While people have been meditating for centuries, one University of Wisconsin-Madison professor is working to scientifically prove meditation makes people happier.
The Wisconsin Union Directorate is spearheading a project to bring a mural to the notoriously bland and uninteresting cement exterior of the Mosse Humanities building, home to arts, music and history classes.
University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor candidate Michael Schill emphasized the quality, affordability and the unique characteristics of a Wisconsin education when he visited campus Thursday.
Renowned civil rights attorney and advocate Michelle Alexander spoke to hundreds of University of Wisconsin–Madison students and community members Thursday at Union South.
The Student Services Finance Committee approved the Wisconsin Union’s budget Thursday despite criticism from many representatives over the large amount of student fees going to an organization that students have little control over.
A University of Wisconsin System official told the Board of Regents Thursday students could see the lowest increase in tuition in recent years if Gov. Scott Walker’s biennial budget proposal passes through the state legislature with minimal changes.
Revelry organizers announced the breakdown of the event’s budget plan Wednesday, which will not include funding from student segregated fees.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host renowned civil-rights lawyer and author Michelle Alexander on campus Thursday as part of the Distinguished Lecture Series.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Multicultural Student Center and the Institute for Justice Education and Transformation will host their 2013 spring symposium March 14 and 15 to discuss racial and social justice issues.
University of Wisconsin-Madison students, faculty and staff met Dr. Nicholas Jones, one of the four finalists for the university’s chancellor position, at a meet-and-greet Tuesday where Jones outlined his future plans for the university.
More than 80 University of Wisconsin-Madison students gathered Tuesday to listen to two Indonesian workers from an adidas-contracted factory share their struggles to get severance pay, in an event hosted by the Student Labor Action Coalition.
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Teaching Assistant’s Association voted Monday to support a UW-Madison environmental group’s cause to persuade the university to end its investments in fossil fuel interests.
The Faculty Senate heard reports Friday on the progress of two campus initiatives, Educational Innovation and changes to university alcohol policy, both of which received criticism from various faculty members.
At an Associated Students of Madison Diversity Committee meeting Monday, members announced a new university policy will officially go into effect next semester allowing students to change how their name appears in different locations around campus.
Police released a report Monday detailing an attempted robbery on the north side of campus in February, around the same time a similar string of muggings were reported on the south side of campus.
At an Associated Students of Madison Legislative Affairs meeting Monday, student leaders highlighted the potential penalties UW System students could face when reporting violent crimes or emergency situations while intoxicated if the Responsible Action bill is passed by the state legislature.
University of Wisconsin-Madison professor Richard Davidson published an article Thursday aiming to persuade video game designers to team up with scientists to create video games that are beneficial to consumers, contrasting traditional views that video games do not stimulate your mind.
The Madison Fire Department reported no injuries after it extinguished a three-alarm fire at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Medical Sciences building Thursday morning.
Student leaders announced at a press conference Wednesday that Revelry, a university-sponsored event to celebrate the end of the academic year, will be held at Engineering Mall and Union South plaza May 4.
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