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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.
The #MeToo movement reaches far beyond Hollywood and Capitol Hill. The sciences are also grappling with how to address sexual harassment. This past year, the American Geophysical Union adopted a policy that added sexual harassment as a form of scientific misconduct, saying that it willfully compromises the integrity of…
The success of the women’s volleyball team at the Wisconsin Field House is a highlight of Gawlik’s tenure as a top UW athletics administrator. Bryce Richter
Terry Gawlik remembers the day when Title IX became federal law in 1972. She was a successful multisport athlete…
Expansion of the School of Veterinary Medicine, the only veterinary school in Wisconsin, will allow it to serve more farmers and pet owners across the state. The current hospital was built to accommodate 12,000 patients a year; in 2016, it served 26,500. Flad Architects
The only…
A UW geneticist helped to discover a new yeast species, providing a new flavor to brewing companies.
In 2009, copilot Jeff Skiles ’84 played a key role in the “Miracle on the Hudson” emergency plane landing.
Amid a vinyl revival, the UW’s Mills Music Library dusts off its robust record collection.
Otto Puls ’55 is the one constant for Wisconsin Athletics, having served as the Badger men’s basketball official scorekeeper for the past 55 years.
The Natatorium was lit during UW Recreational Sports’ glow-in-the-dark fitness last fall. Classes included spin, yoga, and Zumba, which, evidently, is what this is.
Photo by Bryce Richter.…
An outdoor marvel, the UW Arboretum hosts hundreds of thousands of visitors per year.
The jersey of legendary Badger hockey player and coach Mark Johnson ’94 now hangs from the Kohl Center rafters.
The sunburst design is sure to spark fond memories. Do you know when it was created?
Lakes are a familiar backdrop in Taschwer’s life. She first learned to water ski as a three-year-old, going on to make history in world competition.
Gabbie Taschwer ’18 doesn’t quite walk on water, but she’s almost that good.
At the Show Ski World Championships in September 2018,…
Who moo? Cool showers can comfort cows while they’re being milked.
UW economics professor Menzie Chinn explains the tradeoffs of tariff policy.
The UW Law School is opening a new clinic to help victims of domestic violence file restraining orders.
