Three students at UW-Eau Claire currently are taking advantage of a new state statute that allows undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition at UW schools, said Kris Anderson, director of the university's admissions office. "It's a very small population of undocumented students that we have," Anderson said...

The University of Wisconsin-Platteville's search for a new chancellor is under way and on track, according to Joanne Wilson, the search and screen committee chairwoman...

UW-Eau Claire students are encouraged to enter the UW System's fifth annual Liberal Arts Essay Scholarship Competition for the opportunity to receive recognition and scholarships, according to a university press release. In UW-Eau Claire's local competition, finalists will receive $500...

If students aren't happy with the current meal plan options at UW-Eau Claire, there might be an opportunity for change after this academic year, said Candy Wilson, associate director of university centers...

Creating energy from methane produced in cow manure could lead the way to local farmers generating their own electricity, said Tom Drendel, the former superintendent of the Marshfield University of Wisconsin Agriculture Research Station...

The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board chair welcomed the ad hoc committee that met for the first time Wednesday to investigate recent allegations of iniquity in the board’s actions and adamantly defended its actions and procedures...

Developer Doug Weas has dropped plans to buy the Columbia Hospital complex, next to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, that university officials hope to convert into space for student housing and other purposes...

...Scientists know meditation reduces stress and exercise can prevent chronic diseases. But they don't know if either activity makes the immune system better able to fight respiratory infections, said Dr. Bruce Barrett, a UW Health family physician heading up the research...

Chancellor Dean Van Galen again communicated with campus and community early Oct. 29 regarding the hate-speech vandalism found in a men’s bathroom at the UW-River Falls Chalmer Davee Library Oct. 25 that threatened violence against African American and Asian people of the campus community on Monday, Nov. 2...Van Galen said, “The outpouring of support from our students, faculty, and staff over the past few days has been inspiring. Several initiatives are underway that send a clear signal that messages of hate and intolerance have no place at UWRF.”...

Some minority students at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls said they may not go to school on Monday after a written threat was discovered in a library bathroom...

UW-Whitewater received its first shipment of H1N1 Influenza vaccinations last week. The shipment included 300 doses of the vaccine, authorized by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to vaccinate health care employees and persons at high risk free of charge...

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is famous for many things: a beautiful campus, enthusiastic fans and delicious dairy products. The university is also infamous for many things, and at the top of that list is a riotous Halloween history...

A new law will go into effect in January 2010 that requires all young adults up to age 27 to receive coverage from their parents’ health insurance policy, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday...

Gov. Jim Doyle announced an emergency order to clarify a Wisconsin state statute which allows young adults under 27 to be covered under their parents' health insurance...

Gov. Jim Doyle passed an emergency rule Thursday to clarify a bill that allows young adults to receive coverage under their parents' health insurance plans until age 27. The law passed in June 2009, but according to Doyle, there were a number of loopholes in the bill that needed clarification, which this new rule provides...

President Obama will have the opportunity to discuss federal stimulus incentives such as the “Race to the Top” education program during his visit to Madison next week, Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday...

Once again, the people at Lakeshore Technical College have stepped up to the plate and hit a home run for the people of Sheboygan and Manitowoc counties. The opening of the school's Center for Manufacturing Excellence will help students interested in careers in manufacturing get the needed training in technology...

The first students who signed a pledge to get good grades and meet other benchmarks in exchange for guaranteed admission to a state college will be eligible for $1,500 grants. Gov. Jim Doyle announced the first awards under the Wisconsin Covenant program on Friday...

Officials at Addison Trail High School don’t just talk about college as soon as students arrive freshmen year. They actually send kids there. The entire freshmen class piles into buses for a daylong trip to the leafy campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison so kids can see and feel what a real college is like — and learn what it takes to get there...