After he graduates from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Drew Wesson hopes to begin a career in strategic communication, a field with higher-than-average job growth and earnings.
Drag queen and Wisconsin-native Trixie Mattel is coming to University of Wisconsin- Madison to talk about her life as an entertainer and activist, Wisconsin Union announced Wednesday.
Trixie Mattel was a competitor on season seven of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and won season three of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars”.
At a university with a strong drinking culture, some University of Wisconsin-Madison students are creating an alternative community with Badger Recovery programming.
UW-Madison’s Badger Recovery program provides resources for students navigating recovery from addictive behavior in all forms, such as free coaching, peer meetings and sober social events for students in recovery from substance use, eating disorders, gambling and other behaviors.
Peter Kaufman, age 65, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2025. He was born on March 29, 1960, in Seoul, South Korea.
Peter was a graduate of UW-Madison, earning a degree in Computer Science. After graduation, he started working at UW-Madison in the university’s technology operations department (DoIT) excelling in many areas. His final career focus was on computer security and intrusion protection. After spending his entire career at UW-Madison, he retired in July 2017.
Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and controversial vice presidents in history, died Nov. 3 at age 84.
Cheney died from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease, according to a statement from his family.
The Cheney family had numerous connections to Wisconsin. Dick Cheney and his wife, Lynne, attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the 1960s. His daughter, Liz, was born in Madison. Cheney returned to Wisconsin as recently as 2019.
It may be November, but some lilacs in the UW Arboretum are behaving like it’s spring.
That these normally spring-blooming bushes are blossoming here in the fall is starting to become an annual event, said David Stevens, curator of the UW Arboretum’s Longenecker Horticultural Gardens.
