Feature Stories
These unusual artifacts shine a light on campus history, from lost traditions to lesser-known heroes.
A curious student traces the end of a campus tradition.
How head coach Luke Fickell will transform Badger football
On Campus
Celebrating 175 years of UW triumphs and traditions
A Center for Dairy Research job posting creates an international sensation.
Waiting in the wings: Bucky and members of the UW Spirit Squad line up in the tunnel leading to Camp Randall Stadium before the W Project in September.
It’s a childhood dream come true for the former Badger football stars.
New Provost Charles Isbell will help UW–Madison define itself in a brave new world.
Meet Charlie, the UW Police Department’s first therapy K9 officer.
Traditions & History
The popular run/walk has been a harbinger of spring in Madison for more than four decades.
The last campus-area commercial movie theater closed two decades ago.
The popular song “It’s Dark on Observatory Hill” immortalized a campus hot spot.
For a university situated on an isthmus, transportation is no easy matter.
Alumni
Brigadier General Andrew Clark ’95 returned to campus to show UW cadets how high they can fly.
Hezouwe Walada ’23 launched an organization to bring resources and much-needed funds to his home continent.
With a little luck, William Campbell MS’54, PhD’57 discovered a drug that has helped millions see.
Books & Multimedia
Richard Cates PhD’83 recounts his family’s journey from owning to knowing their farmstead in A Creek Runs through This Driftless Land.
Cameron Lee Small ’12, MS’16 offers grace and guidance for exploring questions about identity in The Adoptee’s Journey.
Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz MFA’18 investigates an identity crisis in The Indian Card.
In I Am Nobody’s Slave, Lee Hawkins recounts his family’s tradition of resilience despite generations of racial violence.
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.
