Category Society & Culture
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.
2025 winners of the Cool Science Image Contest
This year’s winners used a variety of tools — from phone cameras to CT scanners — to capture fascinating, surprising and simply beautiful aspects of the natural world.
A global hub for Hollywood history
UW–Madison’s Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research preserves priceless materials from the entertainment industry.
Bucky’s Tuition Promise boosts retention rate for lower-income students, long-term study finds
UW–Madison’s flagship financial aid program increases second-year retention by several percentage points.
When it comes to sustainability, UW–Madison earns STARS Gold
STARS is the most widely recognized framework in the world for publicly reporting comprehensive information related to a college or university’s sustainability performance.
W Project: Teaching the Badger way
On Aug. 27, thousands of first-year University of Wisconsin–Madison students gathered at Camp Randall Stadium for the W Project, a crash course in the Badger spirit.
Finding their spark
Moving into a new learning community, these students are ready for a full-scale immersion in the Wisconsin Idea.