With New Eyes | On Wisconsin
As a curator and practitioner, John Szarkowski '48 helped shape our view of photography — and the world.
By Louisa Kamps
Africa Writ Large | College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Once you start clicking through Brittle Paper, the sprawling digital magazine Ainehi Edoro created to chronicle African literature and literary culture, it’s hard to stop. One link takes you to a blurb covering the Oxford English Dictionary’s recent inclusion of 29 Nigerian words, the next to a hefty profile of a globally influential British-Zimbabwean fiction editor who’s opening doors for many writers from Africa and the African diaspora.
Mob Mentality
Bacteria send signals before massing for an attack. University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry professor Helen Blackwell has discovered how to listen in and block deadly cells' ability to swarm.
Top Ten Teaching Innovations
Ten ways the University of Wisconsin-Madison's College of Letters & Science has changed teaching.
Room for Debate | On Wisconsin
As our world becomes subdivided and polarized it can be hard to have deep conversations on tough topics. But, luckily, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison there is room for debate.
Providing Student Support | Wisconsin School of Business at UW Madison
Supporting student ambition to unleash potential.
The lessons of history | College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
UW-Madison's history department is where students encounter different perspectives on a past they may have taken for granted or thought they knew well. Three professors share the questions and insights that emerge when old narratives are challenged.
Artificial intelligence. Real stereotypes. | College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison
English and Asian American Studies professor Leslie Bow examines the implications of high-tech robots embodying female Asian features.
How to Save a Life | On Wisconsin
Mapping memories, experiences, and lessons learned.
The Business of Motivation
Professor Evan Polman proves that learning doesn’t have to be confined to a classroom.
Pride in Payback
Cindy and Jay Ihlenfeld support the campus that changed their lives.
Fostering Badger Connections
Mike Sanders gives back to the network that supported him.
A Legacy of Giving
For John and Anne Oros, philanthropy is a way of life.
