Jason Furman, President Barack Obama's chief economic adviser, delivered a speech at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday, in which he discussed his three goals for achieving successful American fiscal policy.
The University of Wisconsin System began accepting applications Monday for the Flexible Option Degree Program, a service that will help adult students receive college credit in nontraditional ways.
An audit of the University of Wisconsin System released Nov. 15 revealed that no documented plans exist for 40.7 percent of UW-Madison’s 2012 program revenue balances.
Two international organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Madison hosted their annual dating show Friday called “Take Me Out,” which is geared toward international students on campus but for the first time the event saw a turnout from domestic students as well.
When University of Wisconsin-Madison junior Cal Melberg attended a bone marrow registry drive at his girlfriend’s request, he had no idea he would soon be making a donation that could hopefully save a woman’s life.
Forbes Magazine listed the MGE Innovation Center within the University of Wisconsin-Madison Research Park as a top hotbed for high tech startups Friday.
Israel Consul General Roey Gilad visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison Thursday to promote collaboration between the campus and Israel and addressed issues facing the country during a lecture he gave at UW Hillel.
An Office of Sustainability representative facilitated discussion on environmental initiatives on campus and the recently established Green Fund at the second Sustainability Fair Thursday.
The Associated Students of Madison Student Services Finance Committee voted on the Veterans, Educators and Traditional Students budget and heard the Greater University Tutoring Service 2014-’15 budget at a meeting Thursday.
While many faculty members have a positive experience on campus, the climate and satisfaction for several minority groups is lower than in a previous survey, according to a 2012 survey cited in a university news release Thursday.
Looking out at the Dane County airport from the inside of a four-passenger plane about to proceed onto the runway for takeoff, the door adjacent to me popped open and pilot Kelly Abplanalp grinned and said, “Don’t worry if that happens while we’re in the air; you won’t fall out.”
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Associated Students of Madison passed its $1,325,624.86 internal budget Wednesday after discussion on the proposed “green fund.”
A Sustainability Fair Thursday will include a keynote address by a geoenvironmental engineering expert and a discussion of the next steps to the “green fund.”
Now that the intersection at North Park Street and Langdon Street is open, the Madison Metro 80 bus will resume its normal route up Bascom Hill starting Monday.
After the final campus engagement session Tuesday, committee members say that they want to gather more student feedback on what should be included in an upcoming campus diversity plan.
A committee charged with examining the Student Services Finance Committee funding eligibility criteria held a discussion Tuesday centered on revamping guidelines that determine which groups receive funding.
Prospective and returned Peace Corps volunteers crossed paths at a Peace Corps reception Tuesday, where a panel of speakers shared wisdom gained in their experiences serving communities in a globalized world.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced in a press release Tuesday it will partner with the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation to develop campus entrepreneurship and utilize collaboration to bring innovative ideas to fruition.
A member of the Student Services Finance Committee resigned Monday, saying he had been labeled as an “extremist” and no longer felt serving on the committee was a productive use of his time.
The Academic Staff Assembly met Monday to hear from Chancellor Rebecca Blank about the human resources plan and a fund used to give raises for academic staff.
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