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
Since the 19th century, Music Hall’s tower has kept the UW running on time.
Alumni recall good times on UW–Madison’s main drag.
The program is celebrating 25 years of pint-size college prep and bonding.
Alumni
Two Badgers have created the Brick to eliminate digital distractions.
Briana Boehmer ’02 cofounded Goodie Bag to help prevent food waste.
The legacy of Arun Pancholia ’23 lives on in students who embody his values.
Books & Multimedia
Three friends reckon with their once-entangled lives in Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson MFA’24.
Amanda Rizkalla MFA’23 documents a family’s quest for stability through the eyes of an eldest daughter in Hungered.
Political corruption and personal betrayal fan the flames of a heated election in Jon Hickey ’04’s debut novel, Big Chief.
Ann Packer’s Some Bright Nowhere asks just how much we’re willing to do for those we love.
In Deliver Me from Nowhere, Warren Zanes MA’94 goes deep with Nebraska, the beloved dark horse of the Boss’s discography.
Anika Fajardo ’97’s The Many Mothers of Dolores Moore reminds readers that even in loss, one is never truly alone.
