Category Society & Culture
From UW–Madison to the World Series
Alumni contribute to the Milwaukee Brewers’ pennant-winning season.
The AI effect
Through the Center for Humanistic Inquiry into AI and Uncertainty, researchers in UW's College of Letters & Science are answering the tough AI questions.
Energizing first-time voters
Students in UW–Madison's School of Human Ecology are helping translate complex election processes into intuitive, approachable experiences.
Where an art education can take you
Following an illustrious career, Professor Emerita Laurie Beth Clark is putting on a massive exhibition to showcase the work and lives of her former graduate students.
Meet UW–Madison’s Nobel Prize winners
Francis Halzen, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in physics, joins a community of Badgers who’ve changed the world.
University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Francis Halzen named 2026 Nobel laureate in physics
Halzen is the principal investigator of the NSF IceCube Neutrino Observatory, the world’s largest telescope.
The life at the preserve
Bioblitz participants explore the Lakeshore Nature Preserve in search of the species that make the urban oasis thrive.
National Study finds paid internships deliver strong payoff early in careers
A UW–Madison team found that paid internships give college graduates a lasting advantage in earnings, job quality, and early career progression.
A taste of the world, right on campus
Global Café events bring UW–Madison students together for food, conversation and cultural exchange.
The Wisconsin Idea volunteers for the Peace Corps
UW–Madison has been named the top volunteer-producing university since 2017.
A new home for the UW Athletic Hall of Fame
Opening last week, the Ray Kubly Plaza outside the Kohl Center recognizes hundreds of Badger greats.
The return of UW’s rarest books
After an 18-month hiatus, Memorial Library’s Special Collections — and its 300,000 invaluable objects — are accessible again.
Meet the students making space for Women in Entrepreneurship
The student organization is enabling hundreds of women at UW–Madison to step confidently into entrepreneurial spaces.
Ireland, meet UW–Madison
An Irish delegation promoting the Aer Lingus College Football Classic visited campus last week, creating connections and collaborative opportunities in advance of next year’s international game.
UW’s new Irving & Dorothy Levy Hall welcomes the world
The transformational hub for the humanities and interpretive social sciences will serve as a center for cultural studies, history, community and more.
Inside the studio of the best student radio station
WSUM rules the airwaves thanks to creative freedom and hard work.
Welcome to ‘Reg Week’
The UW Marching Band’s audition process is an intense but rewarding experience.
UW–Madison and Green Bay-area partners build flood resilience along the East River
With coordinating support from UW’s Wisconsin Sea Grant, the East River Collaborative brings together The Nature Conservancy, NEW Water and local governments to build a more resilient East River watershed.
Incarceration rates are declining. A new study explores some of the reasons why.
A new analysis of data highlights the extent of declines and shows the reasons prison populations are shrinking differ from the reasons incarceration grew.
A bird’s-eye view of the world
Presented by UW's McPherson Eye Research Institute, Vision at the Arboretum offered a glimpse in to the world of avian eyesight.