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Badgers off to a blazing-hot start
The Badgers football team and head coach Luke Fickell started the new era of Wisconsin football with a 38-17 defeat of the Buffalo Bulls.
All about the W
On the evening of Sept. 1, thousands of first-year University of Wisconsin–Madison students gathered at Camp Randall Stadium for the W Project, a crash course in the Badger spirit.
Move-in: Lots of helpers make move-in day work
During this week's move-in, all sorts of people pitch into push carts, carry boxes, offer advice and provide students with support on an emotional day, especially for students off to college for the first time.
Summer evenings on the prairie
A walk through Curtis Prairie at the Arboretum is an ideal time and place to slow an overly busy mind and restore one’s spirit, whether its watching the pink bergamot unfurl, the goldenrod spears reaching for the sky, or bees buzzing on a delicate lavender Joe-Pye weed.
2nd- and 3rd-shift employees enjoy late-night ice cream social
More than 300 second- and third-shift employees enjoyed ice cream and an inside look at the new Bakke Recreation and Wellbeing Center at an Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social event from 10 p.m. to midnight on Wednesday, Aug. 16.
Seeing SOAR through the lens of a UW photographer and soon-to-be Badger parent
UW's Althea Dotzour attended Student Orientation, Advising and Registration this summer both as a parent and a photographer, and while there, she captured the experiences of new students, their families and student workers.
UW throws a summer Terrace bash to ring in its 175th year
The launch day festivities marked the beginning of UW's 175th anniversary celebrations, which will continue through the academic year.
Putting the ‘unity’ in community
The South Madison community celebrated the ninth annual Unity Picnic at the UW South Madison Partnership.
UW employees beat the heat with a cool scoop of Babcock ice cream
The annual event serves as a gesture of thanks for employees’ hard work and dedication throughout the academic year.
Video: Helping students tell their stories through poetry
ALL Stories brings local authors into schools and community organizations to help encourage and inspire young writers.
Grounds crew creates beauty — and biodiversity — on campus
The goal is to create a campus landscape that supports biodiversity while providing an inviting space for students, employees and visitors alike.
A fond farewell for Provost Scholz
Members of the UW community gathered to bid a fond farewell to Provost Karl Scholz, who will become the next president of the University of Oregon on July 1.
Flowing between art and science
Now in its third year, the Flow Project highlights not only the value of art as a tool to communicate science, but also as a way to inspire new science across University of Wisconsin campuses.
Mortarboards become billboards
It's an art form: Graduates wore caps decorated with flowers, beads and messages ranging from the classic — "On, Wisconsin" — to the epic — "Long story short: I survived."
New graduates make it a day to remember
Badgers work hard and play hard. That was proven once again at the 2023 spring commencement at Camp Randall Stadium, where graduates were awarded diplomas to reward their years of hard work.
Commencement: Grad students revel in the moment
Smiles were plentiful at the commencement ceremony for doctoral, MFA and medical student degree candidates on May 12 at the Kohl Center, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Capped, gowned and ready for the big day
With the commencement ceremony just days away, soon-to-be graduates are donning their gowns and getting photographed at key spots around campus, preserve those memories.
Lifting the Veil sculpture is revealed
Acclaimed New York-based contemporary artist Sanford Biggers revealed a new sculpture on May 4 that responds to the Chazen Museum of Art’s problematic Emancipation Group sculpture, providing a highlight to the museum's re:mancipation exhibition.
Ho-Chunk Clan Circle dedicated
Members of the Ho-Chunk and UW–Madison communities gathered on May 4 to dedicate the Ho-Chunk Clan Circle, a series of sculptures representing the 12 clans of the Ho-Chunk Nation.
Undergraduates present research on everything from mental health to ticks to stress
"Presenting at the symposium made everything come together for me, and I felt a lot more confident in discussing what I did," said one student.