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Steven Durlauf
In 2014, an exhaustive book about income inequality — French economist Thomas Piketty’s
In an excerpt from his best-selling book, Matthew Desmond MS’04, PhD’10 sheds new light on the harsh realities of housing and poverty.
Locked Out
This Woman’s Work
Kathryn Clarenbach ’41, MA’42, PhD’46 is largely unknown, but her name belongs alongside those of Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem in the history of modern feminism.
Horsepower vs. Hearing
Tractor image, Shutterstock; all other images, IStock; photo illustration by Nancy Rinehart
Growing up on a dairy farm in …
The Race to Stop Zika
UW scientists hope that quickly sharing results will generate answers about the virus.
Unbowed
Naheed Qureshi ’94 works for justice and equality for American Muslims, who face discrimination, violence and hateful rhetoric.
Empty Stomachs
The UW campus is now home to a food pantry for students who don’t know where their next meal will come from.
Thomas Kalil ’85
He’s in search of the next “moon shot.”
Climate Change to Last Millennia
The effects of a warmer Earth will last and last and last.
Living the Wisconsin Idea
For nearly a decade, the Wisconsin Alumni Association has honored UW–Madison alumni under the age of forty who have excelled in …
Story Time
Doctors in training at the UW write down patients' memories — along with their symptoms — in a VA hospital program that documents the lives of military veterans.
Scott Wilhelm ’01
He helps travelers go way off the beaten path.
The Good Guy
Troy Vincent was a standout in Badger and pro football, but these days he’s determined to reach a different goal line for the NFL — and it’s personal. He’s a survivor of domestic abuse determined to find ways to help others.
All In on All Ways Forward
UW-Madison seeks help from alumni and friends with its fourth comprehensive campaign.
Chazen Mural-in-Progress
Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda’s work is massive, but the overall size is only a small part of his unique vision.
A New Mission
For veterans who feel adrift upon returning home, Jake Wood ’05 has a suggestion: come along with us.
Kathy Cramer
Meet a Badger who is one of the caretakers of the Wisconsin Idea.
Jim Doyle
A former governor sees “bright, committed” people taking us into the future.
Triple Threat
He’s a golf champion and an unwavering basketball fan, but Andy North has a third passion.
Oh, Deer
The greatest threat to Wisconsin’s forests may not be pollution or urban sprawl.
Ride Sharing?
Percent of people who typically bike to campus in good weather
The Hope Builder
By the time Roberto Rivera ’04 devised his own UW major, he had already experienced a life's worth of challenges. But that didn't stop him from showing other young people a way out.
Kings of Sherman Park
Herb Kohl ’56 and Bud Selig ’56.
Kindness in the Classroom
A study finds that early mindfulness training leads to improved academics.
Advocating for Your University
Alumni voices have played a role for more than 150 years.
Liking Lichen
The Wisconsin State Herbarium has added 60,000 samples to its collection.
Desludging Dakar
Using her understanding of human decision-making, Laura Schechter is improving sanitation in Senegal — and in the process, she's changing the way that social scientists and economists think.
Splash Mob
Citizen scientists provide clarity for lake researchers’ big questions.
Mark Riccobono ’99: Pioneer for the Blind
Mark Riccobono's UW–Madison experience served as an awakening.
Irwin Goldman
Irwin Goldman packages seeds for the Open Source Seed Initiative. Using envelopes such as the one below, OSSI sent material to 6,000 …
Anthropology 370
Despite daily deluges, twelve students in this anthropology course spent most of June sifting and winnowing dirt.
Teaching Controversy
How can we prepare our kids to participate in the highly polarized world of politics?
International Studies 322 and 622
An innovative UW program is aiming to bring Madison and Washington closer together, one semester at a time.
Off the Prescribed Path
Wherever she's gone in life, the medically underserved have always found Jenny Amani MD'09.
Coming of Age
Children diagnosed with autism will grow up, and that presents entirely different challenges for them and their families. Now the UW's Waisman Center is offering guideposts for the journey.
Flight of Honor
UW doctor on a mission for his late father.
Waisman’s Legacy
Waisman’s legacy started with a different name: Kennedy.
A Leap of Faith
Does religion have a place at a public university? The Lubar Institute contends that it does — not to proselytize, but to give students a safe place to explore beliefs and cultivate understanding.
Pigment Prejudice
Due to a belief that their body parts bring good luck, people with albinism in some African countries are hunted and killed. Two alumni are stepping in to help Tanzania, where the problem is most severe.
A Self-Paced Journey
A professor’s words help a community explore its long-held beliefs.