A new heritage marker honors their history of resistance and resilience.
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Here's a solution to global food scarcity: eat more bugs.
The Wisconsin Union Theater makes sure the 100th-anniversary season is something special.
Now based at the Arboretum, Journey North marshals an army of amateur biologists.
Summer’s not what it used to be — not at UW–Madison, anyway.
Summer on campus has always been swell, boasting one-of-a-kind study spots like the Memorial Union Terrace and Picnic Point. But over the last four years, the university has transformed the summer academic experience to better help students advance…
Our story on the MIA Project’s search for a missing World War II pilot was a labor of love.
Participants in UW Adventure Learning Programs (ALPs) ride a giant swing at a new facility in Stoughton, Wisconsin. ALPs — a student organization — administers the facility and runs team-building workshops for students and nonstudent groups.
Photo by Jeff Miller…
Pregnant women who travel long distances to work face increased risks of adverse birth outcomes.
The longtime PA announcer for Badger women’s basketball, volleyball, and softball is not exactly a detached observer.
An innovative study looks to man’s best friend for answers on prevention.
His acclaimed biography profiles the great American abolitionist.
Here’s what it’s like to meet the UW football legend in person.
The campus-area restaurant preserves the classic food and original décor that keep nostalgic Badgers coming back.
Helen C. White Hall opened in 1971 with “135,000 books, a view, and a chance to be alone,” the alumni magazine stated at the time. The three-story section used for undergraduate studying and the book collection is known today as College Library, which stays open 24 hours on…
In 2002, Gillian Laub ’97 made what would be the first of many trips to Mount Vernon, Georgia, to photograph the lives of teenagers in the South. What she discovered was an idyllic yet racially divided town struggling to confront longstanding issues of race and inequality.
For the next decade,…
Mackenzie Straub x’22 (pictured) was one of 796 incoming students during the 2018–19 academic year receiving free tuition through Bucky’s Tuition Promise. Jeff Miller
The first brainchild of the UW’s new Student Success Through Applied Research (SSTAR) Lab, Bucky’s Tuition Promise, has provided financial…
Every few weeks, another one arrives: a visiting artist to create a new work at Tandem Press, UW–Madison’s fine-art print shop. Tandem is affiliated with the art department in the School of Education, and since 1987, it has brought nearly 100 artists to campus — to experiment, to create…
Next-generation Badger stars? Inspired young fans greet the UW women’s hockey team on its return from winning the national championship in March. It was the team’s fifth title since 2006.
Photo by Bryce Richter…
In 1869 — 150 years ago — the first class of women graduated from UW–Madison. In this special issue, you’ll read about some of the amazing women who have passed through campus since. On, alumnae!
Throughout the academic year, campus celebrated the 150th anniversary of women receiving UW degrees.
The landscape of higher education is changing rapidly, says the UW’s chancellor.
Women have served as UW chancellor for 14 of the last 31 years — and counting.
The winners of this year’s UW Cool Science Image contest were announced in March.
The activist has long been on the front lines of women’s and peace movements.
A young girl — Jo Wilder — solves mysteries of the state.
Experts use math to better understand a sea creature’s defense mechanism.
A UW–developed portable weather lab journeys to the Philippine Sea.
An uncertain future for a divisive campus sculpture.