Kevin Anderson ’83 never abandoned his youthful passion, and now he’s one of the most successful authors in his field.
Spring 2022

Stories
UW botanist Ken Cameron studies the flowers that produce the world's favorite flavor. Can he save them from extinction?
Margaret Rossiter MS’67 is rewriting the history of women in science, one name at a time.
Matt Amodio MS’17 became a legendary Jeopardy! winner with a unique style of play.
Michele Norris x’83 has been a national TV, print, and radio journalist, but her biggest contribution may be a project that sprang from a painful aspect of her personal history.
Bucky’s Tuition Promise has transformed student lives — and campus itself.
Library Mall’s centerpiece has changed with the times and might transform again.
The André De Shields Fund supports projects by historically underrepresented creators.
UW researchers are studying on-field head impacts with the help of high-tech mouthguard sensors.
The UW’s History of Cartography Project shows how world cultures have thought about space.
Proteins from the fish’s immune system can help humans prepare for coronavirus outbreaks.
Daryl Watts x’22 ends a stellar Badger career on her own terms.
The volleyball team knocked off Nebraska to bring home the program’s first NCAA title.
The south end zone project connects Camp Randall to the Field House with premium seating.
A campus initiative sheds light on Wisconsin’s Indigenous languages.
The chancellor has mixed feelings about leaving UW–Madison after a transformative tenure.
The Multicultural Homecoming Yard Show featured diverse fraternities and sororities.
Action titles can help players improve at orientation and memory tasks.
A promising invention replaces the surgeon’s heavy headlight.
Even during a pandemic, graduation rates are rising.
Studying in Memorial Library’s cages has been a rite of passage for generations of students.
The 1965 College Bowl team went undefeated at a time when campus needed a boost.
Ashley Bredemus ’14 left engineering to run a boys’ camp deep in the woods.
The UW vet school’s inaugural class pays it forward with an endowed scholarship.
How Ben Schumaker ’03, MSW’06 helped an Afghan colleague flee to Pakistan.
Former Badgers provide a boost for non-scholarship players.
During a break in the pandemic, alumni returned to campus for in-person events.
Social critic bell hooks MA’76 positioned herself as a “dangerous woman.”
"Matrix," by novelist Lauren Groff MFA’06, portrays an unlikely feminist utopia.