A college graduate earns more than twice as much money annually than someone who enters the work force with only a high school diploma, according to a study by the Fiscal and Economic Research Center at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The study found the average annual income of a UW-Whitewater alumnus is $73,000, while the average annual income of high school graduates is $38,350...

UW-Madison leaders say they need to create a new position to handle the university's vast research enterprise, sparked in part by run-down animal facilities that could have cost the school millions in federal funding. This is the latest attempt by the university to better oversee its nearly $900 million research operation, which has faced a shortage of safety inspectors and a major lab safety violation in recent years. The new vice chancellor for research and his or her office would manage research grants, compliance with federal guidelines, and have a presence in Washington D.C...

UW-Stout students Ben Wolf and Paul Kolter don't like getting on a wet bicycle seat on a rainy day, and they are certain others don't either...The concept to have students come up with ideas for Make a Difference Day originated with the Interior Design Educators Council, a professional organization for interior design professors and educators, Peterson said. The goal is to make design accessible to everyone...

The inauguration ceremony for UW-Green Bay’s fifth chancellor, Dr. Thomas K. Harden, will be alive with pomp and pageantry on the stage of the Weidner Center at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30. The event will highlight traditions and symbols familiar for centuries across American higher education and around the world. Many of these customs originated with the academies of medieval Europe, especially England. Others have been specially adapted by the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay as the 41-year-old institution develops and embraces its own traditions...

A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student was sentenced on Thursday after her classmate died of an overdose. Ali Raddatz, 18, overdosed on alcohol and prescription drugs last February...

The Network for Health Equality in Wisconsin is being established at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health to study racial and other disparities in heart and lung disease in the state. A $5.2 million federal stimulus grant will help researchers study how economic, political and social changes contribute to the health of state residents, the medical school announced Thursday...

A new committee will consider mandating health insurance for all UW students, among other options, when it evaluates the UW System’s insurance policies next semester, according to UW System Assistant Vice President Larry Rubin...

A shortfall in private donations threatens to put a $27 million University of Wisconsin-Madison hockey project on ice. "We're not going to move forward on this project until we have a funding source in place," said Gary Brown, UW-Madison's director of campus planning and landscape architecture...

The November 2009 edition of Popular Science magazine recognized two University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering alumni as two of its “Brilliant 10,” the 10 young geniuses shaking up science today...

The University of Wisconsin Faculty Senate will consider a resolution to formally oppose Provost Paul DeLuca Jr.’s plan to significantly restructure the graduate school and research enterprise, according to a document obtained by The Badger Herald. The resolution — to be presented to the Faculty Senate at its Nov. 2 meeting — surfaced one day after Chancellor Biddy Martin publicly expressed adamant support for the proposal in a letter addressed to all faculty, staff and students...

UW-Eau Claire officials don't know how much it could cost to delay construction of a new student center or change building blueprints to save the Council Oak Tree...

A certified nursing assistant program will begin in January at the University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County...The class is being offered through the Office of Continuing Education, in response to a new requirement for nursing students before they can enter the nursing program at UW-M/WC in collaboration with UW-Eau Claire and St. Joseph's Hospital...

Campus groups can expect audits of their financial books following the discovery of reckless spending and the misallocation of student money by some organizations. "We are operating under the assumption that these groups acted with the best of intentions," said a member of (UW-La Crosse) Student University Fee Allocation Committee, which oversees spending of fees students pay as part of tuition. After auditing only seven accounts, the committee found widespread misuse of student funds, per stipulations from the UW-System...

The UW-River Falls University Police and Parking will begin using the eTIME program which allows officers to run background checks to monitor parking tickets, driver’s authorization, and the ability to use state vehicles and get permits without having to go through Pierce County dispatch...

For every 100 American women enrolled in college, there are only 77 men. And for every 100 women who graduate with a bachelor’s degree, only 73 men accomplish that, according to data from the Postsecondary Education Opportunity...

For all the heavy-hitting deans of admissions prowling the hallways of the annual College Board forum here at the Hilton in New York City, it was refreshing to hear some real-world advice this afternoon from two people only a few years removed from the college admissions process. They are Garrett Neiman and Jessica Perez, two seniors at Stanford University who founded an independent, nonprofit organization that counsels low-income and first-generation college applicants in particular...

The Obama administration is calling for an overhaul of college programs that prepare teachers, saying they are cash cows that do a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the classroom. Education Secretary Arne Duncan called for "revolutionary change" in these programs, which prepare at least 80% of the nation's teachers...