Stories by Preston Schmitt
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K’Andre Miller is the latest star to emerge from "Defenseman U."
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.
The official UW–Madison tour brings a magical campus to life.
UW research tracks Twitter’s reaction to mass shootings.
As society embraces maximum convenience, UW alumni are transforming the business of on-demand dining.
David Margolis MD’89 is both an eminent pediatric oncologist and a zealous fan of the Milwaukee Bucks. With a little spray paint, he now combines his two passions.
Pregnant women who travel long distances to work face increased risks of adverse birth outcomes.
Here’s what it’s like to meet the UW football legend in person.
Strength in numbers: a women-led UW faculty group meets in 1975 for the formation of what has become the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies. UW Archives S17032
Before the 1970s, to study the history of the world was largely to learn of men fighting wars.…
Women have served as UW chancellor for 14 of the last 31 years — and counting.
The landscape of higher education is changing rapidly, says the UW’s chancellor.
Born in war-torn Hong Kong to a prominent but absent father and his sixth concubine, UW physicist Sau Lan Wu has overcome stunning obstacles on her path to three major scientific discoveries.
The success of the women’s volleyball team at the Wisconsin Field House is a highlight of Gawlik’s tenure as a top UW athletics administrator. Bryce Richter
Terry Gawlik remembers the day when Title IX became federal law in 1972. She was a successful multisport athlete…
Expansion of the School of Veterinary Medicine, the only veterinary school in Wisconsin, will allow it to serve more farmers and pet owners across the state. The current hospital was built to accommodate 12,000 patients a year; in 2016, it served 26,500. Flad Architects
The only…
Remembering the pioneering UW printmaker and art professor.
Chris Borland ’13 did the unthinkable: he abruptly retired from the NFL, bringing the unseen dangers of the sport to the forefront.
Pull out the brooms: a magical Harry Potter sport has taken on a life of its own at UW–Madison and around the world.
A UW–Madison lab seeks to improve outcomes for transgender people.
A UW expert discusses the “dark side” of international relations: dictatorships.
How the Lincoln, Nebraska, native chose the Badgers over the Cornhuskers.