Fall 2024 Feature
Fabulous Fossils
The rock stars at the UW Geology Museum find the stories behind the stones.
Feature Stories
In between pickets and protests throughout the South, civil rights hero Dion Diamond x’64 did a stint at the UW.
John Malpede ’68 has turned to the arts to provide community, confidence, and stability for the unhoused.
What makes a good public painting or sculpture? Here are UW–Madison’s most successful works in plain sight.
On Campus
Our Fall issue goes behind the scenes at significant campus spots.
The university is among the schools turning out today’s high achievers.
At the UW’s newer residence halls, today’s students have it better than old-timers.
UW students express their personalities via laptop decorations.
The UW leads the charge in protecting water quality and public health.
The College of Letters & Science building is set to open in 2026.
The UW graduates its first class of returning adult students.
Teaching Possibility
Professor Carlyn Mueller helps students with disabilities realize their potential.
Traditions & History
The Badger football team reignites a rivalry with a new member of the Big Ten Conference.
The last campus-area commercial movie theater closed two decades ago.
On its 30th anniversary, the Badgers’ first win in Pasadena is worth another look.
The health-food treat beloved by UW students for three decades is available again — with a twist.
Alumni
An alumna uses her Miss Earth title to advocate for the environment.
Dyani White Hawk MFA’11’s work helps viewers to see Indigenous contributions with new eyes.
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong ’94 brings Badger sensibilities to his role.
Books & Multimedia
Aimee Nezhukumatathil’s Bite by Bite explores the nourishing and narrative properties of food.
Aerospace-engineer-turned-artist Mary Jo Hoffman ’87 captures quiet moments in her blog-turned-book, Still: The Art of Noticing.
In Moments of Happiness, former UW band director Mike Leckrone recounts a sparkling career.
In Chasing the Stars, Kelly Tyrrell MS’11 and James Lattis MA’87, PhD’89 salute UW astronomers.
Michelle Ephraim MA’93, Phd’98 looks at her life through Shakespearean eyes in Green World.
