A New Era for College Sports
As rules change for paying student-athletes, UW–Madison charts a path for success.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2025
Camp Randall’s Unforgettable Concerts
As shows return after nearly 30 years, relive the legendary performances that rocked the stadium.
UW News, June 2025
Quantum Leaps in Education
Artificial intelligence is here to stay. UW–Madison students are grappling with its promise and perils.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2025
The All-Time Badger Football Team
Assembling a fantasy lineup of Wisconsin’s gridiron greats.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2025
Still/Moving
Relive UW–Madison in 2024 through the camera’s lens.
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Communications: Storytelling
UW News, December 2024
UW–Madison’s Most Famous Frenemy
The combative architect Frank Lloyd Wright had an intense love-hate relationship with his alma mater.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2024
The VIP Campus Tour
Get a peek at UW places only insiders get to see.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2024
Art for All
What makes a good public painting or sculpture? Here are UW–Madison’s most successful works in plain sight.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2024
The Best Campus Burger
Revisit the restaurants that have sustained generations of meat-eating Badgers.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2024
The Speech That Launched Your Life
Relive the UW’s wisest commencement addresses.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2024
Back to the Top 10
New coach Mike Hastings engineers a stunning turnaround for UW men’s hockey.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2024
Creating the Badger Brand
The eccentric origins of the UW’s world-famous logos will surprise even the most die-hard Badgers.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Long Soft Feature Story
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2023
“I’m Going to Be Intense”
Head coach Luke Fickell ushers in a new style of Badger football.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2023
Twenty-Five Years of “Jump Around”
The synchronized dance break during Wisconsin football games is a cherished ritual. Here’s why.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2023
Campus after Dark
Meet the nightshift workers who play a significant part in the UW experience.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2023
The Truth in Our Genes
UW researchers have new tools for explaining who we are and improving our lives.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2023
Nobody’s Senator but Ours
After a quietly effective political career, Herb Kohl is helping UW–Madison find practical solutions for an ailing democracy.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Personal Profile, Bronze
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: Profile
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2022
Coach of the Year
Greg Gard has overcome adversity to lead Badger men’s basketball to new heights.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Sports Story, Gold
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: Profile
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2022
UW Mysteries, Secrets, and Hidden Places
Join us on a tour of secluded spots that few have ever seen.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Long Soft Feature Story, Bronze
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: News/Feature
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2022
Upholding UW–Madison Values
Wisconsin Athletic Director Chris McIntosh insists on “doing it the right way” during a turbulent time for college sports.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2022
The Answer Man
Matt Amodio became a legendary Jeopardy! winner with a unique style of play.
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: Profile
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2022
A Little Creepy but Totally Quiet
Studying in Memorial Library’s cages has been a rite of passage for generations of UW students.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2022
A Hockey Star’s Epic Farewell
Daryl Watts ends a stellar Badger career on her own terms.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2022
A Fountain Loved and Hated
Library Mall’s centerpiece has changed with the times and might transform again.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2022
The Bucks at the Field House
In the 1970s, UW–Madison hosted thrilling professional basketball games.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2021
Balancing Athletic Excellence and Mental Health
Sports psychiatrist Claudia Reardon helps Badger stars overcome depression, anxiety, and eating disorders.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2021
I, Food-Delivery Robot
A lunchtime journey across campus with UW–Madison’s favorite automaton.
🏆 CASE Circle of Excellence Award, Writing: News/Feature (<1,000 Words), Gold
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: News/Feature (<1,000 Words)
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2021
Psychedelic Wonder Drugs
UW–Madison researchers have achieved stunning results in using psilocybin and MDMA to treat depression, addiction, and post-traumatic stress disorder.
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: Research, Medicine, and Science News
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2021
A Quarterback’s State of Mind
Star Badgers quarterback Graham Mertz puts his meditation skills to use on and off the field.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2021
Behind the Scenes on Capitol Hill
Manu Raju rises to CNN chief congressional correspondent at a turbulent time for politics and media.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Personal Profile, Bronze
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: Profile
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2021
How the Humanities Building Went Wrong
From the start, problems plagued a piece of architecture that could have been great.
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Critical Review, Bronze
🏆 CASE Best of District V Award, Writing: News/Feature
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2021
Poetry of the Moment
In timely new collections, married poets Cherene Sherrard and Amaud Jamaul Johnson explore Black identity and struggle.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2020
Can We Trust the Polls?
After the failures of 2016, polling organizations—including the Elections Research Center at UW–Madison—plan for 2020.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2020
A Woman’s Touch in a Man’s Sport
Tamara Moore is the only active female coach of a men’s college basketball team and the first African American woman to hold that position.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2020
The Blast That Changed Everything
Fifty years later, UW–Madison alumni reflect on the Vietnam War–era bombing of Sterling Hall—the largest act of domestic terrorism the country had yet seen.
🏆 Pride of CASE V Award, Writing: Feature, Grand Gold
🏆 CASE Circle of Excellence Award, Writing: Feature, Silver
🏆 Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Journalism Award, Writing: Best Explanatory Story or Series, Silver
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2020
A New Era for Children’s Literature
Only 15 percent of children’s books over the past two decades have featured multicultural characters or storylines. The Cooperative Children’s Book Center provides data to effect change.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2020
Six Lessons from the Rose Bowl
On the ground in Pasadena, California, we learned that the Rose Bowl experience isn’t defined by a win or a loss. It’s defined by the people: generations of family, old friends and new, scores of strangers in matching red.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2020
A Top NHL Prospect
K’Andre Miller, a first-round draft pick of the New York Rangers, is the latest star to emerge from “Defenseman U.”
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2020
The Future of Food
UW alumni are on the front lines of on-demand dining, transforming not only the way we eat, but also the way we live. Whether it’s a change for the better remains a complicated question.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2019
So You Think You Know Ron Dayne?
Twenty years after his Heisman Trophy campaign, Ron Dayne remains a larger than life presence on the Wisconsin campus. But in person, Dayne is reserved and avoids eye contact, an affect dating back to childhood.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2019
Why the Doctor Has Green Hair
David Margolis combines his passion for the Milwaukee Bucks with his life-saving work as a pediatric oncologist.
🏆 CASE Circle of Excellence Award, Writing: Profile (<1,000 Words), Gold
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2019
A Pioneer’s Perseverance
Born in war-torn Hong Kong to a prominent but absent father and his sixth concubine, UW physicist Sau Lan Wu has overcome stunning obstacles on her path to three major scientific discoveries.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Summer 2019
Hard Truth
As a rising NFL star, Chris Borland did the unthinkable: he abruptly retired to protect his brain, bringing the unseen dangers of the sport to the forefront of American consciousness.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2018
Wisconsin Quidditch
Twenty years after the release of the first Harry Potter book, quidditch — sans the wizardry and magic — is still found on college campuses. “We’re working on the flying,” says the president of Wisconsin’s club.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2018
Super Bowl Star James White
“It sucks to lose the last game, man.” That may sound like an odd quote coming from a Super Bowl hero. But for James White, losing the last game was an all-too-familiar reality during his time at Wisconsin.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Winter 2017
Eric Brown Runs Free
Bullied in his youth, college track star Eric Brown found refuge in the road ahead. “Nothing matters when you’re running,” he says. “It’s just freedom.”
On Wisconsin Magazine, Spring 2017
One Text Away
Parents and students are in closer contact than ever — on average, 22 times per week — and that bond has transformed the college experience.
On Wisconsin Magazine, Fall 2016
Preston Schmitt 