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According to a recent survey of UW-Madison students, faculty and staff, over 8 in 10 support a 100 percent tobacco-free campus.

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UW-Madison students, faculty support tobacco-free campus

By Gianina Dinon | Sep. 25, 2018

Many UW-Madison students, faculty and staff are in support of a tobacco-free campus, according to a recent survey. A Tobacco-Free Columbia-Dane County Coalition survey distributed in October 2017, in partnership with Public Health Madison and Dane County and the UW-Madison SPARK organization, found that 81 percent of student respondents support the campus going tobacco-free.

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UW-Madison incoming freshman class breaks record as largest in university history

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 25, 2018

UW-Madison celebrated a 3.8 percent increase in enrollment in the largest class the university has ever seen.

Chancellor Rebecca Blank said Wednesday that her hopes were high that students would be able to return to campus in the fall.

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Blank will not be called to re-testify in NCAA antitrust trial

By Jenna Walters | Sep. 25, 2018

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank may be recalled to testify in a National Collegiate Athletic Association antitrust trial after her testimony and a university statement conflicted. Last week, Blank was a witness in a case brought against the NCAA by Division I student-athletes to determine whether the NCAA can limit compensation for athletes to the full cost of their attendance fees.

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New grants could help forward physics and technology research

By Jenna Walters | Sep. 24, 2018

Three grants that could forward research in quantum physics and technology at UW-Madison were secured by university researchers, the National Science Foundation announced today.

Wisconsin Union student workers are frustrated after wage change.

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UW-Madison Union workers shocked by disputed pay raise

By Grace Wallner | Sep. 24, 2018

Student employees of the Wisconsin Union were ecstatic upon news of a pay raise, only to be let down when they were informed that certain units wouldn’t receive the raise.

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UW-Eau Claire Student Senate supports city’s effort to decrease binge drinking

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 24, 2018

UW-Eau Claire Student Senate drafted their support for the Public Excessive Intoxication Ordinance that could bring awareness toward extreme alcohol abuse.

For students with special learning needs, a new online portal has replaced — and, coordinators say, hopefully streamlined — the in-paper accommodations McBurney request process.

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New electronic system aims to make learning more accessible for students with disabilities

By Sydney Widell | Sep. 24, 2018

For students with special learning needs, a new online portal has replaced — and, coordinators say, hopefully streamlined — the in-paper accommodations McBurney request process.

In an act of community healing and activism, student protesters from across the Madison area staged a die-in at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to pass stricter gun control measures.

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High school students ‘die-in’ for gun reform at Capitol

By Sydney Widell | Sep. 24, 2018

More than 50 students and community members’ bodies lay crumpled across the Capitol rotunda Sunday during a die-in held in protest of last week’s gun violence nationwide.

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Former Wisconsin governor to helm UW System Business Council

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 24, 2018

Former Gov. Tommy Thompson will promote industry-student communication and job searching in his new role with the Wisconsin universities’ business council, UW System President Ray Cross announced Friday.

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UW System STEM programs may provide stepping stones to success following graduation

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 22, 2018

As research and Science,Technology, Engineering and Math programs find their place across UW campuses, administrators and legislators remain hopeful for prosperous job opportunities following graduation.

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Student Services Finance Committee focuses on maintaining viewpoint neutrality

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 20, 2018

As students break in the new academic year and legislation gains momentum, concern to remain neutral is always in the back of Student Services Finance Committee representatives’ minds.

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Future of ASM’s Black Lives Matter sign hangs in the air

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 20, 2018

The fate of the Black Lives Matter sign that hung in the Associated Students of Madison office window until last summer is uncertain as the council debates its suitability on the prominent location.

More than 80 Badger fans found themselves in emergency medical cooling facilities during last week's record hot  game, and alcohol can definitely be to blame.

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Mixing drinks with record gameday heat sends Badger fans to ‘medical cooling centers’

By Sydney Widell | Sep. 19, 2018

For some Badgers fans, a surprise loss to Brigham Young University was made worse by an emergency stint in an onsite medical cooling facility, after they spent an afternoon watching the second hottest game ever played at Camp Randall Stadium.

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UW-Whitewater chancellor pressed to resign amidst accelerating sexual assault investigation

By Grace Wallner | Sep. 19, 2018

Women in the workplace still contend with unwanted advances from male colleagues, which hits close to home as the UW System opens a third investigation into a sexual harassment case at UW-Whitewater.

Engineering students create a double-sided vest that can help carry water and other supplies on one’s back.

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UW-Madison students continue to make impact on Kenyan community

By Jenna Walters | Sep. 18, 2018

UW-Madison engineering students are continuing to help the women of a Kenyan village, with an invention they initially developed last year that allows the women to carry water on their backs.

A UW Health Transformations plastic surgeon has been accused on sexual misconduct in lawsuit filed Friday.

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Campus researchers lead the way in a million dollar mental health study funded by Facebook

By Sydney Widell | Sep. 17, 2018

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health have partnered with Facebook in a $1 million study on the correlation between social media use and mental health in teenagers.

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UW-Whitewater Chancellor’s husband barred from campus following sexual harassment investigation

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 16, 2018

UW-Whitewater’s chancellor’s husband has been prohibited from returning to the campus and stripped of his unpaid position following sexual harassment allegations Friday.

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UW-Madison researchers may receive payment through “cost-sharing” agreement with Foxconn

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 13, 2018

Some UW-Madison researchers may be compensated when working for the College of Engineering and Foxconn’s new collaborative institute by 2020.

A gas leak was made known to students Thursday via WiscAlerts.

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Students receive WiscAlert after reported gas leak near the VA Hospital

By Jenna Walters | Sep. 13, 2018

Students were made aware of a gas leak that was reported near the Madison Veteran's Hospital this morning via WiscAlert.

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ASM commemorates 25th year, looks back at legacy

By Robyn Cawley | Sep. 13, 2018

The Associated Students of Madison found a home at UW-Madison in 1994. This year, they celebrate 25 years.