Beneath the Airwaves
Three UW–Madison Communication Arts students exemplify the unseen labor powering the ‘best college radio station in the country.’
Three UW–Madison Communication Arts students exemplify the unseen labor powering the ‘best college radio station in the country.’
Our 4W Innovators and Emerging Scholars grants program supports the work of UW-Madison faculty, staff, and graduate students. All people who are working to foster gender equity and wellbeing are eligible to apply.
Over the last decade, socioeconomic collapse in Venezuela has provoked the largest displacement crisis in the Americas, sending millions across borders in search of stability and opportunities. This research investigated the experiences of twelve Venezuelan migrant families who recently arrived in Denver, Colorado—an emerging and understudied site of large-scale migrant reception.
The new collective just picked up one of the first Wisconsin Exchange grants, which promotes dialogue across difference on campus.
In an era where disagreements often lead to division, Communication Arts is building space to practice having difficult conversations and deepen our understanding of others’ ideas as well as our own. This has made Communication Arts an important contributor to a new program championed by Chancellor Mnookin and Provost Zumbrunnen–the Wisconsin Exchange. In collaboration with …
If great stories can come from anywhere, why not Wisconsin? For the last three years, the Wisconsin Screenwriters’ Symposium has aimed to support writers and the great stories they create. Between panels with professional screenwriters and showrunners, a screenplay competition, and a week-long writers’ room workshop, the 2026 Symposium built on this momentum and has …
“The Telluride Film Festival is a magical event, taking over the small town almost completely, so the person at the table next to you at breakfast is pitching someone a script, you’re chatting for an hour with an indie film distributor in line for the global premiere of a future Oscar winner, or you brush …
Sports betting can be fun and socially rewarding, but only if you do it safely. Communication Arts professor Jason Kido Lopez has four tips to help you keep from losing your shirt.
Herndon, VA, April 2, 2026 — Exposure to “forever chemicals,” per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), has been linked to serious health issues, like immune system damage, cancers, pregnancy complications and liver damage. A new study, published in Risk Analysis, finds that the websites people are visiting for PFAS information are leaving them without a lot …
Scrolling through movie night? Start loving what you watch with these tips from a UW film buff.