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A great day to show pride
To celebrate Madison Pride weekend, the Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a Badger Pride Open House on Aug, 17 to welcome LGBTQ+ alumni and their families to the new Alumni Park space.
Badgers return for Multicultural Summer Picnic
More than 200 Badgers of color and their families joined the Wisconsin Alumni Association August 3 for the inaugural Multicultural Summer Picnic.
Family Fun Day for football
Fans got to meet their favorite Badger players Wednesday evening at Camp Randall Stadium, at the annual Wisconsin Football Family Fun Day. Fans young and old got to meet the team and head coach Paul Chryst for autographs and photos.
UW–Madison honors outstanding community-university partnerships
A joint effort to strengthen communities in rural Green County, a collaboration to reduce cancer among black women and a partnership to improve health literacy are among the winners of the 2019 Community-University Partnership Awards.
Campus under construction this summer
An abundance of cranes and construction sites are reshaping parts of campus this summer, as part of a building boom.
Sculpture portrays confluence of ideas, diversity
The new sculpture at Library Mall, titled “Both/And – Tolerance/Innovation," speaks to the confluence of ideas and cultural diversity coming together in Madison.
‘Napalm girl,’ photographer share stories
Known to the world as “Napalm Girl,” survivor turned activist and author Kim Phúc, now 56, and photographer Nick Ut, who made the Pulitzer Prize-winning photo of then-nine-year-old Phúc following a Vietnam War fire bombing, share their stories during an event on campus.
Photo gallery – Commencement 2019
Experience the weekend's celebrations in images.
Mortarboard messages
Several soon-to-be graduates poured their creativity onto their mortarboard caps during a May 9 "Cappy Hour" event at the Memorial Union, in preparation for Commencement ceremonies May 10 and 11.
Students facing finals get dog therapy
With Finals Week looming, students showed up to pet dogs and relax May 3, at a Paws and Relax de-stress session hosted by the University Bookstore.
To serve insects — and eat them!
Students, faculty and community members whipped up and ate tasty dishes made partly of crickets, mealworms and other insects, at an April 26 Cooking with Insects workshop.
Campus springs to life
The warmth of spring in the past week brought students out to play ball, throw frisbees, jog or just lounge around on April 24.
2019 Academic Staff Excellence Awards
“Our academic staff members bring the university’s mission to life with their dedication, creativity and world-class intellect,” says Chancellor Rebecca Blank. “They inspire our students, strengthen the work of their colleagues, and ensure that the Wisconsin Idea extends far beyond our campus and our state.”
Crazylegs, with a sprinkling of snowflakes
The snow didn't dampen spirits at the 38th annual Crazyleg Classic, as more than 10,000 people participated in the 8k run, wheelchair and 2-mile walk event on Saturday, April 27.
The winners: Cool Science Images 2019
Ten images and two videos by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2019 Cool Science Image Contest. The contest recognizes the technical and creative skills required to capture images or video that document science or nature.
Students strut their stuff at symposium
UW–Madison students presented their projects at the 2019 Undergraduate Symposium at Union South on April 12, on topics ranging from grape juice to DNA.
Thanks, Mike: Badger Band director gives grand finale
University of Wisconsin–Madison band director Mike Leckrone capped his 50-year career with his 45th annual Varsity Band Spring Concert on April 13 at the Kohl Center.
Bowlers and Batsmen
As a springtime rain passed late on a recent Sunday, a group of six friends — five international graduate students from India and another who is living and working in Madison — gathered to play a pickup game of cricket on the still-damp artificial turf of the UW Marching Band’s practice field on the west side of campus.
UW–Madison Day at the Capitol
More than 20 graduate student research projects were on display for Wisconsin elected officials in the ornate North Hearing Room during UW–Madison Day at the Capitol April 10. Legislators and staff also heard flash talks by UW experts, and UW–Madison alumni participated in individual meetings with their state senators and representatives.
An expedition to explore science
Hundreds of families and children enjoyed hands-on activities, from blowing giant bubbles to launching water rockets at this year’s Science Expeditions from April 5 to 7.