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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.
The Job Equation
There’s a STEM boom at the UW, with those majors accounting for 40 percent of degrees.
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.
Get Real
RE 306: Real Estate Process
Very Superstitious
These Badgers say that following a ritual can make all the difference on the field, court, or ice.
Walk-Ons: Despite the Odds
It might be because they've had to try harder, but Wisconsin's football walk-ons have gone on to remarkable success — on the gridiron and beyond.
Collegiate Recovery 101
UW–Madison has resources to help students struggling with substance abuse — but advocates hope to do much more.
In Protest of ROTC
In April 1990, students began a nearly weeklong sit-in outside the chancellor's office
Kathy Cramer
Meet a Badger who is one of the caretakers of the Wisconsin Idea.
Seeing is Believing
It’s a familiar route for any given Badger trudging from one class to another. But for prospective high school students and other campus visitors, a UW-Madison tour can have a big impact.
Contender: Alyssa Daniels
The sport of kings comes to UW-Madison, with help from an aspiring veterinarian.
Budget Fallout
For UW–Madison, the hits just keep coming.
Chemic Book
Veronica Berns PhD’14 found a novel way to make chemistry easier to understand.
Jim Doyle
A former governor sees “bright, committed” people taking us into the future.
Ride Sharing?
Percent of people who typically bike to campus in good weather
Badger Brewski
A food science course is putting a new meaning behind “microbrewery.”
Land of Possibilities
In a new UW lab, students create cool things for our interconnected world.
Introduction to Private Pilot
Engineering Mechanics and Astronautics 601
Fine Four
Will the farewell tour for the Badgers’ seniors lead to Indianapolis?
The Heart of Campus?
This much-loved table is in Der Rathskeller at the Memorial Union, January 8, 2015.
A Game of Spoons
An opportunity to right a wrong.
Displays on Bascom Hill
The Pail and Shovel Party was onto something: if you want to get your message across, take it to Bascom Hill.
Design Studies 501: Global Artisans and Pragmatic Design
The cultures of multiple homelands were stitched together in a School of Human Ecology class during fall semester.
Union South Bowling
Whether a final score is 200 or somewhere south of 80, it’s fun.
Adopting History
A UW professor inspires students to honor WW II soldiers.
Team Players
Chase and Kim Drake.
Mark Riccobono ’99: Pioneer for the Blind
Mark Riccobono's UW–Madison experience served as an awakening.
New Tradition Captures a W Snapshot
Coolest. Class. Picture. Ever.
The Price Is Right
Who sets tuition, and what does it cover, anyway? We look at the bottom line of attending college, steps to keep it affordable, and the reasons why it's well worth the investment.
Are the Kids Really All Right?
As the cost of college education rises, so does the need for financial literacy. UW administrators and researchers are trying to find the best ways to educate students and parents about debt, value, and planning for the future.
Humanities for the Real World
Take the tradition of storytelling and creativity within the humanities fields and blend it with a commitment to join the digital age, and you have the recipe for an exciting campus evolution.