Michael Velliquette MA’99, MFA’00 transforms a humble medium into stunning art.
Summer 2025 Feature
Quantum Leaps in Education
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. UW–Madison students are grappling with its promise and perils.
Feature Stories
Here’s how the Pulitzer-winning reporter and biographer gets the scoop.
UW professor Jessica Calarco argues for strengthening the social safety net to give stressed-out caregivers a break.
Failure Museum founder Sean Jacobsohn ’94 finds insights in business flops.
Forty years ago, the comedian created a film portrayal for the ages on the UW–Madison campus.
On Campus
Campus leaders tout the lifesaving benefits of the National Institutes of Health.
New tools help alumni advocate for UW–Madison during turbulent times.
Casey O’Brien ’24, MSx’26 is the best player in college hockey on the best team in college hockey — and she’s not done yet.
For 60 years, UW’s Steenbock Library has been growing its cookbook collection.
The eccentric State Street institution was a cornerstone of campus literary life.
A storefront that sells student-prepared cuts is a magnet for meat lovers.
The Scholar and the Superstar
UW professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo collaborated with pop icon Bad Bunny on a wildly successful Puerto Rican history project.
Traditions & History
The popular run/walk has been a harbinger of spring in Madison for more than four decades.
The last campus-area commercial movie theater closed two decades ago.
The popular song “It’s Dark on Observatory Hill” immortalized a campus hot spot.
For a university situated on an isthmus, transportation is no easy matter.
Alumni
Brigadier General Andrew Clark ’95 returned to campus to show UW cadets how high they can fly.
Hezouwe Walada ’23 launched an organization to bring resources and much-needed funds to his home continent.
With a little luck, William Campbell MS’54, PhD’57 discovered a drug that has helped millions see.
Books & Multimedia
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.
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz MFA’18 investigates an identity crisis in The Indian Card.
In I Am Nobody’s Slave, Lee Hawkins recounts his family’s tradition of resilience despite generations of racial violence.
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Bite by Bite explores the nourishing and narrative properties of food.
Aerospace-engineer-turned-artist Mary Jo Hoffman ’87 captures quiet moments in her blog-turned-book, Still: The Art of Noticing.
