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Art meets history meets science in a UW-Madison partnership to showcase women of color who were pioneers in STEM.

About 23,000 years ago, the Bighorn Mountains of Northern Wyoming resembled the landscape of today’s African Serengeti plains. The Miracinonyx, also known today as the extinct North American cheetah, roamed this region among mammoths, saber tooth tigers and even camels. Imagine an ancient Miracinonyx spotting a pronghorn antelope and plotting its plan of attack — unaware that its path will ultimately lead to a laboratory at UW–Madison, where researchers will turn to modern technology to see into the Miracinonyx’s past.

UW–Madison employs over 2,100 teaching assistants (TAs) across its 200-plus undergraduate major and certificate programs. Whether teaching in lecture halls, classrooms, and labs on campus or leading learning opportunities in the wider community, their work is vital to fulfilling the university’s educational mission and the Wisconsin Idea.

Vaughan, a senior English and history major, offers advice on how to duplicate her 2021 feat of reading 392 books over the course of a year.

Wolff Fellows will design their own post-graduation experience with the goal of broadening their outlook and impact on the world, without worry about expenses.

Senior journalism and political science major Tamia Fowlkes shares a personal story about a family member's determination to vote and her own work with the Badgers Vote Coalition.

Looking back on 2021, a year of challenges, triumphs and unforgettable moments, through images captured by L&S student photographer Colton Mansavage.

You don't have to write a million-dollar check to help make a big impact in L&S. Giving Back at any level furthers discovery, enriches the student experience and feels great.

From the floor of the Kohl Center Sunday, graduate Martha Kowalski recounted some of the typical obstacles she and her fellow classmates overcame — caffeine-fueled all-nighters, blue books turned in at the last minute, the trudge up Bascom Hill in a snowstorm. Then she got to the real challenge — a pandemic that threw everything it had at students.