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
For 35 years, To the Best of Our Knowledge informed and transformed its listeners.
UW–Madison alumni recall good times at the classic campus hangout.
The weekly event provides a social space where everyone is welcome.
Alumni
The generosity of the late Jerry Frautschi ’56 helped transform UW–Madison and its home city.
Physician Sarah Spelsburg ’95 has provided care on the popular TV show as well as other extreme environments.
Books & Multimedia
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.
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.
