UW police: Situation at Law Library over, no threat to campus exists
MADISON -- UW-Madison police said Wednesday, November 1st an incident at the Law Library is over -- no threat on campus exists.
"No longer a threat:" Police investigate report of man with gun on UW campus
MADISON -- Officials with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Monday night, October 16th warned students and staff to avoid the area near Union South.This, after a report of a man with a gun following an armed robbery.
Budget panel to reject Gov. Walkers tuition cut, maintain freeze
MADISON -- The Legislature's budget-writing committee plans to reject Gov.
GOP bill would discipline hecklers at college speeches
MADISON — University of Wisconsin students who disrupt speeches and demonstrations could be expelled and campuses would have to remain neutral on public issue under a bill Republican legislators are pushing this week.The bill comes as free speech issues have grown more contentious on college campuses across the country.
UW graduate student killed when vehicle left roadway, drove onto sidewalk
A 24-year-old University of Wisconsin graduate student scheduled to receive her master's degree next month has been identified as the pedestrian killed when a car left the road and drove onto a Madison sidewalk Saturday night.The Dane County Coroner's office said Monday that Wenxin "Wendy" Huai died from her injuries in the crash.UW-Madison Dean of Students Lori Berquam says that Huai is from Beijing and had been on the Madison campus since 2015 studying economics.
UW School of Medicine awarded $300K grant from NBA, GE Healthcare to study hamstring injuries
MADISON -- The National Basketball Association (NBA) and GE Healthcare awarded on Wednesday, February 15th a $300,000 grant to the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) to identify risk factors for hamstring injury (HSI) in athletes and to evaluate new imaging methods that could improve post-injury prognosis.A news release from UW says hamstring injuries are among the most common musculoskeletal injuries in people who participate in sports that involve running and sprinting, such as basketball, football, and soccer.
UW student abandons effort to create pro-white group after intense backlash
MADISON — A University of Wisconsin student trying to form a pro-white group has abandoned his efforts after intense backlash from other students and university officials.American Freedom Party National Chairman William Johnson confirmed Monday, February 6th that Daniel Dropik is no longer forming a Madison chapter after an Associated Press reporter noticed the group's website had been made private.
'Modern Family' co-creator picked for Wisconsin commencement
MADISON — Phil Dunphy from "Modern Family" can't understand why the University of Wisconsin would invite a guy named Steven Levitan to deliver its spring commencement address.Levitan explains in a video released by UW-Madison that he was picked because he is a 1984 graduate who went on to help create the hit TV show "Modern Family." Levitan tells a bewildered Dunphy that he, in fact, is just a character on the show and not real.
UW-Madison student convicted in racial arsons starting pro-white group
MADISON — A student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison charged with arsons at two predominantly black churches years ago is recruiting on campus for a local chapter of a national pro-white party.The 33-year-old Daniel Dropik said Thursday he is starting a Madison chapter of the American Freedom Party, though has not yet registered the group as an official student organization.Students are planning a Tuesday march protesting Dropik's efforts.
UW-Madison chancellor can't declare sanctuary
MADISON -- University of Wisconsin-Madison officials say Chancellor Rebecca Blank doesn't have the authority to declare the school a sanctuary for students who entered the country illegally.The Associated Students of Madison passed a resolution Wednesday calling on Blank and UW System President Ray Cross to declare UW-Madison and all system schools sanctuaries for students who entered the country illegally before President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.The resolution explains that the declaration would mean the campuses wouldn't work with federal immigration authorities on deportation issues and the schools would bar federal immigration authorities from visiting the campuses to make arrests.UW-Madison spokesman John Lucas said in email Thursday that Blank doesn't have the power to make such a declaration and she must run the school within the constraints of federal and state law.
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine makes 2 campaign stops in Wisconsin
APPLETON/MADISON -- Vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine shared the Democratic Party's message during two visits to Wisconsin on Tuesday, November 1st.LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY, APPLETONKaine started the day in Appleton -- where he spoke to hundreds of supporters at Lawrence University.
"This is racism:" UW officials ask fan to remove offensive parts of costume during Badgers/Nebraska game
MADISON — University of Wisconsin officials on Saturday, October 29th asked a fan wearing what appeared to be a President Barack Obama mask and a noose around his neck to remove the offensive parts of the costume during the school's football game against Nebraska.A picture circulating on social media showed the fan in a black-and-white jumpsuit, wearing the mask, the noose and a sign on his chest.
"She's very brave:" Dozens come forward with sexual assault accusations against UW student
MADISON -- A University of Wisconsin student accused of raping another UW student in October could be facing more sexual assault charges. 20-year-old Alec Cook was accused of raping a 20-year-old woman on October 12th -- and since then, dozens women have come forward -- also claiming Cook assaulted them.
UW-Madison spends $24M to keep 200 professors from leaving
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin-Madison says it spent nearly $24 million in its latest fiscal year to persuade about 200 faculty members not to leave after other universities ramped up their efforts to lure professors away in the wake of budget cuts and tenure changes.But an annual report released Friday also says that despite those efforts, 34 professors left UW-Madison for other universities during the 2016 fiscal year — a substantial increase over other recent years.The Wisconsin State Journal reports that officials say the surge of outside interest in UW-Madison professors illustrates how a $250 million cut to higher education funding in the 2015-17 state budget, coupled with a move by lawmakers to weaken tenure protections, have affected the university's standing in the highly competitive academic job market.
UW-Madison recommends meningitis B vaccination for undergraduate students
MADISON -- University Health Services (UHS) — in consultation with officials from the state and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — recommends that all UW–Madison undergraduate students become vaccinated against meningococcal disease serogroup B.This recommendation comes in response to two confirmed cases in students last week.
Amazon to open retail pickup location at UW-Madison this fall
MADISON -- Starting in the fall of 2016, students at UW-Madison won't have to worry about Amazon deliveries arriving while they're at class or studying.The university has reached an agreement with Amazon, allowing the company to set up a brick and mortar pickup location on campus -- allowing students, faculty and staff to receive their purchases in one location.That location will be in the "red gym," and is set to open November 1st.CLICK HERE for more on this story via the Milwaukee Business Journal.
New culture, big adjustment: How area universities prepare students to be safe studying abroad
MILWAUKEE -- Learning to live in a new culture can be a big adjustment, especially when you're a young college student.
Body of UW student found in Italy's Tiber River; criminal investigation underway
ROME — The body of 19-year-old Beau Solomon, a student from the University of Wisconsin, was found Monday, July 4th in the Tiber River in Italy -- and there's now a criminal investigation underway.
UW community proposes training, dialogue on race
MADISON — Students, faculty and staff at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are proposing everything from mandatory diversity classes to a board game to address issues of race and discrimination on campus.University officials solicited the proposals amid a semester marked by racially charged incidents and an increased push from students for inclusivity.