Nearly a month after UW-Madison received reports of “unacceptable levels” of lead dust around Agricultural Hall and surrounding areas, the university announced Monday that there is no longer a significant health risk to the community.
What started as a design assignment in a class in the School of Human Ecology has transformed into a non-profit organization that helps empower women in Kenya. After a student in one of Lesley Sager’s design classes thought of the idea to created cardboard disaster relief shelters, Sager, now the director for the Design Thinking Initiative in the School of Human Ecology, traveled to Kenya in 2012 — where monsoon season often destroys mud homes — to examine the Kenyans’ living situations.
Some Badgers welcomed homecoming weekend with a beer at a tailgate. Others donned red-and-white overalls and sang “Build Me Up Buttercup” in the stands of Camp Randall. For Ted and Mary Kellner, homecoming marked a time to give back to their alma mater.
The Wisconsin Association of Black Men won their case against the Student Services Finance Committee Thursday, granting them the opportunity to make their case for student funding.
In a change sure to send shockwaves through the college, the Wisconsin School of Business may eliminate its full-time Master of Business Administration program if a proposal from its administration is accepted.
After a year of religious tension at UW-Madison, a new program is hoping to use religious dialogue to bring together students with different beliefs.
Two finance committee representatives accused each other of bringing personal politics into a decision on funding for the Muslim Student Association this week.
It is no secret that UW-Madison has educated some famous and successful alumni: Frank Lloyd Wright, Charles Lindbergh, and Tammy Baldwin, just to name a few. When he graduated in 1989, Kelly Kahl had no idea he’d go on to win the Distinguished Alumni award and have his name on the Notable Alumni List.
A UW System-wide audit that looked at university and foundation relationships found that while UW-Madison did not have payments that were allegedly illegal like at UW-Oshkosh, the university did have some questionable transactions.
The number of UW-Madison community members requesting to be walked home at night has dramatically increased following multiple assaults and robberies on campus since the beginning of October.
Two UW-Madison student organizations representing marginalized communities are suing the Student Services Finance Committee after they were denied eligibility for General Student Services Funding.
UW-Madison’s freshman class of 2021 now has representation on the Associated Students of Madison’s council, after the election concluded and winners were announced Wednesday night.
An internal review of UW System schools’ relationships with their private foundations wrapped up Wednesday, after the January discovery that former officials at UW-Oshkosh mishandled funds and made possibly illegal financial guarantees prompted that measure.
Student Council may be able to vote on resolutions at the same meeting that they’re being introduced if the body passes a new piece of legislation next week.
Although they did not get the turnout they expected, the American Red Cross began accepting blood donations for its Homecoming blood drive.
UW-Madison announced Tuesday an initiative to fund two-year grants for data science research at the university.
The Muslim Student Association received a 14 percent slash to their budget after more than an hour of heated debate over program eligibility for funding from the student finance committee.
A man with a gun has been reported near Union South after an armed robbery was reported in the area, according to a UW-Madison WiscAlert. According to the alert, the suspect was seen near University and Randall Avenue fleeing toward Union South.
Multiple streets in the State and Langdon Street areas will close Friday in anticipation of UW-Madison’s Homecoming Parade, according to the Madison Traffic Engineering Division.
A UW-Madison student said she is “concerned she may have been sexually assaulted” at fraternity house Thursday night.
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