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Go Big Read author talks with students, faculty during visit
This year's Go Big Read common reading program culminated with the visit of Clint Smith, author of “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America."
Trick or treat: Olin House shows out for Halloween
Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin and Professor Joshua Foa Dienstag celebrated their first Halloween in Madison with candy and costumes at Olin House.
Spooky skate at the Shell
Badgers in costume showed their Halloween spirit at the ‘Spooky Songs’ skate night at the Shell on Saturday, Oct. 29.
Pumpkin artistry: Creating on a spherical, orange canvas
Carving pumpkins brought out the artistry in students who took part in a pumpkin carving event outside Union South on Wednesday, Oct. 26.
Polls and policy with FiveThirtyEight founder Nate Silver
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
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
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’
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Chancellor Mnookin heads northwest to meet with tribal leaders and UW–Madison partners
As she continued her tours of Wisconsin to listen and learn, Chancellor Mnookin met with Ho-Chunk leaders, toured a cranberry research station and visited Leinenkugel's brewery.
A heavenly time at Devil’s Lake
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
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…