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Polls and policy with FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver

October 27, 2022

FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver discussed the promise and pitfalls of polling data days ahead of the midterm elections.

A (red) sea of fans basks in Homecoming triumph

October 23, 2022

The more than 75,000 in Camp Randall Stadium had plenty to cheer about during the Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 22, as the Badgers beat…

Homecoming Parade: smiles, sparkle and silliness

October 22, 2022

The ingredients were all there for the perfect University of Wisconsin–Madison Homecoming Parade: an unseasonably warm October night, the musical energy of the UW Marching Band, the imaginative sparkle of the floats, and the smiles and laughter of people crowding State Street.

A mural that describes ‘being a Badger’

October 20, 2022

On Oct. 18, students gathered at Union South and Memorial Union to paint a murals that asked the question "What does being a Badger mean to you?" The artistic answers were many. The painting was part of Homecoming activities this week.

Autumn colors grace campus

October 17, 2022

With campus ablaze in color and a waning number of warm days before winter comes, hardly anyone let a light drizzle stop them from getting outdoors on Oct. 11.

Radiolab co-host talks with students, tours labs

October 17, 2022

Science Journalist in Residence Latif Nasser chatted with journalism students, toured science laboratories and brought his science journalism expertise to campus Oct. 12-14.

Family Weekend: a time to share campus fun

October 15, 2022

Students and their parents and siblings ate, talked and played games together during the Badger Family Weekend events as they soaked in the atmosphere of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on a beautiful fall weekend.

Harvest Festival celebrates diverse food traditions

October 13, 2022

The event centered around celebrating Allen Garden’s new kitchen garden project, launched in spring, which features three distinct garden types that come from African American, Indigenous and Hmong cultures.

NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly speaks at UW on his Year in Space

October 12, 2022

Retired NASA astronaut Scott Kelly spoke to a nearly full house at Memorial Union on Oct. 4 about his year in space, one day reaching the red planet and the importance of endurance through adversity.

Late-night fun: Crafting some Halloween scares

October 11, 2022

Students gathered to paint Halloween-themed suncatchers on Friday evening, Oct. 8, at Gordon Dining and Event Center in an event hosted by Wisconsin Late Night.

Faculty of Color Reception welcomes new faculty and celebrates promotions across campus

October 4, 2022

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual Faculty of Color Reception welcomed 49 newly hired faculty who identify as people of color to the campus and recognized others who were promoted to assistant or full professor during the past year.

A night of reckoning for students

October 3, 2022

Students explored many aspects of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's past during Student Night at the Public History Project on Sept. 29 at the Chazen Museum of Art.

Pulping and screening: Students hand-make paper on Library Mall

September 30, 2022

Students and passersby had the chance to transform rag scraps and straw to paper during Holding History's annual paper making workshop on Library Mall on Sept. 29. Students from Holding History joined master papermaker Robert Possehl, Professor of English Joshua Calhoun and Bold Center for Arts Administration Co-Director Sarah Marty to provide instruction and share the history of paper making.

A heavenly time at Devil’s Lake

September 28, 2022

A group of transfer students enjoyed a day trip to Devil's Lake State Park, where they enjoyed stunning views from the quartzite bluffs and kayak rides on Devil's Lake.

The 2022 winners: Cool Science Image Contest

September 26, 2022

Winners in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual Cool Science Image Contest — including a quilt organized around a mathematical theorem, a painting of tiny…

3,000-year-old canoe recovered from Lake Mendota

September 22, 2022

On a brisk and breezy first day of fall, divers recovered an ancient Ho-Chunk canoe from the depths of Lake Mendota, an effort coordinated by the Wisconsin State Historical Society and members of the Ho-Chunk Nation.

Students explore their futures at career fair

September 21, 2022

Students from schools and departments all over campus went to the Fall Career & Internship Fair on Sept. 19-20 at the Gordon Dining & Event Center, to explore possible futures.

Latinx Cultural Center welcomes new students

September 15, 2022

The Latinx Student Welcome introduced incoming Latinx students to the UW–Madison Latinx community.