Category Society & Culture
Remembering Toni Morrison: UW–Madison professor offers reading recommendations
“This was a woman who up through her 80s was still vibrant and still writing. That’s the inspiration to me to keep doing what I love,” says literature professor Sandra Adell. Read More
Jim Martin made his mark in sports and law as player, coach, judge
Martin was an assistant coach for the UW football team from 1970 to 1974 and a student at UW Law School from 1974 to 1976. He went on to serve as a Madison city attorney and later as a respected jurist and strong advocate for equal justice. Read More
State of the (campus) art
The Campus Art Exchange makes art formerly banished to storage available for public display in UW–Madison buildings. Artwork must be hung in public spaces such as hallways, common areas, conference rooms or other gathering spaces — not private offices. Read More
First Wave alumna awarded major graduate fellowship
Mackenzie Berry is the recipient of a $20,000 Marcus L. Urann Fellowship from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. She is one of only six recipients nationwide this year to receive the fellowship. Read More
Research looks at how Snapchat filters affect self-image
Graduate student Amy Niu is researching whether selfie-editing filters negatively or positively impact one’s evaluation of self. Read More
Berlin conference explores influence of UW–Madison’s Professor Mosse
George Mosse was a pioneering historian and authority on Nazism who himself fled the Nazi regime. Students flocked to his UW classes, drawn by his charismatic style and his insights into European cultural history. Read More
UW scholars receive major funding to study polarization and civic renewal
Journalism and mass communication researchers have received $1 million from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to create a center that will expand a study of state and regional communications systems. Read More
Cosmic ray exhibits, conference explore the universe’s mysteries
Event Horizon: portraits of three physicists captured holding an object that inspired their careers, and Messages from the Horizon, which consists of spinning LEDs representing black holes, are on display in the Main Gallery of the Memorial Union. Read More
Cap Times Idea Fest returns to campus Sept. 13-14
Eric Holder will discuss gerrymandering, WARF's Erik Iverson will lead a panel on "How Does Madison Not Become Seattle?" and political scientist Kathy Cramer will highlight the Local Voices Network, among other events. Read More
Wild rice project sows seeds for university, tribal collaboration
A graduate student is working on a project to build connections between the UW and Native American tribes around wild rice protection and restoration efforts. Read More
UW partnerships take 1st, 2nd in Alliance for the American Dream competition
LIFT Dane shared first place for its plan to help Dane County families who are weighed down by fixable civil legal problems and We Care for Dane Kids shared second place with its multi-pronged approach to transform the county's early childhood and after school care sectors. Read More
Blank’s Slate: UW celebrates Pride Month, Stonewall
Chancellor Blank and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Lori Reesor share how campus is marking the 50th anniversary of a groundbreaking moment in the LGBTQ+ rights movement. Read More
Nominations sought for 2019-20 Outstanding Women of Color Awards
The awards honor women of color among UW–Madison faculty, staff, students or in the greater Madison community who have made notable contributions. Read More
UW–Madison heritage marker honors Ho-Chunk, recognizes land as ancestral home
Ho-Chunk President Wilfrid Cleveland's hope is that the plaque will "be a spark ... to learn about the Ho-Chunk people and the sacredness we hold for this land.” Read More
Old Watrous mosaic looks as good as new — meaning more like it did in 1963
Cricket Harbeck, who restored Bascom Hill's Lincoln statue, returned to campus in May for another project: cleaning up “Man—Creator of Order and Disorder,” a mosaic by James Watrous. Read More
UW–Madison twins to appear on ‘American Ninja Warrior’
Identical twins Marquez and Nathan Green will be appearing together on the NBC television show. “Do I want to beat him? Of course — badly,” Nathan says. “But if I can’t win, I’d want him to.” Read More
UW–Madison celebrates 40-year relationship with Nanjing University
In 1979, Chancellor Irving Shain led one of the first university delegations to China of the post-Mao era. Forty years later, another UW chancellor, Rebecca Blank, traveled to Nanjing University to mark the anniversary. Read More
Organic-grain field day offers ‘tremendous opportunity’ to farmers
A UW–Madison-sponsored field day and series of talks offered expert advice and encouragement for organic farmers and those who are thinking about going organic, where prices remain strong. Read More
André De Shields ’70 wins best actor Tony for ‘Hadestown’
De Shields began his theatrical career at UW–Madison, graduating in 1970 and moving to New York City in 1973. His Broadway career includes "The Wiz" and "The Full Monty." Read More
UW Changes Lives: SuccessWorks guides L&S students to careers
A fast-growing number of students at the College of Letters & Science are turning to SuccessWorks to help prepare them for a career after college. Read More