Babcock Hall Dairy store, owned by the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 1951, will honor incoming Chancellor Rebecca Blank by creating an ice cream flavor in her name.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials from University Communications reported no injuries after a liquid nitrogen tank leak occurred at the Daniels ChemistryBuilding Monday evening.
A University of Wisconsin-Madison student drowned in a Waushara County lake early Friday morning and officials say alcohol was involved, according to Sheriff David Peterson in a news release.
The White House named the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a partner institution Monday in its Materials Genome Initiative for Global Competitiveness, an effort to maximize the speed with which the nation discovers, develops and produces new material resources that can solve problems in areas ranging from energy and national security to human health and wellness.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on the University of Texas-Austin’s affirmative action policy Monday will likely require no changes to the admissions process at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Chancellor David Ward said in a statement.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward delivered a letter to Wisconsin legislative leadership Friday encouraging the Joint Finance Committee to remove the amendment in the 2013-’15 state budget requiring the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism to leave its space on UW-Madison’s campus.
UPDATE 6/13/13 7:00 p.m.: Associated Students of Madison Chair David Gardner released a statement Thursday criticizing Gov. Scott Walker’s decision to withdraw his appointment of Joshua Inglett as a student regent.
Paul DeLuca announced his resignation as University of Wisconsin-Madison’s provost and chancellor for academic affairs Wednesday in a press release, stating he will return to the faculty as soon as the university hires his replacement.
Economics Professor and Department Chair John Karl Scholz is set to be the next dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters & Science, according to a university news release.
UPDATE: 6/04/13 7:00 p.m. The University of Wisconsin-Madison dropped its lawsuit against adidas Monday, in which the university sought to determine if the apparel company had violated its contract with UW-Madison, following a settlement between the apparel company and a union of former workers.
For most students, working with state legislators, introducing bills and changing policies may seem like lofty dreams. For those involved in student government, however, this is everyday work.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank
University of Wisconsin-Madison Police arrested a 19-year-old UW-Madison student Saturday after the student set fire to a bulletin board in Sellery Hall, according to UWPD spokesperson Marc Lovicott.
Star of the cult hit comedy “Workaholics” and 2003 University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Anders Holm did not stray from his hallmark brand of getting-as-close-to-the-line-without-crossing-it humor as he delivered a pop culture-soaked and heartfelt commencement speech to UW-Madison’s class of 2013 at the Kohl Center Saturday.
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, spoke at the Overture Center for the Arts during part of his two-day visit to Madison. The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the Waisman Center along with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute sponsored the Dalai Lama’s Overture panel as a part of the Change Your Mind, Change The World tour, focused on a message that people’s minds and brains can be trained just like muscles.
Nev Singh grew up in Winona, Minnesota, but when it came time to choose a college she knew the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities was not for her.
The Student Services Finance Committee elected representatives to three leadership positions, including Rep. David Vines as committee chair, in its first meeting of the twentieth session Thursday.
Associated Students of Madison Chair David Gardner released a statement Wednesday urging state legislators to vote down a bill he and other ASM members say will hurt communication between landlords and tenants.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Council appointed Rep. Mia Akers to the position of vice chair Monday, ending a deadlock with Rep. Sarah Neibart, which carried over from the first meeting of the 20th session held last Wednesday.
The final Faculty Senate meeting of the academic year lasted over two hours Monday, resulting in discussions of the recent student sit-in in Chancellor David Ward’s office and increasing teaching assistant compensation, as well as extensive questioning of multiple annual committee reports, including transportation budgets and faculty compensation.
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