Social critic bell hooks MA’76 positioned herself as a “dangerous woman.”
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UW professor Joseph Hickey MS’43 linked pesticides to declining populations.
Florence Bascom shows off a tool of her trade: a Brunton compass. During her work with the U.S. Geological Survey, she placed benchmarks like the one pictured below, which denoted a site’s exact elevation. Florence Bascom Papers, Smith College
There’s an apocryphal story about what set…
Meet a Badger who made one of the most important contributions to public health in the 20th century.
When the Wisconsin Alumni Association opened Alumni Park in October, it offered more than a green space on the Lake Mendota shoreline. It also included dozens of exhibits that feature hundreds of UW alumni and the things they’ve done to leave a mark on the world. Tucked in…
At the Alumni Park grand opening in October, visitors admired the new statue of Bucky Badger. Andy Manis
Alumni Park welcomed more than 2,600 visitors at a grand opening on the weekend of October 6–8, despite intermittent rain on Friday and Saturday.
The park is…
Bryce Richter
October 6
Grand opening, 6 p.m.; includes exhibits unveiling, artisan demonstrations, UW Marching Band, and appearances by alumni who are featured in park exhibits
October 7–8
Opening celebrations continue with tours, exhibits, and family- friendly art activities
October 13
Day of…
Paula Bonner
After just a year of teaching phys ed to eighth graders in her native South Carolina, Paula Bonner moved to Madison for graduate school and began a 40-year relationship with the UW. She helped lead the evolution of the Badger women’s intercollegiate sports program, and…