University of Wisconsin Madison News

Blackshades, we're not talking about sunglasses. In fact, the total opposite. It's a type of malware that has made national headlines, and is making some people think twice about what they do in front of their computer.

Barbara Kruser, assistant director of the Niles Public Library, has been named the new director of the Helen Plum Memorial Library in Lombard.

Her father and grandfather were lawyers. So was a favored uncle. And as a schoolgirl in suburban Chicago, she really did dream of one day becoming a judge.

It calls for "proportional participation of historically underrepresented racial-ethnic groups at all levels of an institution, including high status special programs, high-demand majors, and in the distribution of grades."

You betcha. Don't cha know. Supper. A bubbler. If you grew up in the Midwest you probably have said and heard these sayings before.

The following graduates earned their bachelor's degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in December: from Greenfield, Collin Scherbert , science, Ashley Steger , science, Justin Van Wieringen , geological engineering, and Nicholas Yeutter , kinesiology, and from West Allis, Zachary Day , letters.

The Bucky faithful will travel to Houston for the Advocare Texas Kickoff Aug. 30. But, the university's band will stay home.

Political correctness has now reached an entirely new stratosphere: The University of Wisconsin-Madison believes grades should be apportioned based on race: The policy, named the 'Framework for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence,' calls for 'proportional participation of historically underrepresented racial-ethnic groups at all levels of an ... (more)

After months of rumors and assumptions by many who are involved in Madison city politics, 8th District Alder Scott Resnick has officially announced his candidacy for mayor.

There was more than a love and appreciation of music in common for a surprising number of the bands who competed in the July 22 Battle of the Bands competition at the Washington County Fairgrounds.

Activists support fossil fuel divestment in front of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Bascom Hall on April 5, 2014.

Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Matthew J. Gscheidmeier of New Berlin graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

Summer means construction season, and in downtown Madison, that means new housing and retail space that could lead to a different feel near campus.

Today's Justice of the Day is: WILEY BLOUNT RUTLEDGE. Justice Rutledge was born on this day, July 20, in 1894.

Several recent articles appearing online have pointed to a couple of burning questions about book reading in this overstuffed era: Why do people buy books they have no intention of reading? And, how can one ever find the time to read a book at all? The first question is raised by Jordan Ellenberg, a mathematician at the University of ... (more)

Noah Buckley , Timothy Frye , Scott Gehlbach and Lauren McCarthy have posted Cooperating with the State: Evidence from Survey Experiments on Policing in Russia and Georgia on SSRN.

Earlier this year, the University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty senate adopted a new Framework for Diversity and Inclusive Excellence , which, according to the campus's Board of Regents, "places the mission of diversity at the center of institutional life so that it becomes a core organizing principle."

Irradiating H-capped diamond with UV light liberates electrons in water that selectively convert CO2 to CO.

Five years ago we first heard about a Caterpillar diesel engine located at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, that had been modified to run on an unlikely-sounding mixture of diesel and gasoline .

BROOKFIELD, Wis. North Shore Bank today announced that Susan T. Doyle has been appointed senior vice president of retail banking.