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.
WAA members shared Badger spirit around the world, all year long.
Alumni Profiles
From First Wave to New York’s Hachette Group, Amina Iro ’18 has found guiding hands to help her launch a career in literature.
This pediatrician prescribes story time instead of screen time.
This red-carpet Badger writes scripts that stand the test of prehistoric time.
UW Now
Experts discuss the economy, investments, sports, and AI in the new year.
Long-term investments expert and WFAA chief investment officer Michael Stohler talks investing strategies for the coming year.
Professor and AI researcher Laura Albert shares how higher education should adapt to the changing tech economy.
On Wisconsin
UW couples reveal how they met on campus.
The UW Police Mounted Unit might be the department’s best public ambassadors.
The Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research is a world-class treasure trove of showbiz artifacts.
Ask Flamingle HQ
Who was the first Badger to win a Nobel Prize?
When does snow normally start in Madison?
I heard that UW Band director Mike Leckrone once rode into Camp Randall on an elephant. Why doesn’t the Band do that anymore?
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,
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