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A new system will organize Leonardo’s untidy artifacts.
Grace Stanke ’23 brings Wisconsin nice and nuclear know-how to an American tradition.
UW professor Monica Kim wins a MacArthur Fellowship for her innovative research on warfare.
UW professor Edna Ely-Ledesma draws up a blueprint for the future.
Steven Wright MFA’14 draws on a unique set of legal experiences in his acclaimed fiction.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association shares stories of the original occupants of the campus area.
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.
The UW’s History of Cartography Project shows how world cultures have thought about space.
UW creative writing professor Beth Nguyen tells bracingly honest stories about growing up Vietnamese American.
A new UW plaza commemorates Black fraternities and sororities.
The iconic “Forward” statue inspires donations for female artists.
Anja Wanner explores a linguist’s role in an era of gender-neutral pronouns.
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.
A new heritage marker honors their history of resistance and resilience.
After her husband died in 1966, Manchester became a leader in the meat distribution industry, earning several career honors. Submitted photo When Jean Manchester ’48’s husband died suddenly in 1966 and left her with four children, she took over the management of the family business, Neesvig’s…
Been awhile since you've visited the UW's hometown? Consider an itinerary made up of beautiful views, a raft of restaurants, and a less-traveled path on campus.
As assistant dean for Student Diversity Programs in the School of Education, Aaron Bird Bear MS’10 fills a lot of roles: recruiting and retaining students from underrepresented communities, overseeing the summer College Access Program, and serving as a consultant for American Indian Curriculum Services. He also co-leads a group…
Half a century ago, 80 language lovers fanned out across the country to chat with as many people in as many places as possible with a single goal in mind: creating an all-encompassing dictionary of how Americans talk. After decades of playing back tape recordings, demystifying phrases like “dog my…
Jeff Miller photo Elise Schimke ’17 sought solitude in campus libraries during her time at UW–Madison. So when the history and English literature major from Stevens Point, Wisconsin, had to pick a subject for a project in an elective photo class, her choice was automatic. The…
Archaeologist Chris Fisher MA’95, PhD’00 risked snakes, spiders, jaguars, and flesh-eating bacteria to discover a lost city in Honduras.
Danielle Evans is no stranger to praise. During her 33 years, the UW assistant professor of creative writing has graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, been featured in The Paris Review, and published a wildly successful 2010 short story collection about race and coming of age…
The UW’s current deferred maintenance costs are estimated at $1.2 billion.