Category Society & Culture
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.
UW–Madison’s summer snapshot
Camp Randall was filled with music again, several new buildings rose up, students learned both indoors and out and research continued.
UW–Madison researchers expose how automation apps can spy — and how to detect it
A team of engineers and computer scientists has identified vulnerabilities in popular automation apps that can make it easy for an abuser to stalk individuals, track their cellphone activity or even control their devices.
Game changers: ‘Badger Inquiry on Sport’ breaks ground on the science of leadership
A a research partnership between the School of Education and UW Athletics is delivering insightful results for high-level players who want to work on the psychological aspects of their game.
All the world’s a stage — including Allen Centennial Garden
Shakespeare and modern jazz have bloomed in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Allen Centennial Gardens this summer along with the lilies, asters and hydrangea.
UW–Madison medical training program improves health care for rural communities
UW–Madison and its partners are tackling the pressing problem of rural health care access by bringing medical students out of the city and into rural hospitals and clinics around the state.
UW named a ‘Best Value College’
Princeton Review gave UW–Madison a “Return on Investment” rating of 91/99, based on alumni surveys covering starting and mid-career salaries and career social impact, as well as academic rating, financial aid rating and college costs.
Camp Randall’s unforgettable concerts
This summer, Camp Randall Stadium is opening its gates to concertgoers for the first time since 1997, when the Rolling Stones capped a decade-long run of world-famous rock bands making tour stops at the historic home of Badger football.
Extracting beauty from flowers, by finesse or by force
One workshop taught how to arrange flowers into bouquets, and another taught how to pound them into fabrics to create colorful designs.
UW ranks 30th worldwide in CWUR list
CWUR assesses the quality of education, employability, quality of faculty, and research without relying on surveys and university data submissions. Equal emphasis is put on student-related and faculty-related indicators.
UW Tech Exploration Lab student projects highlight innovation, emerging technologies
Bold ideas, creative problem solving and community impact were at the heart of 24 student projects launched this past semester at the Tech Exploration Lab.
Learning by experience: Students embrace opportunities to practice their profession and jumpstart their careers
The School of Human Ecology aims to ensure every alum is confident in their post-graduation plans. This means providing ample experiences to explore career paths and step into roles similar to those that SOHE students will apply for.
Mentor award winners guide, inspire undergraduates
The nominations for this year’s recipients read like a textbook of great mentoring practices — meeting students where they’re at, getting to know them as scholars and individuals, and guiding their learning with just the right mix of challenge and support.
Didier Contis named UW–Madison chief information officer
Contis brings more than 26 years of experience in higher education IT leadership, most recently as executive director of academic technology, innovation and research computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Graduates embody excellence and goodness at commencement
Celebratory cheers, proudly smiling faces and a sea of silly looking hats filled the Kohl Center on Friday evening as hundreds of University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate and professional degree recipients celebrated the culmination of years of work.