Campus news
What does it take to succeed as the head of a major public research university?
Former UW–Madison Chancellor Donna Shalala recently told the New York Times that the job is like that of a tugboat captain: you try to get the ship aligned and pull it in the right direction.
Mobility Marvel
Engineering students help a surgeon get back on his feet in the OR.
Flying Solo
The war had become part of our lives, since many of our friends had gone off to fight.
Digital Diorama
UW–Madison in 24 hours
Shadid . . . always chose to dig deeper
“People want to bear witness, and they want to tell you the story”
Bubbler: A Secret Code
Like the Rio Grande to Texans or the Mississippi to those who live along its banks, the Bubbler is not just a drinking fountain.
After the clock ran out
Nobody does it better: win or lose . . . Badger fans unite.
Lord of the Flies
It took multiple bus rides for a young Barry Ganetzky to attend college classes each day. That same singlemindedness has nourished the UW researcher’s longtime career, pushing him to study tiny creatures and find ways to treat human disease.
Rolling with the Badgers
WAA tours helped alumni and fans follow the UW to Indianapolis and Pasadena.
Badger Sports Ticker: Winter 2011
UW Athletic News in brief
A New Old Tradition
A UW institute and a growing summer event bring Yiddish to life on campus.
We fall the extra mile
If you want to get a lumberjill to open up, you should be willing to tumble head-over-heels into her world.
Bucky Badger Always Warms My Heart
There is a warm spot reserved in my heart for Buckingham U. “Bucky” Badger.
Driver’s Education
A virtual behind-the-wheel experience tracks behavior on the road.
Of Polyester Pants and Friendship
When I first came to the university in 1978, I had never lived away from home or in a big city. Everything was new to me.
A doctorate from the University of Sarah Vaughan . . .
Richard Davis likes to reminisce about his life and career in music.
A Table for Five
We brought our whole selves to the table during those years, and we still do.
Badgers, All
The McBurney Center fully integrates those with disabilities into campus life.
Decisions, decisions
How do editors choose what will be on the cover of a magazine?
Changing Courses
It was very hard to leave Madison, and in a sense I never have.
Sometimes a bat is just a bat
Bud Selig's office decor opens a window onto its occupant's personality — or does it?
Sports and Society
Allan H. “Bud” Selig ’56 often talks about how history guides the decisions he makes as the commissioner of Major League Baseball.
All’s Well That Ends Well
Studying at a world-class university proves to be a life-changing experience.
The Art of Medicine
Erin Kimball says choosing the rural track in medical school taught her “what it really means to be a physician.”
What goes on inside a prison’s fences
You never know where a story might take you
After the Bombing
As with many eventful days, Monday, August 24, 1970, began in perfect normalcy.
Can We Talk?
Telefund callers learn life lessons — and a new appreciation for private support.
Where to stage a lynching
There’s a theater in Lathrop Hall?
Blow Holes
The shot-hole drill gives the Antarctic a breath of fresh air.
One of the Fortunate Few
The feeling has never worn off.
Family to Family
A major gift establishes specialty clinics for children facing acute health concerns.
Scheduling the President
It wasn’t hard getting Alyssa Mastromonaco ’98 to agree to an interview about her experiences working for Barack Obama and as director of scheduling and advance for the White House.
More Great People
Helping medical students with debt allows them to serve where the need is greatest.
Manga Mania
East Asian 376: Manga
Go West Happy Cow
Tyler Knowles ’05 headed to Hollywood after graduation to make movies, but he had to return to Wisconsin to realize the dream of directing his first film.
Nature’s Laboratory
You could say that Bryce Richter took one for the team, but that would be an understatement.
A Worldly Taste for Cheese
From Babcock Hall to Africa, a love of cheese yields friendship.
Great People
Faculty and staff lead by example with scholarship gifts.
Drumming up Support
Band alumni are in step with a project to upgrade the practice field.