Tucked away in a dark hallway between Studio D and E in Vilas, sits Sophie Mayer, the Comm Arts Media Preservationist, who transforms many types of media into digital files, giving stories a new life in the digital age. Read the full story here: go.wisc.edu/0jsz0f

Congratulations to Aaron Greer and Kristyn Dallmann for their recent Creative Arts Award wins! Learn more about their projects that helped them win these awards here: go.wisc.edu/6p8w72

Congrats to the four alumni recently honored with Comm Arts Distinguished Alumni Awards! Read more here: go.wisc.edu/066se2

The CAPS board was thrilled to have Josh Bycel join its ranks this spring. Bycel has enjoyed a successful writing career in Los Angeles for over 25 years, and he is eager to use his expertise to help our department grow. Learn more: go.wisc.edu/1892tb

Congrats to Allyson Gross for being selected as the 2024-2025 Kepley Teaching Award winner! Allyson has taught many courses for Comm Arts, and she is always working to improve her teaching methods. We are so lucky to have her dedication and work ethic present in our department.

Prof. Lillie Williamson was recently featured in the “Wisconsin State Journal” for her research on confronting medical distrust. Williamson aims to understand how different communities navigate health information, considering their mistrust. Learn more: go.wisc.edu/dh3hah

The walls of the IMC are getting a mini makeover this summer! Take a look at all the new movie posters displayed by the stripped chairs. We’re thrilled that we get to decorate our space with art from some recent student productions!

Comm Arts and @WCFTR were honored to welcome Chancellor Mnookin and her family to Vilas Hall yesterday for an archival show-and-tell and tour of our film scanner, video transfer space, and film cleaner. We want to thank them for taking the time to stop by!

lotta entertainment bang for the buck…

UW-Madison women’s club hockey team in the 1920s. The official women’s hockey team was formed in 1999 but was pre-dated by multiple women’s hockey clubs like this one here. Learn more untold stories from UW Athletics history: bit.ly/43GZGNE

Congratulations to Professor Darshana Mini, who was recently recognized at the ICA conference as the Top Faculty Paper award winner for her work: "'S' Certification and Sex-Education Films in India: Archiving Slippages Between State Narratives and Pirate Histories."

Hey I’m watching Just a Bit Outside: The Story of the 1982 Milwaukee Brewers. Check it out now on Prime Video! watch.amazon.com/detail?gti=amz…

We’re enjoying watching this iconic UW–Madison landscaping feature come into full bloom from the windows of Vilas Hall! Happy summer, Badgers! 🦡🌹🤍

Professor Jeremy Morris was recently featured in the Spring 2025 Letters & Science Magazine for their story, “Facing the Music.” You can check out the full story here: go.wisc.edu/xcmn5o

Let your voice be heard and nominate a Communication Arts Alum for a 2026 Distinguished Alumni Award. Nominations are open now through the end of 2025: go.wisc.edu/65fyti

We miss seeing students around the halls of Vilas, so we’re taking a trip down memory lane to the 2014 CASA Kickoff event! We hope all of our students are having a great summer so far! #throwbackthursday #commarts

Congratulations to Comm Arts grad student William Quade for getting two research articles published this summer! Check out “We Accuse” here: go.wisc.edu/9x7vsp And learn more about “All in Good Fun” here: go.wisc.edu/ju5wj5

There are over 1,000 tapes in the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research project, Love, Links, Archives, but only six earned the title of “favorite clip” from each WCFTR team member. Watch the clips that made this team laugh, cry, and smile the most across this vast collection: go.wisc.edu/64kn2f

Congratulations to Professor Allison Prasch who is one of eleven University-wide faculty members honored with a 2025-2026 H.I Romnes Fellowship award. You can read more about Prasch and this award here: go.wisc.edu/a1q58z

Congratulations to Comm Arts lecturer Lance St. Laurent for his recent research article publication! You can learn more about “Kvetch-22: Cringe Comedy and Assimilation Anxiety in ‘The Heartbreak Kid’ and ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’” here: go.wisc.edu/qwj8tx