Students
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.
Team Player: Michael Lihrman
Photo: Jeff Miller
Although today Michael Lihrman x’15 holds the NCAA championship title for weight throw, his introduction to the sport didn’t …
Exam Jitters?
Professors get them, too.
Wren Singer
Advising the advisers to help students think bigger.
Quick Takes: Fall 2014
UW News in Brief
Give Us an A for Academics
This new center keeps a focus on the end game: getting a degree.
Team Player: Cara Walls x’15
“My mindset is to go forward and go at people whenever I get the ball.”
Badger Sports Ticker: Summer 2014
The UW had thirty-five athletes listed on the Academic All-Big Ten teams for their respective sports. To be eligible, student-athletes must be in their … …
Game On
Undergrads are glued to their television in Sellery Hall on the evening of April 5, as the Badger men’s basketball team plays Kentucky in the NCAA semifinal.
Fighting Back
Down for a fifty-four-year count, boxing returns to campus.
Commencing a New Era
A look back at campus life since the last Camp Randall graduation in 1990.
Standing Up to Socrates
A philosophy major invites more women to the debate
A Bridge between Cultures
Chinese alumni create talk-show videos to educate, ease isolation.
Quick Takes: Spring 2014
UW News in Brief
Team Player: Leonard Manning
“The key to a good coxswain is realizing that you can’t make the boat go faster. You just make it go as fast as it should.”
Badger Sports Ticker: Spring 2014
UW Athletic News in Brief
Creative License
Now a UW faculty member, renowned cartoonist and author Lynda Barry explores the genesis of creativity, teaching the powerful connection between our hands and our brains.
Letter Women: Give Me a W!
110 alumni attended UW Multicultural activities in October
Mortarboard Billboard
Class of '13
Quick Takes: Winter 2013
UW News In Brief
A Badger Tale
Go Big Read novel spans the globe via two characters.
History 201
Combating misconceptions about ancient Rome.
Quick Takes: Fall 2013
UW news in brief
Team Player: James White x’14
“It feels like just yesterday I was one of the young people in the [locker] room.”
Building a Better Burger
Students create new recipe for a Wisconsin restaurant chain.
HIV: Sex, Society, and Science
This is a class about HIV, but it’s also about critical thinking, about using the scientific method to conceptualize a complex problem . . .
Good Sports
When it comes to community service, UW athletes are pros.
Team Player: Japheth Cato
"I’ll always be hungry."
Light it up
Neon at the Stock Pavillion
Signature Signatures
Their genesis unknown, the names of geography students mark the decades.
Student Watch: Summer 2013
Tips and tricks for the dinner table during a job search
Music 660: The Legendary Performers
Today’s successful artists are influenced by the greats of past eras.
Complicated Compounds
The cruelest course on campus may not live up to its legend.
College 101
A special partnership with the UW introduces ninth-graders to the notion of a degree following high school.
Insta-Badgers
Images from UW–Madison’s account on Instagram
Student Watch: Spring 2013
La Maison Française