News & Stories
Every Badger has a story — from campus happenings to fascinating alumni around the world. Consider WAA your source to be in the know on all things UW.
Alumni Profiles
“Getting organized” may not be among
Financial coach Beny Pérez-Reyes offers his advice for how to launch your own business.
Attorney Michael Williams ’21, JD’24 is bringing tribal law to legal scholars and lay people alike.
UW Now
In January 2025, southern California suffered devastating wildfires. UW experts look at what made the blazes so destructive, how the damage of future fires can be mitigated, and how climate change is affecting homeowner insurance.
Climate change doesn’t just mean rising sea levels, droughts, and floods. It also raises the cost of home insurance as weather causes more and more damage. American Family Insurance’s Ben Wright ’02 talks about how climate catastrophes — such as L...
A pioneering public health expert explains how California’s devastating wildfires relate to a global health problem.
On Wisconsin
UW professors offer research-based insights about teenagers’ digital behavior.
Thanks to Brent Seales MS’88, PhD’91, scientists can now read charred scrolls and gain unprecedented insight into ancient knowledge.
Body-acceptance advocate Katie Sturino ’03 wants to challenge weight-shaming and change beauty norms.
Ask Flamingle HQ
Why does the UW Law School have a “Reality Checkpoint”?
What’s the biggest blizzard that campus has experienced?
How many times has the UW’s volleyball team made the NCAA tournament?
Campus Places & Spaces
In the summer of 2024, the Wisconsin Alumni Association launched a new program for its members: the
Raised in the Northeast, trained in the history of the South, and teaching in the Midwest,
The Hub
The HUB, opened in 2015, is technically on North Frances, but it takes up a good stretch of State Street frontage, as well. The HUB replaced the University Inn, but Badgers may also remember Buraka, an African restaurant, and Hüsn...
