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Presenting Award Honorees for 2026

This year’s remarkable award recipients represent the best of the UW, having made positive impacts on the university, in their communities, and around the world. Congratulations!

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Featured Stories

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The Shirt off His Back: Virgil Abloh’s T-shirt Designs Become Art Prints

A decade ago, fashion designer Virgil Abloh ’03 helped create new T-shirts for WFAA. Professor Faisal Abdullah turned those shirt designs into wall...

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The Red Shirt,
Arts, Culture & Humanities,
College of Engineering
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The Flavors You Never Forget: Coffee and Truffles

Watch us attempt to re-create this caffeinated classic.

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Badger Insider,
Babcock Hall,
Campus Memories
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Bucky List: Five New Sessions at Grandparents University 2026

There’s so much to do at GPU!

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Badger Insider,
Arts, Culture & Humanities,
Bucky List

Events at a Glance

July 28

WAA: Fond du Lac Chapter UW Alumni Dock Spiders Game

Herr-Baker Field
Fond du Lac, WI
July 30

The Buckingham Club of Chicago Annual Cocktail Party

28 Mile Distilling Company
Highwood, IL
Aug. 3 – Aug. 11

Scotland

Aug. 7 – Aug. 15

Delightful Douro & Solar Eclipse

Aug. 8

WAA: Milwaukee Chapter 2026 Golf Outing

Western Lakes Golf Club
Aug. 11

WAA: San Diego Chapter Brewers vs. Padres

Petco Park
San Diego, CA
Aug. 11

Admissions 101 Virtual: Northeast

Online Event
Aug. 12

Admissions 101 Virtual: West

Online Event
Aug. 15

WAA: Charlotte Chapter Bucky Badger Movie

Dilworth Neighborhood Grille
Charlotte, NC

Due to campus cooling issues, Below Alumni Center and One Alumni Place (650 N. Lake) are temporarily closed, and member boat rides are temporarily suspended until further notice. Visit alerts.wisc.edu for details.