A former student guide marvels over new UW–Madison attractions — and all the new ways of showcasing them.
Winter 2025 Feature
How to Win a Nobel Prize
Meet the UW–Madison faculty and alumni whose discoveries changed the world.
Feature Stories
The UW Police Department’s equine partners build trust and connection with the community.
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research has compiled a world-class collection of materials from the entertainment industry.
On Campus
UW–Madison is turning to alumni and friends to help preserve transformational research.
The campus-favorite hangout preserves old memories in a new location.
In the age of artificial intelligence, Mead Witter School of Music director Dan Cavanagh passionately defends individual creativity.
The Wisconsin Idea database shows the connections between UW–Madison and its home state.
Two dynamic exhibitions showcase designs that extend far beyond your basic bedspread.
Badger Standout
Brianna Decker ’14 is UW–Madison’s first woman inductee to the Hockey Hall of Fame.
Traditions & History
For decades, the pharmacy and eatery was a go-to gathering spot for UW students.
Enthusiasm for the annual celebration has persisted for more than a century.
The last campus-area commercial movie theater closed two decades ago.
Alumni
Kashana Cauley ’02 used social media as a springboard for TV, magazine, and fiction writing.
Wade Crowfoot ’96 seeks to protect natural resources for all Americans.
Grace ’16 and Michael van Meurer ’15 are changing the conventional gift paradigm.
Books & Multimedia
In Deliver Me from Nowhere, Warren Zanes MA’94 goes deep with Nebraska, the beloved dark horse of the Boss’s discography.
Anika Fajardo ’97’s The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore reminds readers that even in loss, one is never truly alone.
In A Forty Year Kiss, Nickolas Butler ’02 gives long-lost romance another chance.
Rickey Fayne’s debut novel traces the consequences of desperation across generations.
Richard Cates PhD’83 recounts his family’s journey from owning to knowing their farmstead in A Creek Runs through This Driftless Land.
Cameron Lee Small ’12, MS’16 offers grace and guidance for exploring questions about identity in The Adoptee’s Journey.
