Wisconsin native Shawn Eichorst has been appointed to serve as the university’s new athletic director, interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots announced Wednesday.

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A broken chilled water line has significantly reduced the University of Wisconsin-Madison's ability to cool certain buildings.

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Washington County is allowed to sell the former University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Washington County campus to a Christian school following a judge’s ruling Friday. 

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The army of small, white food delivery robots crisscrossing the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus for the past seven years have vanished. They're destined for city streets around the world as the company behind them transitions from mobile campus snack packs to grocery delivery drones.

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The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that a state college grant program for minority students is unconstitutional. UW-Madison’s Taylor Odle said he hopes that program can be repurposed to address Wisconsin’s college affordability problem.

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In a unanimous ruling Thursday, the Wisconsin Supreme Court declared undergraduate retention grants for certain minority students are unconstitutional. 

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Significant changes to federal student loans will take effect July 1 and affect at least 1 in 5 Wisconsin borrowers.

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The Board cited the previous 10 year tuition freeze and inflation as reasons for the increase. Republicans have been critical of the move, with some calling another freeze.

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AI is creating a rapidly changing environment for graduates heading to college or the workforce

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Students attending Universities of Wisconsin campuses could be paying more in tuition this upcoming school year.

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Earlier this month, UW Board of Regents President Amy Bogost formed a 25-person search committee to find the next president of the state’s 165,000-student university system. She told WPR what issues are top of mind for the system’s next leader.

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A spending bill crafted by Gov. Tony Evers and Republican leaders was voted down in the state Senate Wednesday. The head of the state’s technical college system explains why the heads of those schools were opposed to the effort.

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UW-Madison Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin reflected on her accomplishments leading the state’s flagship campus while acknowledging what she calls a period of “significant challenge” during her four-year tenure.

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A 25-member search committee has been named to find the next Universities of Wisconsin president after the Board of Regents fired system leader Jay Rothman last month.

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Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau said he expects the college to include both supportive and critical voices in its work developing AI technology and policy.

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A new analysis released by UW-Madison says the university contributed billions in statewide economic impact last fiscal year.

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Long-time UW-Madison educator and leader Remzi Arpaci-Dusseau has been named the founding dean of the College of Computing and Artificial Intelligence.

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Carlos Bello sent out 60 to 70 job applications early this spring. But with less than two months left before he graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he still hadn’t […]

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About 120 Milwaukee high school students who are taking dual enrollment courses at UW-Milwaukee and considering careers in teaching heard from Teach for America alumni on Friday during its annual conference. The event comes at a time when nearly one-third of people who complete their teacher training never enter the classroom in Wisconsin, according to a report released last month by the state Department of Public Instruction.

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A University of Wisconsin-Madison employee allegedly attempted to poison a coworker he resented. 

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