Wisconsin receiver sues university over discipline probe
MADISON — Embattled University of Wisconsin receiver Quintez Cephus is suing the school because he says a disciplinary probe it is conducting while he's trying to defend himself in a criminal sexual assault case violates his rights.Cephus was suspended from the Badgers in August after he was charged with sexually assaulting two drunken women in his apartment.
Badger band director Leckrone stepping down after 50 years
MADISON — University of Wisconsin marching band director Michael Leckrone says he's stepping down at the end of the school year.The 82-year-old Leckrone has led the Badger Band since 1969.
UW System Board of Regents OK $1.96 billion construction budget
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has approved a $1.96 billion construction and maintenance budget request.The board voted 16-1 to send the request to Gov.
FOX6 chases, studies storms with UW students: 'The better we understand it, the safer people are going to be'
MILES CITY, Mont. -- The FOX6 Weather Experts weren't always the experts you know today.
Houston duo accused of stealing textbooks, targeting University of Wisconsin schools
MILWAUKEE -- A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against Ryan Lewis and Genisis Abellar, both of Houston, Texas.According to the indictment, Lewis and Abellar, both 35, stole textbooks from instructors’ offices at several University of Wisconsin System schools, including: University of Wisconsin – Green Bay, University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, University of Wisconsin – Stout, and University of Wisconsin – River Falls.
Madison Fire Dept. to the rescue: UW student climbs tree, realizes she didn't know how to get down
MADISON -- The City of Madison Fire Department rescued a 20-year-old UW-Madison student who had climbed a tree -- and could not get back down.According to a post on the fire department's website, Engine Company 4 was dispatched to Henry Mall on the UW campus shortly after 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 14.
UW study to reclassify jobs, set compensation structure
MADISON — A consultant will be paid up to $900,000 to conduct a two-year study at the University of Wisconsin to reclassify and set compensation for thousands of jobs.The Title and Total Compensation Study is collaboration between the UW-Madison and the UW System, The Capital Times reported .The two entities are splitting the cost of New York-based consultant Mercer, said Stephanie Marquis, a UW System spokeswoman."It is needed," said Kevin Niemi, a UW-Madison academic staff member and outreach program manager. "It's been over 30 years since we really examined our human resources system.
State pays out nearly $600K to settle UW-Madison sex cases
MADISON — The state has paid nearly $600,000 over the last decade to settle allegations of sexual misconduct by University of Wisconsin-Madison employees.New documents obtained by the Wisconsin State Journal and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel show 20 sexual harassment cases have been filed against UW-Madison workers since 2008.
Bucky Badger sculpture gets 115-inch hand-knitted scarf
MADISON -- The Well Red Bucky Badger sculpture in Madison, received a big and warm gift from UW-Madison Library employees.
Study: Falls from tree stands result in spinal injury
MADISON — Researchers in Wisconsin say that spinal injuries account for more than half of the injuries that occur to hunters after falling from a tree stand.A review of the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics' trauma database for tree stand-related injuries from 1999 to 2013 shows 55 percent resulted in one or more spinal injuries, Wisconsin Public Radio reported ."Entering and exiting the tree stand is a very frequent time for people to fall because you're in that transition period ...
UW-Madison faculty, staff to get 4 percent pay increase
MADISON — The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced plans to give faculty and staff a 4 percent pay increase over the next year.The Wisconsin State Journal reports that a 2 percent pay raise would occur in July followed by another 2 percent increase January 2019.The university says employees must have started in their current positions by Jan. 8, be meeting performance expectations and must complete campus sexual harassment training to qualify for the raise.University Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the raises will help the school keep talented employees.The university says it would be the first time since 2015 that its employees have gotten across-the-board raises.The state Legislature's Joint Committee on Employment Relations must formally approve the plan before it can take effect.
Agent arrested, accused of taking photos in women's bathroom
MADISON — University of Wisconsin police say they've arrested a federal agent for taking photos in a women's restroom at a residence hall.Authorities say the 27-year-old man went into the bathroom at Witte Hall on Friday and put his cell phone under an occupied stall and took pictures.
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.