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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.

MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association celebrated six exceptional UW–Madison graduates at the annual Luminary Awards cerem...

Alumni Profiles

Even small green spaces can help restore biodiversity and support a wide range of life.

Stephanie Richards MPH’12 found freedom in learning to hold on and jump.

Bike? Check. Helmet? Check. Floor pump? Allen wrench? Patch kit? Don’t worry — the

UW Now

On the April 2025 livestream, UW faculty described what’s at stake when the federal government threatens to cap research grants: America could lose...

Federal research grants are critical to making the discoveries in basic science that will lead to cures for diseases such as Alzheimer’s and ALS.

By threatening to cap funding for NIH grants, the federal government risks undercutting promising research that could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s and other dementias. On the UW Now Live, Professor Sterling Johnson discusses the current stat...

On Wisconsin

WisCARES provides veterinary services to clients experiencing homelessness or financial hardship.

The UW’s first prolific inventor, Magnus Swenson 1880, MS1882, inspired Madison’s water system and saved multitudes from famine after World War I. ...

Here’s our dream lineup, position by position.

Campus Places & Spaces

Here are five ways to explore the UW while learning something new about the campus we know and love.

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,