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How can we prepare our kids to participate in the highly polarized world of politics?
Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those other forms that have been tried.
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 proposed state budget takes a turn when surplus is noted.
A student reporter jumps at the chance to hear a published writer speak in person.
Special narcotics prosecutor Bridget Brennan ’77, JD’83 is leading New York's battle with the illegal trade in prescription drugs.
On Wisconsin dispatches a bevy of reporters to track down UW experts and ask for advice on everyday stuff.
Emily Friedman has a front-row seat to history as an ABC News digital reporter covering Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Barry Popkin sees the struggle against food policies and marketing practices that promote excess weight as nothing less than a battle for human rights.
From car seats to clean air, federal and state regulations influence our lives.
David Ward named UW–Madison’s interim chancellor after Biddy Martin moves on.
Ron Silverman ’69 stared into the jaws of death five years ago when he found himself fitting a crown molding for the mouth of Saddam Hussein.
His life was a downward spiral until JD Stier ’04 and a persistent teacher saw a way out.
A unique program explores how science plays out in society.
Chancellor Biddy Martin believes that UW-Madison can help Wisconsin on the road to financial stability. The best path, she says, lies in greater flexibility for the university.
Badger Partnership aims for revised model of state support.
For the first time in more than sixty years, a current U.S. president visited campus when Barack Obama spoke before an estimated crowd of 17,500
When President Obama turns to the who, what, when, and where of his daily agenda, he has a Badger to thank.