Legal Research News and Information with an Emphasis on Wisconsin
UW Law Professor Emeritus Herman Goldstein has been awarded the 2018 Stockholm Prize in Criminology, as announced today. This prize recognizes Prof. Goldstein as “the world’s most influential scholar on modern police strategy.” Goldstein’s seminal 1977 book, “Policing a Free Society” and its 1990 follow-up, “Problem-Oriented Policing,” discussed police authority and discretion as well as …
According to a recent press release, the University of Wisconsin–Madison smoke-free policy has been updated to include language prohibiting electronic smoking devices such as e-cigarettes. The policy will go into effect on May 1st. See the full press release for more information.
Take a look at what life is like at UW Madison and particularly the Law School. The Law School contributed a number of posts to the #UWRightNow campaign, a collaborative multimedia project coordinated by University Communications to chronicle 24 hours at UW–Madison — midnight to midnight on Wednesday, April 18, 2012. You can see them …
The UW Madison Campus Libraries recently released a new mobile website at m.library.wisc.edu/s. Note that if you use a mobile device to go to our main home page URL, it will automatically redirect you to the mobile page. The mobile site defaults to a listing of current hours for the campus libraries. To search the …
The UW Madison has released a free iPhone app called Mobile UW. Keep up to date on campus news, events and sports. Or find your way around campus on foot, car or by Madison Metro bus. Or watch campus video content, along with other handy features. Features: Campus map: Navigate the UW–Madison campus. View all …
Today’s New York Times offers a very interesting look at the political and administrative decisions behind President Obama’s visit to the UW Madison campus yesterday, as well as the logistical details.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of the Sterling Hall bombing on the UW Madison campus. Have a story to tell about your memories from the student protest movement or the bombing on August 24th, 1970? The Wisconsin Story Project wants to hear from you. Come to the Story Booth this week in the west corridor …
Each year, the UW Madison Libraries create a campus READ poster. This year’s features Bucky Badger on Bascom Hill with the Go Big Read book selection, In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan. Contact bucky@library.wisc.edu for copies. See the library web site for past READ posters. The project was paid for with …
Update 11/18/2010: Note that Legal Information Center has changed offices in the Student Activity Center. See the updated information below. The URL has also been corrected. ——————– The Legal Information Center (LIC) has moved to a new location in the Student Activity Center at University Square. The LIC offers free legal information and referrals to …
This fall, the university will launch “Go Big Read,” a common reading program intended to engage students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members in a shared, academically focused reading experience. Students, faculty, staff, and community members are invited to participate by reading the book, and taking part in classroom discussions and campus events. “In Defense …