Teaching and learning
Finding Your Inner Neanderthal
Modern scientific tools provide clues to an ancient species.
Student Watch: Winter 2012
New residential community focuses on arts and design.
Badger Tracks
News briefs from the Wisconsin Alumni Association
Being Neighborly
Students discover there’s much to savor in south Madison.
Lessons from Stephen Ambrose
“We’ll get along a lot better if you don’t compliment me so much.”
Glowing Reviews
This year’s Go Big Read selection illuminates Marie and Pierre Curie.
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.
Imagine a Business
Creative ideas and a supportive campus culture are helping more and more students embrace the entrepreneurial spirit.
2012 Distinguished Teaching Awards
Celebrating good teaching.
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.
Game On
It began with power pellets, gobbling ghosts, and Ms. Pac Man.
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.
Tweet Tweet
Smartphone application takes the mystery out of birdcalls.
Ward 2.0
In his second term at the helm, Interim Chancellor David Ward isn’t sitting idly by.
Delicate Balance
As China gains prominence on the world stage, the university strengthens its connections.
Get Real
RE 306: Real Estate Process
Driver’s Education
A virtual behind-the-wheel experience tracks behavior on the road.
Books and Beyond
LIS 640: Tribal Libraries, Archives, and Museums
Running Low
Suzy Favor Hamilton ’91 helps promote healthy bodies and healthy minds through UW–Madison’s Precollege OPTIONS program, Movin’ Minds.
Life Lessons
When Richard Davis teaches, his words are like the notes he plays, flowing effortlessly from topic to topic, as he explains music and so much more.
From Press to Professor
Longtime sports journalist brings an authentic voice to his classroom.
Badgers, All
The McBurney Center fully integrates those with disabilities into campus life.
Been There, Done That
Journalism 666: Professional Responsibility in Mass Communication.
Grandparents Eeeeuw-niversity
Grandparents U is a lifelong learning event that brings children ages seven to fourteen to campus with their grandparents
The Class of 2011
These seven students are becoming diploma-carrying Badgers this year, joining the ranks of more than 380,000 UW-Madison alumni around the world. They have a firm grasp of reality — but also an inspiring take on what’s to come.
Tasty Invaders
Students and professors find crayfish study to be rewarding — and delicious.
The Peace Corps at 50
UW’s connection to the volunteer program runs deep
Students learn to print with limestone, oil, and ink
Art 316: Lithography
Home-Field Advantage
Despite the hurdles, campus dining facilities are incorporating locally grown foods.
Family Man
Steven Levitan reaches new heights by writing what he knows.
Brave New Blogs
Blogs aren’t just about trivial pursuits anymore. UW faculty are using these online diaries to share ideas and discoveries with colleagues around the world.
Bipartisan Partners
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.
Sifting and Winnowing in New York City
Meeting of the Minds sparks lively debate on pressing contemporary issues.
Mary Beltrán
When she watches television, it’s with an eye on diversity, as well as entertainment.
By the Numbers
It’s easily the best deal on campus, but there’s an age requirement.
From Hospital to Home
Research leads to a smoother transition for patients and caregivers.
The Art of Medicine
Erin Kimball says choosing the rural track in medical school taught her “what it really means to be a physician.”
What goes on inside a prison’s fences
You never know where a story might take you