Whether earnest or eccentric, UW student organizations prepare Badgers for life outside the classroom.
Summer 2024 Feature
Art for All
What makes a good public painting or sculpture? Here are UW–Madison’s most successful works in plain sight.
Feature Stories
Despite significant contributions, these UW researchers have largely been forgotten by history.
In a career paved with hard-earned achievements, screen villain Hans Obma ’02 endeavors to find the role of a lifetime.
Zona Gale 1895, MA1899 achieved spectacular literary success by staying close to home.
Tanya Crane MA’14, MFA’15 revolutionizes an ancient engraving technique to explore personal histories.
On Campus
Chancellor Mnookin announces plans for world-changing innovations.
New banners for Bascom Hall connect the UW and the Ho-Chunk Nation.
The Lakeshore Nature Preserve Frautschi Center will be a welcoming space for visitors.
The UW creates a virtual farm to train workers in the dairy industry.
“Here, You Need to Listen”
The UW’s Center for Interfaith Dialogue teaches students to get along despite their differences.
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.
