Tag College of Letters & Science

UW scientists play key role in discovery of a new particle consistent with Higgs boson

July 4, 2012

Experiments at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), aided by scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, have narrowed the search for the elusive Higgs boson, discovering a new particle with a mass in the region of 125 GeV.

Outstanding undergraduate writing rewarded by humanities alum

July 3, 2012

Sidney Iwanter, an 1971 history alumnus of the College of Letters & Science, likes to say he was too busy dodging tear gas canisters to be much of a student during his tenure at UW–Madison.

Social media helps doctoral candidate reach out on research

July 3, 2012

For researchers, describing complex science to folks outside their discipline can be a tricky or even unpleasant experience.

$27 million award bolsters research computing grid

June 20, 2012

Every day researchers add another sea of data to an ocean of knowledge on the world around us - billions on top of billions of measurements, images and observations of the tiniest subatomic particles up to the movement of planets and stars.

Moynihan wins national book award

June 19, 2012

Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication.

Online courses offer foreign policy training for military leaders

June 1, 2012

A series of online courses geared for members of the military to learn more about foreign policy and international relations is testing the geographic limits of one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's guiding principles.

Transit of Venus a rare event

June 1, 2012

On the evening of Tuesday, June 5, the planet Venus will cross the disk of the Sun in what astronomers call a "transit."

Conference marking Witte retirement to explore issues in higher education

May 30, 2012

A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will highlight a conference next month marking the retirement of longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor John Witte.

Interfaith, community service challenge lays groundwork for religious dialogue

May 25, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison's participation in a White House initiative to foster interfaith dialogue and service has built a solid foundation for an ongoing discussion on campus, organizers say.

High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts

May 25, 2012

Eons ago, nature solved the problem of converting solar energy to fuels by inventing the process of photosynthesis.

Students win policy challenge with solar energy initiatives

May 25, 2012

Two La Follette School students won the U.S. Department of Energy portion of the Startup America Policy Challenge with their proposal about how to make solar energy more affordable.

UW-Madison journalism students explore ideal in K-12 education

May 23, 2012

When it comes to K-12 education in the state of Wisconsin, a group of University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students has a pretty good idea of what would make for the ideal system.

Geology student drills into Tohoku quake source

May 22, 2012

For the past eight weeks, geoscience graduate student Tamara Jeppson has traded her usual commute, from her Madison apartment to Weeks Hall on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, for a single flight of stairs.

Tracking the vampire in myth, culture and politics

May 22, 2012

After Tomislav Longinovic left his homeland, Yugoslavia splintered into seven nations.

Students make pitch for real-life advertising experience

May 18, 2012

Marie Renckens stood before her client, walking through a proposed advertising campaign for a first-of-its-kind pediatric health care tool the client, Marshfield Clinic, is developing.

Chazen expansion project receives architectural honors

May 17, 2012

The Chazen Museum of Art expansion project has received recognition this spring from Wisconsin business media and architecture organizations.

School of Music graduate student receives Mellon Fellowship

May 15, 2012

Frederick "Fritz" Schenker, a doctoral student in ethnomusicology at the School of Music, has received one of 17 Mellon Fellowships for Dissertation Research in Original Sources.

Washburn telescope optics get 130-year checkup, cleaning

May 10, 2012

Bit by bit over the last two decades, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's iconic Washburn Observatory has been restored to its original sheen.

Networking pioneer Landweber named to Internet Hall of Fame

May 10, 2012

The decision to put Lawrence Landweber in the "Innovators" circle of the newly-created Internet Hall of Fame is not likely one that cost the nominating committee any sleep.