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Wisconsin Singers
For five decades, the Wisconsin Singers have taken their act on the road to serve as goodwill ambassadors for the university. Former WAA …
SERF’s Down
For years, overcrowding and long lines have been the norm at the SERF (Southeast Recreational Facility), built in 1983 …
Physics Museum
Above and below: Students from the Milwaukee Excellence Charter School explored hands-on exhibits during a tour of the L. R. Ingersoll Physics …
Football Fight
As the sport’s popularity swelled in the 1900s, a UW professor took on college football and tried to reform it, facing the wrath of students and fans.
Brain Trust
UW professor Tony Stretton is well into his fourth decade of teaching undergraduates the wonders of brain science — and still has a lot of fun doing it.
Jake Lubenow
With more than 300 dues-paying members, the College Republicans of UW–Madison is one of the organization’s …
Lake Laboratory
Dawn patrol on Lake Mendota: Carolyn Voter PhDx’18 (right) and Alexandra Linz ’13, PhDx’18 collect water samples before sunrise. The work was part of a …
Class of 2020
Sources: Academic Planning and Institutional Research; UW–Madison Office of the Registrar …
“Yes, and …”
Improv techniques help medical professionals learn creativity and spontaneity.
Protest vs. Disrupt
Free-speech guidelines address a delicate balance.
Russia in Focus
The new Wisconsin Russia Project aims to help the U.S. be more prepared to manage a calculating Kremlin with yet-to-be-determined ambitions.
Maddie Wanamaker
A Badger rower renews her love for the sport.
Classrooms Mobilized
From telegraphy to auto repair to engineers, the UW campus organized to prepare student soldiers for war.
Food as Ammo
From meatless Tuesdays to research aimed at improving agricultural production, food was deemed a key weapon against the Germans.
Women Make Waves
The war yielded some positive outcomes for female students. Many gained leadership positions on campus that had …
Spring Fashion Show
In the moments before the music begins, the nervous energy is palpable.
Nearly three dozen student models line up along a …
Eric Brown II
The road to becoming a college athlete wasn’t always a smooth one.
Taking a Stand
“Inside College Basketball’s Most Political Locker Room” was the New York Times headline for a fall story that featured Badgers Nigel Hayes, Jordan Hill, and …
All Hands on Deck
Scientists weren’t the only faculty members to assist the government — historians, geologists, and others pitched in, too.
Diversity’s Complex History
When some schools barred the door, UW–Madison welcomed black students from around the country who then went …
Brandon Shields
MBAx’17
A care package in Afghanistan leads a former marine to seek an MBA from the Wisconsin School of Business.
Then and Now
After 25 years of covering UW–Madison, a university photographer revisits the people and places he’s captured to show how they’ve changed.
One Text Away
College students and their parents are in closer contact than ever, and that bond has transformed the way universities interact with families.
Social Strategy
Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram are part of everyday life. What happens when political candidates and their campaigns wade into the social media scrum?
Rafael Gaglianone
The Badger kicker’s journey to Wisconsin began in Brazil.
Physician, Heal Thyself
Burnout and depression are common among medical students, but a UW course teaches them tools to stay healthy, along with their patients.
Musical Theater Performance
When we start staging things, if you don’t know your lyrics, you are going to get killed
SOAR
For most Badgers, it’s the first time to meet other new students. It’s the first chance to schedule classes. And it’s the first opportunity to learn the lyrics to “Varsity.”
Empty Stomachs
The UW campus is now home to a food pantry for students who don’t know where their next meal will come from.
Boom Box Parade
When former student Leon Varjian passed away last September, UW–Madison lost one of its true legends.
Story Time
Doctors in training at the UW write down patients' memories — along with their symptoms — in a VA hospital program that documents the lives of military veterans.
Study Abroad
Badgers far and away.
Chasing Abloh
The hunt for UW’s most elusive designer.
Shawn Peters
The instructor behind “The Wire course.”
Chamber of Discovery
An astounding find in South Africa adds a new branch to the human family tree.
History Book
If these shoes could talk: Students learn the art of making objects speak.
Art for Fruit’s Sake
Paintings show horticulture students how fruits and vegetables have changed over the centuries.
Olive Sagapolu
Freshman defensive lineman Olive Sagapolu won’t be doing backflips at Camp Randall anytime soon, but he’s taking lessons learned from being a high school cheerleader with him to the gridiron.
The Job Equation
There’s a STEM boom at the UW, with those majors accounting for 40 percent of degrees.
Get Real
RE 306: Real Estate Process