Campus history
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Alumni respond to our 50th-anniversary article “The Blast That Changed Everything.”
The steam whistle signals boaters while startling Terrace crowds.
In the days before virtual enrollment, getting your preferred classes required creativity and collaboration.
For 19 years, Almaz Yimam warmly welcomed new students to campus.
A new UW plaza commemorates Black fraternities and sororities.
After the January 6 riot, the Forest Products Lab helped repair the U.S. Capitol.
The 19th-century building now boasts up-to-date student spaces.
Before social media, UW students shared messages via Langdon Street graffiti.
Bee cool: a honeybee approaches cherry blossoms in the UW Arboretum’s Longenecker Horticultural Gardens. The bee clearly has good taste. The Arb was designated a National Historic Landmark in January. It joins four other UW landmarks: the Red Gym, North Hall, Science Hall, and the Dairy Barn.…
UW Archives collects artifacts from an extraordinary year.
From the start, problems plagued a piece of architecture that could have been great.
The SWAP shop gives new life to UW surplus while helping the environment.
Enjoy a stunning nighttime view of the UW’s iconic Carillon Tower.
Run, swim, and dribble at the UW’s state-of-the-art recreation center.
Librarian Louise Butler Walker ’35 took desperate measures to survive in a racist society.
Psychologist Abraham Maslow ’30, MA’31, PhD’34 showed how people reach their full potential.
Feast your eyes on Madison homes by Frank Lloyd Wright x1890.
In the spring of 2020, Badgers took their courses to go as a pandemic sent students away from the campus they love.
A century ago, UW–Madison grads spearheaded the suffrage movement.
Edward Schildhauer figured out how the make the darn thing work.
Hancock Agricultural Research Station delves into vegetable experimentation.
Lee Kemp '79, MBA'83 is the greatest wrestler you've never heard of.