The new Wisconsin Russia Project aims to help the U.S. be more prepared to manage a calculating Kremlin with yet-to-be-determined ambitions.
Traditions & History
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In the moments before the music begins, the nervous energy is palpable.
Nearly three dozen student models line up along a wall in a second-floor hallway inside Nancy Nicholas Hall. Some hold shoes in their hands, waiting until the last moment to step into gravity- defying…
A look back at May 1970 through the lens of an alum’s camera
A capacity crowd of students, faculty, and community members gathered inside the Field House on December 12, 1941. UW Archives S07306.
No exclamation point was needed, but the editors of the December 9, 1941, Daily Cardinal used one anyway: “We Are at War!” The…
Photo by Jeff Miller
UW–Madison’s long-standing tradition of fearless sifting and winnowing is rekindled each year through the Distinguished Lecture Series, which since 1987 has hosted intellectual jousts and provocations. More than 200 speakers have appeared over the last three decades.
The roster…
Bryce Richter
Even in today’s era of selfies and Snapchat, a bulletin board in the corner of the College Library lobby has turned into a must-see spot for the library’s thousands of visitors.
Dozens of comment cards make their way into the suggestion…
The late boxer visited campus twice — as an amateur athlete who competed at the Field House and as the heavyweight champion who was also an outspoken opponent of the Vietnam War.
UW–Madison Archives S08042
UW–Madison loves politics and, from time to time, politicians even return that love.
During this campaign year, we look back to one of the first occasions when a presidential candidate visited campus.
In October 1911, Woodrow Wilson (seated at right…
For most Badgers, it’s the first time to meet other new students. It’s the first chance to schedule classes. And it’s the first opportunity to learn the lyrics to “Varsity.”
When former student Leon Varjian passed away last September, UW–Madison lost one of its true legends.
Jeff Miller
Too often, we’re tempted to experience much of our world through the lens of a cell phone camera. But each April, the On Wisconsin Annual Spring Powwow creates a swirl of feathers, beads, and colors that moves too quickly to capture on…
Benjamin Franklin was right. Taxation is an absolute certainty in life — even life near the South Pole.
The winter battle between the Southeast and Lakeshore residence halls is epic.
It could be the cheese curds and the spicy cheese bread that set it apart. After all, the market is tucked into the heart of America’s Dairyland. Or perhaps it’s the fact that — with one hundred and sixty vendors offering their goods each week — the market is the nation’s largest producer-only farmers’ market.
Once upon a time, the pool was for men only, and nude swimming was encouraged.
This is perhaps the most casual-looking canoeing tuba player we’ve ever seen. Granted, he’s the only canoeing tuba player we’ve ever seen.
With their voices becoming the instruments, six student groups are making beautiful music on campus and beyond.
India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ended his 1949 U.S. tour with a UW visit.
The Pail and Shovel Party was onto something: if you want to get your message across, take it to Bascom Hill.
The UW athletics community loses a teammate.
Whether a final score is 200 or somewhere south of 80, it’s fun.
Long before Badger football season gets underway ... certain lucky students make the equivalent of a touchdown pass by securing season-ticket packages.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) may be the newest trend in higher education, but at the UW, the practice of using mass-media technologies to connect the public with university instruction dates back more than eighty years.
Rob Vitense ’99 turned a losing streak into a Badger streak.
On March 7, 2014, the lights went out for the last time at UW–Madison’s Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC).
Based on the ski tracks and slushy footprints in the snow that cover the lake’s icy surface in the winter, plenty of people on campus appreciate the season’s serenity and count the days until the open water turns to ice.
