Stories by John Allen
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When her mother died of Huntington’s, Shana Martin Verstegen ’02 didn't want to know if she’d get it, too — until deciding to become a mom herself.
The effects of a warmer Earth will last and last and last.
When former student Leon Varjian passed away last September, UW–Madison lost one of its true legends.
UW computer sciences professor Gurindar Sohi developed technology that is at the heart of a legal dispute with Apple, Inc.
Benjamin Franklin was right. Taxation is an absolute certainty in life — even life near the South Pole.
UW-Madison seeks help from alumni and friends with its fourth comprehensive campaign.
Paintings show horticulture students how fruits and vegetables have changed over the centuries.
Japanese artist Manabu Ikeda’s work is massive, but the overall size is only a small part of his unique vision.
UW’s Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center researchers identified a method to make paper easier to produce.
Veronica Berns PhD’14 found a novel way to make chemistry easier to understand.
Once upon a time, the pool was for men only, and nude swimming was encouraged.
The Wisconsin State Herbarium has added 60,000 samples to its collection.
As a student, UW sociology professor Alice Goffman spent six years immersed in a poor Philadelphia neighborhood. What she learned shaped her understanding of urban policy and inspired a break-out book.
The campus has an unquenchable appetite for words made up from the initials of other words.
On March 7, 2014, the lights went out for the last time at UW–Madison’s Synchrotron Radiation Center (SRC).