Category Society & Culture
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.
A movie set, right on campus
Professor Aaron Greer turns to the UW–Madison community to help bring the feature film ‘Morning Moon’ to life.
Tasty, cheap and eco-friendly, Goodie Bag is growing at an app-ealing rate
With help from a Badger alum, a fast-growing app is helping people access surplus food at a steep discount.
Testing the waters: Conservation students learn by doing
UW graduate students dip their toes into ecology management as part of the Nelson Institute’s professional program course.
What it feels like to …
Step into the shoes of UW–Madison alumni who’ve had extraordinary experiences — the kind that change lives, test limits, attract a national spotlight and even shape history.
The upside of online relationships
UW–Madison professor Catalina Toma reveals the unexpected benefits of social media and dating apps.
Don’t click on that link!
From spam to phishing, scams are getting smarter, but two UW–Madison professors have tips for protecting yourself online.
When should schools ban cellphones?
UW–Madison students from the La Follette School of Public Affairs developed research-based recommendations to help a K-12 district implement new policies.
Interwoven
How Indigenous knowledge and science can work together to communicate about climate.
The two Owens
The death of a six-year-old inspired a UW–Madison researcher to investigate a rare brain cancer.
State Street, that great street
Take a stroll down the iconic corridor, where old favorites meet new trends. Though constantly evolving, State Street remains a vibrant crossroad between the city and the UW–Madison campus.