For Lisa Nett ’97, a tree doesn’t just grow in Brooklyn.
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Multicultural activities aim to broaden alumni engagement
An excerpt from The Opening Kickoff explores how UW legend Pat O'Dea "put the foot in football" and gained long-overdue respect for the Wisconsin team during the early days of intercollegiate athletics.
A class project sparked a career as an author and illustrator.
A powerful social platform is engaging citizens in the political process.
How can we prepare our kids to participate in the highly polarized world of politics?
For Anna Therese Day ’10, going the freelance route in pursuit of a journalism career wasn’t so much a choice as it was a calling.
The Wisconsin Alumni Association has presented Distinguished Alumni Awards since 1936. Meet the four celebrated honorees.
I enjoyed “Commencing a New Era” [News & Notes, Spring 2014]. Another event that occurred in 1990 involved a senior named Jordan Marsh ’90. He recognized that the ROTC policy conflicted with the state’s civil rights law, so he organized a sit-in. It started with just a handful of…
Math and music are connected in some surprising ways, and David Kung '94, MA'96, PhD'00 has made it his business to become an expert in all of them.
What can we learn from the demise of the passenger pigeon? Key Wisconsinites say the lesson is clear: don't let it happen again.
Wherever she's gone in life, the medically underserved have always found Jenny Amani MD'09.
When this landscape architect — and fellow Badgers in his Chicago firm — tackle a project, they do far more than put in bushes: they engage the community and create an experience.
As scientists unravel the mysteries of human DNA, genetic counselors stand ready to interpret what it all means.
The predecessor to today's campus radio station may have been tiny, but it forged lifelong bonds among students from the 1950s to the early '90s and sponsored one heck of a trivia contest.
The 2014 Forward under 40 Award-winners are bettering lives around the world.
David Bither MA’78 of Nonesuch Records goes with his heart.
For Melinda Myers MS’86, there’s something special about helping people grow their first tomato.
Alumni commemorate 165 years of Badger excellence.
Was there something in the water … ?
Building ties with alumni is key.