Category Society & Culture
The Badger starter pack
From chamber music to the chemistry lab, these five UW intro courses see the highest enrollment — and set students up for long-term success.
Carnegie Foundation recognizes UW–Madison’s commitment to community engagement and public service
Guided by the Wisconsin Idea, the university has continually earned the distinct classification for outreach since it first applied in 2018.
How to win a Nobel Prize
Meet the UW–Madison faculty and alumni whose discoveries changed the world.
Hygge for happiness
Hygge is a Danish concept that implies warmth, simplicity, and comfort. Associate professor Claus Elholm Andersen explains the concept.
How music makes us human
In the age of artificial intelligence, UW–Madison's Mead Witter School of Music director Dan Cavanagh passionately defends individual creativity.
The gift of gratitude
UW research scientist and meditation teacher Cortland Dahl explains what's so great about gratitude, no matter the time of year.
Badger volleyball battles to the bitter end in a five-set thriller at the national semifinals
Wisconsin fans took over downtown Kansas City and saw their team nearly pull off an upset of No. 1 seed Kentucky.
Still/Moving
UW–Madison’s capsule of 2025 in striking images.
UW’s Puerto Rican Studies Hub explores the archipelago’s culture and history from a new point of view
The first-of-its-kind center in the Midwest aims to put ‘UW–Madison at the forefront’ of an academic field with growing reach.
A year of resilience and discovery
Despite uncertainty over federal funding, the university’s scientific community continued to advance knowledge and improve lives. Find out how from our favorite UW research stories of 2025.
‘Engage in civil discourse and collaborative process’
Raj Vinnakota, president of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, offers advice on how UW can lead the way in fostering civic dialogue.
Teaching students to deliberate, not debate
In a public policy course, UW–Madison students put the science behind productive disagreement into practice.
Through top scholarship, Navy sailor is docking at UW for a bachelor’s degree
Freshman Lorelai Haase will maintain her active-duty status while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering.
Train for the job you want
Outside the classroom, medical students in the School of Medicine and Public Health seize opportunities to gain knowledge and serve.
He’s a freshman business major and already a successful entrepreneur
Freshman Wyatt Vail built a photography business as a sophomore in high school. Now, he's bringing his business acumen to UW–Madison.
Go Big Read conversation centers around literature and language as a radical act
“Reading is the single most subversive act there is,” author Percival Everett told the audience at the Go Big Read keeynote at Union South on Tuesday evening.
Behind the scenes with Nate Buescher, UW freshman and Disney star
Meet the rising actor who’s balancing college classes with a lead role in the hit show ‘Electric Bloom.’
With the Wisconsin Exchange, UW–Madison is strengthening a culture of civil dialogue across difference
The new initiative connects existing programs and cultivates new opportunities to make constructive conversation a visible and integral part of everyday life on campus.
Rock and roll and unleashed curiosity with Science on the Square
Wisconsinites shared collective jaw drops as they explored the kickoff event for the 15th annual Wisconsin Science Festival.
Author Percival Everett to deliver Go Big Read keynote on Nov. 4
Percival Everett, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel James, will discuss the book at the Go Big Read keynote during a visit to campus in early November.