When students consider the green movement for increased sustainability on a nationwide scale, one advocate said job creation could play a significant role in the pursuit of more environmentally-friendly public policies. The focus of the fifth annual Nelson Institute Earth Day Conference was “Pursuing a More Sustainable Wisconsin: Innovation in… Read more »

Two annual awards given by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Tuesday honored 24 University of Wisconsin faculty members. The Kellett Mid-Career Award and the Romnes Faculty Fellowship each recognize outstanding faculty members and provide the recipients with monetary grants to further research efforts on UW’s campus, WARF spokesperson Janet Kelly… Read more »

Water conservation research has earned one University of Wisconsin professor one of the world’s most renowned awards in a water-related field, which includes a $150,000 prize and a royal ceremony. Stephen Carpenter, a UW zoology professor and director of the Center for Limnology, has earned the prestigious 2011 Stockholm Water… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin will host the National Science Olympiad Tournament for the first time in May 2011, a prestigious competition which will draw participants from across the U.S. to the campus’ newest facilities. The 27th annual national competition for nearly 6,000 middle and high school students, educators and families from… Read more »

Boaters and anglers around Wisconsin are more aware of the potentially detrimental effects of invasive species spreading between Wisconsin waterways and are actively taking preventative measures to stop their spread, a new survey said. Two University of Wisconsin professors and a graduate student recently conducted a survey from 500 participants… Read more »

Despite aggressive efforts to increase success rates among community college students, a nationwide higher education program has shown little positive effect on college campuses. The nationwide program Achieving the Dream, which is designed to increase academic success and degree attainment at community colleges, has had little effect on the achievement of… Read more »

Despite turmoil in Egypt, University of Wisconsin experts said demand for study abroad programs in the region is not predicted to decline. Late last month, six UW students studying abroad in Egypt’s second largest city, Alexandria, were evacuated because of increasingly violent protests in Cairo.Two students slated to study in… Read more »

Recent protests and petitions from students at Washington University in St. Louis led to the removal of Bristol Palin as a speaker at the university’s upcoming Student Sexual Responsibility Week. The Student Health Advisory Committee asked Palin to sit on a panel to speak about abstinence in front of 800… Read more »

The second annual American Red Cross Big Ten Challenge is in full swing at the University of Wisconsin as students continue to donate blood across campus this week. The Red Cross is encouraging students, faculty and alumni of all 11 Big Ten universities to help patients in need by participating… Read more »

As winter break approaches, students should keep in mind some good tips on how to handle end of semester stresses in addition to going home for break. University of Wisconsin Associate Dean of Students Kevin Helmkamp said preparing ahead of time for finals is important. “Planning out a study schedule… Read more »

The student government endorsed a new Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender anti-bullying action plan Thursday night. Associated Students of Madison Shared Governance Committee Chair Kyle VandenLangenberg said the campus-wide action plan was developed and revised by students over the past few meetings to support the LGBT anti-bullying campaign. The plan outlines… Read more »

A new study conducted by Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, outlines the prevalence of student text messaging behavior during class. Psychology professor Deborah Tindell said 92 percent of students surveyed admitted to occasionally texting during class, and 30 percent said they text in class every day. She noted that 50… Read more »

A new study from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee could offer potentially the first ever treatment drug for cocaine addiction. UW-Milwaukee assistant professor of Psychology Devin Mueller said the further research of the drug Propranolol, a common beta blocker, and its effects led to new discoveries of its effect on cocaine… Read more »

The University of Central Florida is investigating a claim that approximately a third of the 600 students in a senior-level business course cheated on a midterm exam. Professor Richard Quinn said in a webcast of his lecture where he addressed his class that the test bank answer key to the… Read more »

The University of Wisconsin System has launched a new website to help veterans enroll in higher education programs when they return home from service. The site includes information about higher education for veterans, such as how they can apply to Wisconsin schools, what benefits are available to veteran students and… Read more »

Big changes to financial aid regulations may be put into effect as soon as July 1, 2011, according to a statement from the United States Department of Education. These new student aid rules were established to protect both taxpayers and student borrowers, the statement said. According to the statement, these… Read more »

A school wide e-mail sent out this Monday by North Carolina’s Winston-Salem State University urged students not just to vote in upcoming elections, but to specifically support local Democratic candidates. Michelle Redford, the university’s interim vice chancellor for student affairs, accidentally overlooked the e-mail’s politically biased information and proceeded to… Read more »

A new energy conservation system at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has dorm residents competing against each other to have the most energy efficient dorm on campus. The new system, implemented by the Lucid Design Company tracks the energy output of two dorms on the UW-Milwaukee campus and displays the data… Read more »

Taxpayers are more willing to support the kindergarten through twelfth grade education systems, rather than funding for higher education, according to a new survey. A new nationwide survey showing how taxpayers view fiscal priorities for state governments was released from the Pew Center for the States Thursday. The survey was… Read more »

College students are again facing increases in tuition and college costs this year, and increased federal spending might be attributing to the problem, according to a new report. According to the report issued by the National Center for Policy Analysis tuition prices at colleges and universities across the U.S. have… Read more »

A part-time teacher wants to make sure she is not short-changed by Madison Area Technical College, and is suing the college over $84.47 worth of unpaid wages.According to a filed complaint against MATC, part-time teacher Mary Beth Manning is leading a class action lawsuit on behalf of her and 40… Read more »

University of Wisconsin students are paying back their college loans at a much better rate than the national average, which has increased this year according to a new survey from the U.S. Department of Education. A statement from the Department of Education announced the 2008 fiscal year loan default rate… Read more »

The start of the new school year has brought big changes to UW-Milwaukee with the appointment of a new interim chancellor. Michael Lovell, former Dean of the UW-Milwaukee’s College of Engineering and Applied Science since 2008, was appointed to be the interim chancellor on Friday, according to a statement from… Read more »