University of the Air

Groundbreaking work in UW’s Stereotyping and Bias Research Lab has found new, evidence-based ways to reduce bias, create inclusion, and promote equity.

Meet Bill Banfield, Black music activist and acclaimed composer of jazz, symphonies, operas, songs, and chamber works.

Accused of fatally stabbing her jailer with an ice pick, Joan Little became the first woman acquitted of murder because of her right to self-defense against sexual assault.

Wheelchair user and Sitting Pretty author Rebekah Taussig discusses her experience with disability.

During the Middle Ages, the Devil was often depicted demanding a strict adherence to the law, while the Virgin Mary sometimes represented a more merciful application of it. In surprising […]

For two hundred years, America’s political parties have manipulated voting districts to keep power. Former Wisconsin Senate Majority Leader and Secretary of Health and Human Services under Governor Tommy Thompson […]

Conjuring a dim forested land of grim castles, howling wolves, and vampires, British writer Bram Stoker created a deathless classic called Dracula. He was building on legends based on the […]

A child migrant worker who became a professor in UW’s School for Workers places his Mexican family’s journey in a broader political and economic context.

How is reading skill acquired by children? What are the causes of dyslexia and other reading impairments)? How does the science of reading contribute to improved educational performance?

What inspires a person to become a conductor? In this interview produced by PBS Wisconsin, longtime Madison Symphony conductor John DeMain traces his musical development from his Ohio childhood to […]