Campus history
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In the spring of 2020, Badgers took their courses to go as a pandemic sent students away from the campus they love.
Edward Schildhauer figured out how the make the darn thing work.
A century ago, UW–Madison grads spearheaded the suffrage movement.
Hancock Agricultural Research Station delves into vegetable experimentation.
Lee Kemp '79, MBA'83 is the greatest wrestler you've never heard of.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank finds reasons for hope in challenging times.
For half a century, idyllic Camp Gallistella served as a makeshift tent colony for UW summer-school students.
Our article on the Sterling Hall bombing is a unique contribution to the historical record.
A 50-year perspective on the Sterling Hall bombing from alumni who lived through it.
Remembering UW–Madison’s first class of WAVES.
Earth Day is going strong after 50 years, and so is the Nelson Institute.
Despite bleak environmental news, the UW’s Nelson Institute finds reasons to hope.
The Cooperative Children’s Book Center transforms publishing by championing diversity.
Famous alumni tell all in the podcast Thank You, 72.
Arthur Hasler made UW–Madison a world-renowned hub for limnology.
Public History Project seeks “an honest reckoning” with the UW’s past.
The official UW–Madison tour brings a magical campus to life.
Our critic rates UW movie stars and their greatest roles.
A look back at the telephone’s heyday in UW residence halls.
Winter in Madison isn’t all bad, right? Right? Last January, Hanna Hohener x’23, Jennifer Chandler x’23, and Max Johnson x’22 “borrowed” trays from a cafeteria to take part in a UW tradition of makeshift sledding on Observatory Hill. Photo by Bryce Richter…
The Tony–winning Broadway star forged his artistic identity at UW–Madison.
An ingenious renovation allowed occupants to remain in the residence hall.
Here’s how we uncovered the story of André De Shields’s fabled stint on campus.
Here's the definitive account of how and when the tradition began.
Over six decades, UW teams won 14 Big Ten championships.
The campus-area restaurant preserves the classic food and original décor that keep nostalgic Badgers coming back.
The pioneering conservationist and UW alumnus climbed the mountain in 1888. Today, following his path is no easy task.
