 3 at 8 a.m., University of Wisconsin-Madison students can begin casting votes for who will fill positions throughout the Associated Students of Madison, as well as for the Recreational Sports Master Plan referendum, in the ASM Spring Election.
WSUM, the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s nonprofit student radio station, presented a proposed 2014-'15 budget of $339,711.72 at a Student Services Finance Committee meeting Thursday, a $9,141.42 increase from the current year’s budget.
Human behavior in environmental policy was a key topic at Thursday’s Sustainability Forum held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its ninth annual Madison Reads Leopold event Saturday as part of Leopold Weekend, according to a university release.
The Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee student leaders called for the public release of the Diversity Plan draft at a meeting Thursday.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers discovered a new parasite following the death of Mahal, an orangutan at the Milwaukee County Zoo, according to a university release.
UPDATE 02/27/2014: The hazardous material leak at Engineering Hall has been contained, according to a WiscAlert. It is safe to return to the area.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council heard the Recreational Sports Master Plan Wednesday for the last time before University of Wisconsin-Madison students vote on the referendum March 3-5.
As of Feb. 26, University of Wisconsin Registered Student Organizations can begin applying for grants to pursue environmental projects through the Student Green Fund.
The National Survey of Student Engagement emailed survey invitations to University of Wisconsin-Madison freshmen and seniors last week asking students for sincere feedback on their experiences at the university, according to a news release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students could see a new home for the second annual Revelry Music and Arts Festival, as current proposals place the event on Langdon Street, with one stage situated alongside Lake Mendota.
The Eligibility Criteria Review Committee approved the final draft of criteria for groups applying for money from the General Student Services Fund in a meeting Tuesday.
Following their announcement as finalists for the position of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Director, Kayri Havens, Steven McNulty and Donna Paulnock will visit campus to speak to the public beginning Wednesday, according to a university press release.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will team up with the Digital Lab for Manufacturing, an initiative funded in part through the U.S. Department of Defense, in an effort to create new technologies and improve the nation’s global competitive status in manufacturing, according to a Tuesday university news release.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials announced plans to slow down the campus-wide email and calendar system transition to Microsoft Office 365 Tuesday to ensure the switch is carried out correctly, according to a university news release.
This article has been updated to reflect updated financial numbers.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association is set to issue a letter-writing campaign directed at the Athletic Department, in an effort to increase contribution from the department in the upcoming Recreational Sports Master Plan.
“The day of the pageant, I just wasn’t even nervous,” laughs Alexandria Mason, a freshman, hopeful journalist, dancer, published writer and the 2014 winner of the “Miss Black and Gold: Diversity of a Woman” scholarship pageant.
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