Tag College of Letters & Science
Americans’ information needs not being met, study finds
Americans' lives are still grounded in the communities where they live and require a set of basic information to navigate daily life, despite the proliferation of technology that seems to shrink the world by the hour. Read More
Study shows Palin treated differently by media as vice presidential candidate than Biden
The 2008 presidential race was one of the most watched, discussed and analyzed campaigns in U.S. history, and when it came to the vice presidential candidates, voters heard a great deal about Sarah Palin. Read More
Extreme heat raises climate change questions, concerns
The recent heat wave baking much of the country has prompted many people to ask: Is this due to climate change? Read More
UW scientists play key role in discovery of a new particle consistent with Higgs boson
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. Read More
Outstanding undergraduate writing rewarded by humanities alum
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. Read More
Social media helps doctoral candidate reach out on research
For researchers, describing complex science to folks outside their discipline can be a tricky or even unpleasant experience. Read More
Moynihan wins national book award
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. Read More
Transit of Venus a rare event
On the evening of Tuesday, June 5, the planet Venus will cross the disk of the Sun in what astronomers call a "transit." Read More
Conference marking Witte retirement to explore issues in higher education
A Pulitzer Prize-winning historian will highlight a conference next month marking the retirement of longtime University of Wisconsin–Madison professor John Witte. Read More
Interfaith, community service challenge lays groundwork for religious dialogue
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. Read More
High-speed method to aid search for solar energy storage catalysts
Eons ago, nature solved the problem of converting solar energy to fuels by inventing the process of photosynthesis. Read More
Students win policy challenge with solar energy initiatives
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. Read More
UW-Madison journalism students explore ideal in K-12 education
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. Read More
Geology student drills into Tohoku quake source
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. Read More
Tracking the vampire in myth, culture and politics
After Tomislav Longinovic left his homeland, Yugoslavia splintered into seven nations. Read More
Students make pitch for real-life advertising experience
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. Read More
Chazen expansion project receives architectural honors
The Chazen Museum of Art expansion project has received recognition this spring from Wisconsin business media and architecture organizations. Read More