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Like Riding a Bike
For years, UW–Madison has been designated a platinum-level Bicycle Friendly University by the League of American Bicyclists. This is thanks in large part to advocacy efforts from people like Chuck Strawser (MS’01), the bicycle and pedestrian coordinator with UW’s Transportation Services. Here, Strawser breaks down the basics of bicycle maintenance and reflects on his most memorable rides. Read More
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L&S Alum Speaking at Commencement
Columnist and humorist Jason Gay (’92) will deliver the spring commencement address for his beloved alma mater (and to spite Michigan, probably). Gay majored in political science during his time on campus and has been a sports and culture columnist for the Wall Street Journal since 2009. Read More
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Water Report Card
Manny Teodoro, a professor in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, designed a first-of-its-kind water utility report card. He used it to analyze where Wisconsin stands on water quality. The results? Wisconsin’s water utilities excel in water quality, but there are still some reasons to be concerned. Read More
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Celebrating Scientific Breakthroughs
This year’s Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics celebrated a team of 13,508 scientists, including more than 100 from UW–Madison. The group has researched dark matter, quantum chromodynamics, the symmetries of fundamental physics and beyond. Read More
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Women of Words
Helen C. White (PhD’23), Mabel Watson Raimey (’18) and Joyce Carol Oates (MA’61). These three women have left a profound impact on the English department, the University as a whole and the world. We look back at the stories they told and their legacies here in Madison.
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A Better Way to Produce Plastics
As soon as Ahmia Williams-Walsh came to campus from Menasha, she hit the ground running looking for research opportunities. Now as a senior majoring in chemistry and sociology, she’s involved in a significant sustainability effort led by the Department of Chemistry’s Hermans Research Group to find practical ways to decrease the amount of carbon emissions it takes to produce plastics.
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High Scores for Graduate Programs
The rankings for the “Best Graduate Schools” are out, and once again UW–Madison’s programs are earning top marks. Many L&S programs made the U.S. News & World Report list, including audiology, computer sciences, economics, English, history, library and information studies, political science, psychology, public affairs and sociology. Read More
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Stronger Together
For Julie and Peter Weil (’70, JD’74), making an impact means connecting knowledge, perspectives and people. They support a variety of projects across nearly 20 different areas of the University. They’re especially fond of creating opportunities to foster connections, such as a trip that sent a group of professors to Israel or building a study space in the future hub for the humanities, Irving & Dorothy Levy Hall. Read More
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We asked. You answered. And once again, the Letters & Science community showed what’s possible when Badgers come together. Thanks to the generosity of our incredible community, the 2025 Day of the Badger was the most successful yet for the L&S Annual Fund — raising more than $57,000 in support in just 1,848 minutes. That’s a remarkable statement about what this community values: opportunity, access and a world-class education rooted in curiosity and discovery. Read More
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