UW-Madison student hospitalized due to COVID complications
In-person classes at UW- Madison are on hold through Sept. 25 to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Woman sues Univ. of Wisconsin over Cephus' reinstatement
A woman who accused former Badgers football player Quintez Cephus of sexual assault in 2018 is suing the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
UW freshman with COVID offers peek into 'isolation dorms'
FOX6 News got a look at what life is like for students confined to their dorm rooms for two weeks at UW-Madison amid a COVID-19 outbreak.
School leader: B1G football on hold until questions answered
Big Ten football will remain on hold until there are answers to questions about COVID-19 testing and tracing.
University of Wisconsin-Madison eliminates spring break
The University of Wisconsin-Madison decided Monday to eliminate spring break next semester in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
UW, Concordia deal with COVID-19 cases; adjust in dorms
Same virus, but a different scene at Concordia University. Two of the 10 people infected with COVID-19 are students in the residence halls.
UW shifts to remote learning for 2 weeks, quarantines 2 residence halls
All in-person instruction will be paused from Sept. 10-25. The university also announced that a two-week quarantine will take effect for all residents of Sellery and Witte Residence Halls.
'Really excited:' UW doctor volunteers to be Patient 1; university among 1st test sites for COVID-19 vaccine
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive two injections of either the investigational vaccine (also known as AZD1222) or a placebo designed to look like the investigational vaccine but containing no active vaccine.
Good news for anyone with a student loan? That's not exactly clear
This may be good news for anyone with a student loan. The president said he wants to pause payments through the end of the year. But the details to this plan are not exactly clear.
UW Regents approve budget with tuition-forgiveness program
The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents on Thursday unanimously approved a state budget request that would increase spending by 3.5% in each of the next two years
Thompson wants $95.7 million boost for UW in state budget
The interim UW-System president said he will ask Gov. Evers for added funding in the next state budget and seek permission to borrow up to $1 billion.
UW System administration announces layoffs, other cuts
University of Wisconsin System administration will lay off an untold number of employees over the next two years.
UW-Madison won't require ACT or SAT tests this fall
UW-Madison will not require ACT or SAT test scores for students applying for entrance this fall.
UW touts study showing salary averages for graduates
MADISON — University of Wisconsin graduates earn a median salary of about $49,000 one year after graduating, and those from Wisconsin are about six times more likely to remain in the state than those who come to the school from elsewhere, a school-funded study released Sunday showed.The analysis was the first of its kind done by the University of Wisconsin System's Office of Policy Analysis and Research.
Cats with no symptoms spread COVID-19 to other cats in UW lab test
MADISON -- Cats can spread the new coronavirus to other cats without any of them ever having symptoms, a lab experiment suggests.Scientists who led the work, reported on Wednesday, May 13, say it shows the need for more research into whether the virus can spread from people to cats to people again.Health experts have downplayed that possibility.
UW commencement goes virtual Saturday: how to watch, cheer, 'Jump Around'
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin will hold its first-ever virtual commencement ceremony Saturday, May 9 at noon.
UW working on protocols for students' return in fall
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders are working on safety protocols that could enable students to return to campus if the coronavirus pandemic stretches into fall, system President Ray Cross told regents Thursday.Cross told the regents during a teleconference that system leaders want to be able to test all faculty, staff and students — a task he called “monumental.” They also want to be able to trace student contacts, create a way to isolate and quarantine the sick as well as infected people who aren't showing symptoms.Leaders also want to be able to identify public spaces where people could meet safely and provide protective gear to faculty and students.“We will be back in session in fall,” Cross said. “How we deliver that, it won't be normal.
1st COVID-19 patient at UW Hospital treated with plasma from recovered patient
MADISON -- A COVID-19 patient at University Hospital has received the first transfusion of plasma donated from a local patient who has since recovered from the disease.UW Health and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH) are part of the COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Program -- a nationwide effort to study whether giving plasma from people who survived COVID-19 to patients who are seriously ill with the disease can help shorten the duration or severity of their illness.Convalescent plasma therapy has been studied previously in other respiratory infections, including the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza virus pandemic, the 2003 SARS-CoV-1 epidemic, and the 2012 MERS-CoV epidemic.
Coronavirus outbreak could affect UW's fall semester; summer term online only
MADISON — University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross cautioned Thursday, April 2 that the coronavirus outbreak that has already led to the suspension of all in-person spring classes could also force changes to the fall semester, which is scheduled to begin in August.Cross, in addressing the university's Board of Regents, said UW was working on various scenarios based on rapidly changing conditions.
University of Wisconsin cancels study abroad program to South Korea for spring semester
MADISON -- The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced on Wednesday, Feb. 26 that is has canceled its study abroad program to South Korea for the coming spring semester.A UW spokesperson told our news partners at NBC15.com that the university’s Vice Provost and Dean of the International Division made the call after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention raised its Warning Level to 3, which warns people to avoid nonessential travel to the Asian nation.Five students were slated to head to Seoul as part of exchanges with Yonsei University and Korea University, officials said.