Outgoing University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward provided clarification about the university’s recently discovered surplus funds in Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting, saying a majority of the balances will be used as financial aid resources.
When Equinox first opened in August 2006, Madison Property Management rented out the entire building in one week. As of May 5, 2013, Equinox still has 28 units available for August 2013. Another MPM complex located at 420 West Gorham has 15 units remaining.
University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Julia Sprangers is scheduled to appear on “Jeopardy!” Monday after she flew to the game show’s home in Los Angeles from Spain, where she is studying abroad for the semester, according to The Wisconsin State Journal.
David Ward first arrived on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in the ’60s, and says he remembers fellow students taking on the civil rights movement and Vietnam War.
The Revelry Music and Arts Festival took place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Saturday and drew a large number of students, despite a rainy start to the day.
Studying abroad presents an opportunity for students to plant themselves in foreign countries among unfamiliar cultures to experience something new and gain perspective, and many students find that experience here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Faced with declining levels of state funding and higher operating costs, universities across the country are increasing tuition to maintain sustainable operations. But another trend follows nationwide at colleges such as the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where some students rely on higher-interest private loans to fund their way through college because federal loans have not kept up with tuition hikes.
Harry Markopolos, the former securities industry executive who uncovered Bernie Madoff’s wealth-management business Ponzi scheme, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison and spoke with students Thursday.
The University of Wisconsin System cash balances could increase by $150 million by the end of 2013, according to UW System administrators.
University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers announced Thursday they have successfully converted human and monkey skin cells into various nervous-system cells, while bypassing the stage where the cells are usually converted to undifferentiated stem cells.
The next session of the Associated Students of Madison student government met Wednesday to elect its leadership positions, including the appointment of Rep. David Gardner as chairman.
The University of Wisconsin System administration plans to develop a new policy to govern its cash reserves after the state Legislative Fiscal Bureau recently discovered the system held a $1 billion balance in June of last year, according to a system statement.
Chancellor David Ward selected “A Tale for the Time Being” by Ruth Ozeki for the fifth Go Big Read book at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate Carrie Coon was nominated Tuesday for a Tony Award for Best Performance in a Featured Role in a Play.
The tenth annual International Festival of Urban Movement that aims to promote hip-hop culture in Wisconsin began Wednesday and will continue through Sunday at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The Associated Students of Madison denounced internal fiscal irresponsibility, including excessive spending by student leaders for travel and events with low turnout, in an early Wednesday morning press release from ASM interim chair Nick Checker.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia hosted a panel discussion Tuesday to examine terrorism and the possible motives behind the recent Boston Marathon bombings.
The Associated Students of Madison Reserve Board approved over $50,000 in funding for a new student-run mental health office to be constructed in the Student Activity Center, according to a press release Tuesday.
An Associated Students of Madison representative will retain his post after he violated election rules, ASM’s Student Judiciary ruled Monday.
Two Republican lawmakers introduced legislation Tuesday that would provide tax credits to qualified Wisconsin residents with children enrolled in private schools.
Read on Issuu
Solutions by The State News
