Two victims pronounced dead in UW Arboretum homicide
By Morgan Lock | Mar. 31, 2020The UW-Madison Police Department is currently investigating a homicide discovered Tuesday morning at the UW Arboretum.
The UW-Madison Police Department is currently investigating a homicide discovered Tuesday morning at the UW Arboretum.
A UW-Madison student experience is now different than many are used to due to rules and regulations put in place for the safety of the Madison community.
UW-Madison announced it will bring in an outside shipping and packing company to pack and store the belongings of approximately 4,000 students in residence halls.
The Office of the Provost announced a special Pass/Fail grading option for students during the Spring 2020 semester due to the impact of COVID-19.
In response to multiple student petitions, UW-Madison released a statement Tuesday committing to income continuation for all nonessential student employees through the remainder of the semester amid COVID-19 closures.
Governor Tony Evers announced Monday a “Safer at Home” order, instructing Wisconsinites to remain in their homes starting this week to battle the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Empty dorms could be offered to local hospitals as the COVID-19 crisis continues.
Nineteen people have tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Dane County as of Tuesday, including one UW-Madison faculty member in the School of Veterinary Medicine.
The student was a part of the 8th floor community.
While she felt no personal threat, Laura Buckman, a UW-Madison junior studying abroad in Italy, was disheartened to learn she must leave the country at the university’s request due to the recent outbreak of COVID-19, formerly known as Novel Coronavirus.
Amid coronavirus outbreaks in Italy, CET Academic Programs has offered two options to current UW-Madison students in Florence: depart home to the U.S. for three weeks, study remotely and return before March 23 or remain in Florence and continue attending in-person classes.
“2020 feels worse, as far as regards to the safety of Jewish people, than it did in 2010,” Head of Chabad House Rabbi Mendel said. “That, of course, is working backward.”
UW Health will begin screening patients based on travel history to Wuhan, China, while in Platteville, six students are being monitored for the new strain of coronavirus.
"If you don't smoke or vape, please don't start. But if you do, I urge you to get help and stop immediately," warned 16-year-old Logan Kran.
Students protested UW-Madison Housing’s lack of attention to students of color Monday outside Slichter’s Housing Office.
Host of hidden camera show “What Would You Do?” John Quiñones gave the keynote address at UW-Madison’s 2019 Diversity Forum Tuesday, sharing his journey as a TV reporter and encouraging everyone to be active bystanders.
UW-Madison Police Chief Kristen Roman announced that a new position will be created in the UWPD aimed at being a liaison for students in off-campus areas.
The Association of American Universities’ Campus Climate Survey on Sexual Assault and Misconduct found that more than one-fourth of UW-Madison’s undergraduate women report experiencing sexual assault since beginning college. This number reflects a statistically insignificant change from the 2015 survey.
“We are not involved when the school thinks of home,” said UW-Madison senior Payton Wade before the UW-Madison Homecoming Committee promotional video was taken down.