A "drafting error:" Governor Walker backs off removing "Wisconsin Idea" from UW System mission
MADISON (WITI/AP) — Governor Scott Walker has abruptly backed off his proposal to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System's public service mission statement.Walker tucked language into his budget proposal that would have replaced the statement, known as the "Wisconsin Idea," with the charge of meeting the state's workforce needs.
VIDEO: And the commencement speaker for the University of Wisconsin in spring is...
MADISON (WITI) -- The spring 2015 commencement speaker for the University of Wisconsin will be someone familiar.
University of Wisconsin introduces Paul Chryst as new Badgers football coach
MADISON (WITI) — The University of Wisconsin revealed on Wednesday evening, December 17th that Paul Chryst will be the new football coach for the Badgers -- replacing Gary Andersen.Chryst is a former Wisconsin offensive coordinator and a Madison native.
Gary Andersen leaves the Wisconsin Badgers for Oregon State University
MADISON (WITI) -- Gary Andersen has informed the Wisconsin Badgers football team that he is taking the head coaching job at Oregon State University.
WOW! Couple gives UW-Madison largest individual gift, $100 million
MADISON (AP) — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates have given the school $100 million, the largest gift from individual donors in the school's history.The university announced John and Tashia Morgridge's donation on the Camp Randall scoreboard after the first quarter of the Wisconsin-Nebraska game on Saturday.
UW student may face paralysis after diving accident at Lake Mendota
MADISON (AP) — A 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Madison student may face paralysis after a diving accident at Lake Mendota.Madison police say the student dove into water that was about 5 feet deep on Saturday night and hit his head on the bottom of the lake.The Wisconsin State Journal reports (http://bit.ly/1ooqdCl ) the student was paralyzed afterward, but was able to float to the lake's surface and call out to his friends, who brought him to shore while keeping his neck stable.The man remains at a local hospital.
Real-life training: First responders face fake bomb blast at Camp Randall Stadium
MADISON (WITI) -- A bomb blast at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin sends hundreds of first responders, investigators and other emergency crews to the scene.
UW-Madison school gets $25 million grant for College of Engineering
MADISON (AP) — The Grainger Foundation is giving a $25 million grant the University of Wisconsin College of Engineering to create a new institute.The goal of the Grainger Institute for Engineering will be to create a more interdisciplinary teaching approach and focus on manufacturing advances to boost the nation's economic competitiveness.The commitment is the largest in the college's history and will allow them hire another 25 faculty members, bringing their faculty count to 250.College of Engineering Dean Ian Robertson says it will help them make new discoveries and boost the university's reputation.David Grainger, president and director of the foundation, graduated from UW-Madison with an engineering degree in 1950, and the School of Business was named for him.
University of Wisconsin researchers take on ticks
MADISON (AP) — A team of researchers at the University of Wisconsin is taking on deer ticks — with hopes of giving people a tool to protect themselves from the bugs that can transmit Lyme disease.WISC-TV reports (http://bit.ly/1jFcise ) the team is using mice and the university's Arboretum for their research.The team is laying out 25 sections of PVC pipe in the Arboretum, filling each pipe with cotton balls containing an insecticide that kills ticks.
Remembering former Gov. Lucey, a "hard-nosed Democrat"
MILWAUKEE (WITI/AP) — Former Wisconsin Gov.
I GOT ACCEPTED!!! Teen with Down Syndrome going to college
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Every student who ever applied to college knows what it felt like to receive that acceptance letter.
University of Wisconsin reserves stood at $1.6 billion
MADISON (AP) -- New figures from the University of Wisconsin System show the system's reserves stood at $1.7 billion at the end of March.
UW students: Head down to North Texas on coach bus to watch Badgers
MADISON (WITI) -- The University of Wisconsin is offering a "Final Four Bus Trip" for UW students.
Smartphone app for recovering alcoholics includes panic button
CHICAGO (AP) — A smartphone app for recovering alcoholics that includes a panic button and sounds an alert when they get too close to taverns helped keep some on the wagon.That's according to University of Wisconsin researchers who developed the tool.Adults released from in-patient alcoholism treatment centers who got free sober smartphones reported fewer drinking days and more overall abstinence than those who got the usual follow-up support.A host of smartphone apps are available that feature a variety of options for trying to prevent alcoholics and drug addicts from relapsing.The study results are based on patients' self-reporting, which is a potential limitation.
UW police captain fired in equipment probe
MADISON (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Police Department has fired a veteran captain after an internal investigation revealed he used department cameras to take hundreds of inappropriate photos of department employees and members of the public.Agency spokesman Marc Lovicott said 17-year department veteran Peter Ystenes was fired on March 12.
UW reaches $35k settlement over animal welfare
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has agreed to pay a $35,000 fine to settle animal welfare violations.UW Research Animal Resources Center Director Eric Sandgren says the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the university 44 citations between 2007 and 2013.
Badgers stun Texas in Volleyball Final Four
SEATTLE -- With University of Wisconsin athletic director Barry Alvarez on hand, the Badgers Women's volleyball team stunned #1 Texas in the Final Four Thursday, and became the first 12 seed to reach the championship match in the 33 year history of the event.
Hunter with shotgun created bit of a stir in Madison
MADISON (WITI) -- It appears to be a misunderstanding.
Raiola apologizes, makes contribution to UW marching band
MILWAUKEE (WITI) -- Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola spoke on the phone with University of Wisconsin Marching Band Director Mike Leckrone on Tuesday, October 8th and apologized for his actions on Sunday that involved band members at Lambeau Field.Raiola indicated he was "making a significant donation to The Marching Band Fund," which supports Wisconsin's marching band.Raiola also issued the following statement: “My interaction with the Wisconsin Marching Band was inappropriate.
NFL Blogger: Lions' center Raiola accused of hate speech
GREEN BAY (WITI) -- NFL blogger Tom Melton has written a blog that indicates Detroit Lions center Dominic Raiola spewed hate speech at some members of the University of Wisconsin marching band prior to Sunday's game at Lambeau Field.