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Test your knowledge in a 175th anniversary quiz.
A celebration honors Badger tradition while welcoming Chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin.
According to UW geriatrician Nathaniel Chin ’06, MD’10, “We are on a trajectory for prevention.”
The latest on the science of forgiveness — and why we need it now more than ever.
Robin Wall Kimmerer MS’78, PhD’83 braids Western science and Indigenous knowledge into a vision for a sustainable future.
Nightshift workers played a significant part in your UW experience. You just didn’t know it.
What’s the future of UW–Madison? We went to the experts to find out.
Our illustrator peers into his crystal ball for a view of UW–Madison on its 350th anniversary. Yes, there will be jetpacks.
UW researchers have new tools for explaining who we are and improving our lives.
The pursuit of happiness can feel like a fruitless endeavor. UW experts say it doesn’t have to.
After a quietly effective political career, Herb Kohl ’56 is helping UW–Madison find practical solutions for an ailing democracy.
UW English professor Ramzi Fawaz shows how comic-book mutants can help readers make sense of cultural differences.
Steven Wright MFA’14 draws on a unique set of legal experiences in his acclaimed fiction.
As the first Black woman aviator in the military, Marcella Ng ’78 is used to breaking through barriers.
Our picks for the best songs by Badger alumni
The evolution of UW cuisine, from 19th-century pigeon soup to 21st-century grain bowls.
Greg Gard has overcome adversity to lead Badger men’s basketball to new heights.
UW–Madison grapples with the prejudice in its past.
The popular travel influencer has visited all 197 countries, and he’s just getting started.
Mildred Fish Harnack ’25, MA’26 lost her life in the German resistance to Hitler.
A canoe recovered from Lake Mendota tells a story that long predates UW–Madison.
While exploring the microscopic similarities that unite species, Kat Milligan-McClennan ’99, PhD’09 embraced her long-rejected Indigenous identity.
Fifty years ago, Kit Saunders MS’66, PhD’77 ushered in a new era for the UW’s women athletes.
Retrace the steps of UW limnologist Harriet Bell Merrill 1890, who defied the doubters to conduct pioneering fieldwork in South America.
UW psychology professor Paula Niedenthal ’81 explores the wide variety of social rules for expressing emotion — and how they cause trouble.
Join us on a tour of secluded spots that few have ever seen.
Margaret Rossiter MS’67 is rewriting the history of women in science, one name at a time.