Join us for a classic stroll around the world’s most beautiful urban campus.
Fall 2026 Feature
Can the Badgers Bounce Back?
With a new strategy and significant investment, the football program has high hopes for the 2026 season.
Feature Stories
UW fungi researchers across many disciplines have created a world-class supergroup to improve our lives.
Brad Chandler’s UW finance class teaches students about what some see as the future of money.
With a mind-bending new novel, bestselling author Chloe Benjamin MFA’12 makes her first foray into full-blown science fiction.
The university has often been featured as a clue in the TV quiz show Jeopardy!
On Campus
UW–Madison generates more than $38 billion for the state of Wisconsin.
New Athletic Director Shawn Eichorst brings significant experience in a time of change.
The UW’s Allee Willis Creativity Commons will channel a famous alumna’s artistic vision.
The new home of the College of Computing & Artificial Intelligence is the most sustainable building on the UW–Madison campus.
The UW community consumes a whole lot of meat, produce, and, yes, cheese.
The Child Development Lab offers a rare chance to observe young students in a real-life setting.
Great Expectations for UW Hockey
The men’s and women’s teams aim to capitalize on their spectacular 2025–26 seasons.
Traditions & History
The Italian restaurant was a romantic getaway for UW–Madison couples.
UW–Madison’s dance department — the oldest in America — turns 100.
Alumni gather “up north” every year to enjoy nature, make connections, and learn from UW experts.
Since the 19th century, Music Hall’s tower has kept the UW running on time.
Alumni
Lisa Yaszek MA’92, PhD’99 shines a light on nontraditional writers in a male-dominated genre.
Two Badgers have created the Brick to eliminate digital distractions.
Books & Multimedia
Jeff Oloizia ’07 talks story, form, and fish fry on his podcast, Writing Forward.
On Pearls 2, rapper Zhalarina Sanders ’15, MS’18 tells family stories in her grandmother’s tongue.
Three friends reckon with their once-entangled lives in Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson MFA’24.
Amanda Rizkalla MFA’23 documents a family’s quest for stability through the eyes of an eldest daughter in Hungered.
Political corruption and personal betrayal fan the flames of a heated election in Jon Hickey ’04’s debut novel, Big Chief.
Ann Packer’s Some Bright Nowhere asks just how much we’re willing to do for those we love.
