With singular intensity, Michael Mann ’65 pits loners against the powers that be.
Spring 2024 Feature
The Speech That Launched Your Life
Relive the UW’s wisest commencement addresses.
Feature Stories
UW researchers preserve animal DNA for species that face extinction.
How the First Nations Cultural Landscape Tour became a unique campus institution
Badger graduates have provided a century of care and innovation to patients around the world.
Marcela Guerrero MA’05, PhD’15 is breaking barriers as the Whitney’s first curator of Latino art.
On Campus
Chancellor Mnookin calls for respect for those with differing opinions.
New coach Mike Hastings engineers a stunning turnaround for UW men’s hockey.
Veronica Pham MFAx’24 preserves an ancient form of papermaking, with a twist.
University leaders work out a compromise with the state legislature.
A special Babcock Hall flavor celebrates the UW’s 175th anniversary.
The Wisconsin Tribal Educational Promise will cover UW tuition and expenses.
The program guarantees financial support for students from low-income Wisconsin families.
All the World On Stage
UW professor of design Aly Amidei creates costumes, characters, and a caring environment for performers.
Traditions & History
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.
The Kennedy vs. Nixon contest overshadowed UW Homecoming.
Alumni
Ken Brahmstedt ’86 brings emerging talent to an unsung side of the music industry.
Melissa Mueller-Douglas MSW’11 cultivates teamwork with high-quality desserts.
A new award salutes unprecedented contributions to UW–Madison.
Books & Multimedia
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.
In The Object at Hand, Beth Py-Lieberman ’83 tells America’s story via the Smithsonian collection.
Ali DeWalt ’13’s novel My Life with the Walter Boys gets new life as a streaming series.
