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Recent sightings: Volleyball 101
Members of the Wisconsin women’s volleyball team hosted a Bucky’s Buddies Sports 101 for Kids event in the Field House on Aug. 13. The… Read More
Recent sightings: Bearly there
Facilities managers Jeff Vogtschaller (left) and Duane Barnes hoist and position a 12-foot-tall stuffed polar bear being prepared for display atop the foyer… Read More
Recent sightings: Old school
Sarah Krause writes on a manual typewriter on Library Mall on July 1, 2015. Krause was modeling for a Life Drawing 232 class… Read More
Recent sightings: Light show
Colorful bands of the Aurora Borealis, or "northern lights," glow in the nighttime sky above Lake Mendota near Observatory Hill during a strong solar storm in the northern hemisphere at 12:49 a.m. on June 23. Read More
Recent sightings: Bucky’s Workout
Photos: Bryce Richter With UW mascot Bucky Badger leading them, members of the UW–Madison community participate in Bucky’s Workout, a… Read More
Recent sightings: Bucky’s Day Off
UW students Chelsea Sheedy (left), Bethany Rahja (center) and Mariel Lopes (right) compete in a race on the moon-walker bungee run during the… Read More
Recent sightings: Nepali vigil
On April 29, 2015, members of the campus and Madison communities gathered near the State Capitol and listened to speakers during a candlelight vigil… Read More
Recent sightings: Who, indeed
Nestled in the crook of a tree branch, a pair of owlets flank an adult great horned owl as the three bask in… Read More
Recent sighting: Snap, crackle, oomph!
Siblings Nate, 11, Ben, 6, and Caroline Hughes, 9, lend their hands-on help during Project Freshman 15,000, a student-led effort to make the… Read More
Recent sightings: Dancers upon stilts
Dancers took to stilts for a Brooklyn Jumbies workshop in Lathrop Hall on Saturday, Feb. 28. Participants worked with the dance performance group, which teaches cultural elements of the African diaspora like stilt walking, and Chris Walker, a UW–Madison associate professor of dance, to learn new dance moves in preparation for “Strut!” — a university dance event scheduled for May 2. The workshop was hosted by the UW–Madison Arts Institute as part of Laura Anderson Barbata’s spring interdisciplinary arts residency. Read More
Recent sightings: Snow kiting on Mendota
UW-Madison photographer Jeff Miller is reflected in mirrored goggles worn by Hoofer Sailing Club instructor Kyle Heisler during a snow-kiting class on snow-covered,… Read More
Recent sightings: Cross-racial allyship
More than 40 participants gathered for "Tools and Strategies for Cross-Racial Allyship,” a workshop hosted by the Multicultural Student Center on Feb. 26. Read More
Recent sightings: Faculty of Color Reception
Members of the campus community gathered Wednesday, Feb. 18, for the annual Faculty of Color Reception at the Pyle Center’s Alumni Lounge. The reception — co-hosted by Interim Vice Provost and Chief Diversity Officer Patrick J. Sims and Jo Ellen Fair, chair of the University Committee — was an opportunity to welcome 26 new faculty of color, honor 40 newly promoted faculty of color, recognize visiting faculty of color, and network with colleagues. Read More
Recent sightings: The Wonders of Physics
Dressed in a black-and-white-striped prisoner costume, Physics Professor Emeritus Julien "Clint" Sprott runs across the stage as part of an opening skit for the 32nd annual The Wonders of Physics Show at Chamberlin Hall at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Feb. 8, 2015. This year's science-education outreach event was based on the theme of Sprott being on trial for breaking the laws of physics, an accusation that the show's many guest presenters proceed to debunk. Read More
Recent sightings: Shoveling off Bascom
Hardworking grounds crew members shovel snow and clear the steps to the Lincoln Terrace near Bascom Hall during an early winter morning on Monday, Feb. 2. In the background on Bascom Hill hang banners featuring the university’s W crest. Read More
Recent sightings: Back-to-school advising
A whiteboard message of “Welcome back, scholars” is pictured on the door of advisor Quortne Hutchings’ office at the William S. Middleton Building… Read More
Recent sightings: UW men’s basketball
The No. 6 Wisconsin men’s basketball team (17-2, 5-1 Big Ten) hosted the No. 25 Iowa Hawkeyes at the Kohl Center Tuesday, Jan. 20. Four… Read More
Recent sightings: UW women’s hockey
The No. 4 Wisconsin women’s hockey team (18-4-2) hosted the Bemidji State Beavers for a pair of games this past Friday and Saturday at LaBahn Arena. The Badgers split the series, losing 2-1 Friday but winning a thriller by the same score in overtime the following day. Wisconsin senior Brittany Ammerman scored the game-winning goal 46 seconds into extra time. Read More
Recent sightings: Below zero
A lost mitten awaits its owner in a snow bank near UW–Madison’s Walnut Street Greenhouse during a subzero winter day on Wednesday, Jan. Read More
Recent sightings: All quiet on the lakefront
While many Badgers have left campus for winter break, a lone woman rides her longboard alongside a partially frozen Lake Mendota. Read More