Alumni
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Badgers who made their mark in the literary world.
A moment in history that transformed the lives of many students and the UW campus.
How do we know what a smile means? A UW psychologist decodes them.
These UW coaches and players reached the highest levels in their sport.
When Mike Splinter ’72, MS’74 (above at Rheinfall, Switzerland) joined the board of Nasdaq, Inc., known for its U.S. stock exchange, he predicted the company’s high-tech edge could be a game-changer for financial-market services. That was in…
No matter their political leanings, surely visitors to our capitol agree on its remarkable beauty. In The Wisconsin Capitol: Stories of a Monument and Its People, Madisonian Michael Edmonds tells how this spectacular icon came to be.
Starting with territorial governor Henry Dodge, Edmonds tells inspiring and…
Alumni Park welcomed more than 2,600 visitors at a grand opening on the weekend of October 6–8, despite intermittent rain on Friday and Saturday.
The park is…
Jenni Radosevich ’05 (above, center) was crafting long before it was cool — before Pinterest and the do-it-yourself (DIY) deluge in pop culture.
She has many fond memories of visiting the craft store with her mom, dipping her hands in tie-dye,…
Since 1936, the Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored leaders in their fields.
“I figured if it was going to happen eventually, it might as well be me,” says Dee Willems ’90, MS’96, who became the UW Marching Band’s first woman drum major in 1989. (See Tradition for more on the band’s audition process.) Today, Willems…
For five decades, the Wisconsin Singers have taken their act on the road to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the university. Former WAA president Arlie Mucks ’47, along with the School of Music’s Donald Neuen, founded the musical group in 1967. Originally called the University Singers, the students…
After just a year of teaching phys ed to eighth graders in her native South Carolina, Paula Bonner moved to Madison for graduate school and began a 40-year relationship with the UW. She helped lead the evolution of the Badger women’s intercollegiate sports program, and…
October 6
Grand opening, 6 p.m.; includes exhibits unveiling, artisan demonstrations, UW Marching Band, and appearances by alumni who are featured in park exhibits
October 7–8
Opening celebrations continue with tours, exhibits, and family- friendly art activities
October 13
Day of…
UW program helps student-athletes chart a course for life after sports.
For Spanish-speaking members of the St. Louis Cardinals, translator Alexandra Noboa-Chehade ’09 is an essential part of the team. “You eat, sleep, and dream baseball,” she says.
Archaeologist Chris Fisher MA’95, PhD’00 risked snakes, spiders, jaguars, and flesh-eating bacteria to discover a lost city in Honduras.
The former Badger walk-on is the youngest defensive coordinator in the Big Ten.
UW professor Tony Stretton is well into his fourth decade of teaching undergraduates the wonders of brain science — and still has a lot of fun doing it.
After hitting bottom, Dean Olsen ’82 used his love for maps and support from UW–Madison to create a tool for preserving the memories of others and build a new life for himself.
To write a book proposal on a woman known as the Marathon Goddess, John Hanc MA’83, a runner himself, spent a weekend shadowing Julie Weiss in Los Angeles — even running part of the 2017 LA marathon at her side. Weiss…
A study shatters the myth that all entrepreneurs are uber-confident risk-takers.
A resource center for African American students has a new home on campus.