Students
Finding Your Inner Neanderthal
Modern scientific tools provide clues to an ancient species.
Team Player: Ruby Martin
This dedicated Badger competes with a positive and competitive attitude.
Student Watch: Winter 2012
New residential community focuses on arts and design.
Being Neighborly
Students discover there’s much to savor in south Madison.
Badger DNA
Before Bucky, there was a raccoon.
Paisan’s
There appears to be a direct correlation between possessing a UW–Madison degree and having an affinity for Paisan’s Italian Restaurant.
Moving Day
Every August 14, thousands of UW students face . . . a twenty-four-hour bout of homelessness.
Team Player: A. J. Cochran
When A. J. Cochran x’15 is on the soccer field, people tend to notice.
Glowing Reviews
This year’s Go Big Read selection illuminates Marie and Pierre Curie.
Quick Takes: Fall 2012
UW news in brief
Student Watch: Fall 2012
Eric Dahl x’13 has a job that might be the envy of many college students: he’s paid to eat.
Mobility Marvel
Engineering students help a surgeon get back on his feet in the OR.
School of Hard Rocks
A geology course first offered seventy years ago is still challenging students.
Stuck on U
With a new pin, WAA creates a tradition to keep grads connected.
Imagine a Business
Creative ideas and a supportive campus culture are helping more and more students embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
All Wet
In May 1969, [the Mifflin Street Block Party] began as a street dance and ended as a three-day riot
Team Player: Monika Jakutyte
For Monika Jakutyte, raising the bar is a way of life — literally.
Tasty Teaching
A popular option for first-year students brings classes down to size.
Brave New Reference
A UW scholar weighs the credibility of Wikipedia.
Student Watch: Summer 2012
Trudging up Bascom Hill with the complete works of Shakespeare weighing you down may have become a thing of the past.
Team Player: Jessie Gerry
In a sport known for its child prodigies, Jessie Gerry x’12 stands out for a different reason.
Student Watch: Spring 2012
Organizations across campus are answering to the same higher calling: community service.
Delicate Balance
As China gains prominence on the world stage, the university strengthens its connections.
Team Player: Daniel Lester
When Daniel Lester x’13 first jumped into a pool, he was just doing what the doctor ordered.
Big Red Wagon
The antique fire engine returns, greener than ever.
A Sobering Education
Abusing alcohol will now lead to class time and counseling.
Get Real
RE 306: Real Estate Process
Student Watch: Winter 2011
“I’m so fat!”
A Vote of Confidence
Following signs of support on campus, Ward agrees to an extended interim term.
Team Player: Alex Rigsby
It’s never easy replacing a legend, but that’s exactly what UW sophomore Alex Rigsby x’14 is trying to do.
Of Polyester Pants and Friendship
When I first came to the university in 1978, I had never lived away from home or in a big city. Everything was new to me.
Student Watch: Fall 2011
The college years can be a stressful time of life. Then add the weak economy and the uncertain job market, and you get a recipe for student mental-health issues.
Tuition on the Rise
With state funding falling, regents raise tuition 5.5 percent.
Quick Takes: Fall 2011
UW News in Brief
Flashback: Fall 2011
When you enroll at the UW, you’d better be prepared to learn a lot — and to develop your upper body strength.
Books and Beyond
LIS 640: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Student Watch
Tag isn’t just for elementary school playgrounds anymore.
From Press to Professor
Longtime sports journalist brings an authentic voice to his classroom.
Team Player: Janelle Gabrielsen
Meet UW’s senior setter Janelle Gabrielsen
Badgers, All
The McBurney Center fully integrates those with disabilities into campus life.