Bright Startups

Meet five College of Letters & Science alumni who have found entrepreneurial success post‑graduation.

Putting Down Roots

Thousands of plants live in the Botany Garden and Greenhouse. Here’s what it takes to maintain the collection and why it is such an asset for teaching, research and the community.

Toward a Just City

Researchers in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture see well-planned city infrastructure as a form of social justice.

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Spring 2024 issue

Research
What AI Doesn’t Know

As the world becomes increasingly dependent on AI, Sharon Li researches how these systems respond in the face of blind spots. Her findings could be a matter of life or death.

Teaching
On the Rocks

Luke Zoet teaches one of the toughest geoscience classes on campus, yet he manages to make it a student favorite year after year.

Students
A Catalyst for Change

Deanna Frater’s internship with Roc Nation helped her gain on-the-job experience and drive social change thanks to support from SuccessWorks.

Culture
Speaking Volumes

This innovative approach to learning languages opens up a world of opportunities.

Faculty
Helping With Healing

Kate Walsh is building innovative support systems to make help more accessible for sexual assault survivors.

More Than Skin Deep

Alumna Shannon Hay Seeberan has revolutionized the medical aesthetics field with her company CloudMedSpas.

A Long Line of Badgers

For the Hollands, going to UW–Madison has become a beloved family tradition. And they believe the Wisconsin Experience is meant to be shared, which is why they support scholarships for students in the College of Letters & Science.

How do humans and nature interact at a border?

Graduate student Alicia Barceinas Cruz explores the connection between nature and humans, seeking to unveil how they shape the Mexico–Guatemala border.   

The Power of Persistence

What 40 years researching the critically endangered northern muriqui monkey taught Karen B. Strier about persistence.

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