Michael Velliquette MA’99, MFA’00 transforms a humble medium into stunning art.
Summer 2025 Feature
Quantum Leaps in Education
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. UW–Madison students are grappling with its promise and perils.
Feature Stories
Here’s how the Pulitzer-winning reporter and biographer gets the scoop.
UW professor Jessica Calarco argues for strengthening the social safety net to give stressed-out caregivers a break.
Failure Museum founder Sean Jacobsohn ’94 finds insights in business flops.
Forty years ago, the comedian created a film portrayal for the ages on the UW–Madison campus.
On Campus
Campus leaders tout the lifesaving benefits of the National Institutes of Health.
New tools help alumni advocate for UW–Madison during turbulent times.
Casey O’Brien ’24, MSx’26 is the best player in college hockey on the best team in college hockey — and she’s not done yet.
For 60 years, UW’s Steenbock Library has been growing its cookbook collection.
The eccentric State Street institution was a cornerstone of campus literary life.
A storefront that sells student-prepared cuts is a magnet for meat lovers.
The Scholar and the Superstar
UW professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo collaborated with pop icon Bad Bunny on a wildly successful Puerto Rican history project.
Traditions & History
The Italian restaurant was a romantic getaway for UW–Madison couples.
UW–Madison’s dance department — the oldest in America — turns 100.
Alumni gather “up north” every year to enjoy nature, make connections, and learn from UW experts.
Since the 19th century, Music Hall’s tower has kept the UW running on time.
Alumni
Lisa Yaszek MA’92, PhD’99 shines a light on nontraditional writers in a male-dominated genre.
Two Badgers have created the Brick to eliminate digital distractions.
Books & Multimedia
Jeff Oloizia ’07 talks story, form, and fish fry on his podcast, Writing Forward.
On Pearls 2, rapper Zhalarina Sanders ’15, MS’18 tells family stories in her grandmother’s tongue.
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.
