Tag College of Letters & Science

Noted UW–Madison biochemist Robert Burris dies at 96

May 12, 2010

Robert H. Burris, a noted University of Wisconsin–Madison biochemist, died on Tuesday, May 11 at the age of 96.

For comfort, mom’s voice works as well as a hug

May 11, 2010

"Reach out and touch someone" - good advertising slogan, or evolutionary imperative?

UW-Madison limnologist honored for lifetime achievements

May 7, 2010

James Kitchell, a professor in the Center for Limnology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been selected to receive the 2010 A. C. Redfield Award from the American Society of Limnology and Oceanography.

Scholarship honors memory of UW–Madison student Neha Suri

May 5, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison community is honoring the memory of Neha Suri, a beloved 22-year-old senior journalism and political science major who passed away in February at UW Hospital and Clinics from meningococcal disease.

Reckoning with Pinochet: The Memory Question in Democratic Chile, 1989–2006

May 5, 2010

Reckoning with Pinochet: The Memory Question in Democratic Chile, 1989–2006 (Duke University Press, 2010) Steve J. Stern, vice provost for faculty and staff programs and Alberto Flores Galindo Professor of History.

Kindergartners stump a professor, learn about college

May 5, 2010

How many clowns are there in the world? How do slugs pull their eyes into their bodies? What’s the meaning of life?

WAA honors Kathleen Sell with Outreach Excellence Award

May 4, 2010

The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) has selected Kathleen Sell, a distinguished lecturer in the Department of Integrated Liberal Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, as the 2010 recipient of the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award.

Madison researchers field volcanic ash warning system

May 3, 2010

From a workstation in Madison, Mike Pavolonis hopes to lay eyes - satellite eyes, that is - on every natural chimney around the globe.

Poverty institute hosts talks on globalization’s impact on Midwest, economic inequalities

April 29, 2010

The Institute for Research on Poverty will welcome two important figures to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May to present seminars on economic issues that affect everyone but which hit the poor especially hard.

Recent sightings: Kindergarten Prof

April 28, 2010

Students in Josh Reineking’s kindergarten class at Glenn Stephens Elementary School in Madison, Wisconsin, visit a lecture during Political Science 104: Introduction to American…

Veteran journalist Tom Bier wins UW’s first journalism ethics award

April 28, 2010

The Center for Journalism Ethics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will honor television broadcaster Tom Bier, vice president and station manager of WISC-TV and Channel 3000.com, with its first "Wisconsin Commitment to Journalism Ethics Award" on Friday, April 30.

The plight of working-poor families: Low-wage labor and weak safety net

April 27, 2010

In their new book from the University of Chicago Press titled "Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market," co-authors Jane L. Collins and Victoria Mayer present their analysis of the political and structural forces that shaped the lives of working-poor families by examining the experiences of 33 women living in Milwaukee and Racine, Wis.

Report recommends best practices for nonprofit investigative journalism

April 26, 2010

New nonprofit journalism centers must protect the integrity of their journalism, no matter how dependent they may be on a limited circle of funders.

Major gift establishes Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture

April 26, 2010

The Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a $1 million endowment from Sherry Mayrent and Carol Master, via the Corners Fund for Traditional Cultures, a Donor advised fund of Combined Jewish Philanthropies, to establish the Mayrent Institute for Yiddish Culture.

Engineering students win Climate Challenge at UW–Madison

April 22, 2010

A device that would help provide electricity efficiently and at low cost in rural areas of developing countries took the top prize - $50,000 - this week in a student competition at the University of Wisconsin–Madison for innovative ideas to counteract climate change.

Crystal defect shown to be key to making hollow nanotubes

April 22, 2010

Scientists have no problem making a menagerie of nanometer-sized objects - wires, tubes, belts, and even tree-like structures. What they sometimes have been unable to do is explain precisely how those objects form in the vapor and liquid cauldrons in which they are made.

Life history database aids wild primate studies

April 22, 2010

Karen Strier can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that much of her life's work is now safe.

Year of Humanities finishes with events, performances

April 22, 2010

The Year of the Humanities will come to a close during the remaining weeks of the semester and the concluding events are not to be missed. On the program are a lecture on the Book of Revelation, a panel discussion on the mind and performances of Daoist rituals.

Wisconsin meteorite shards on display at UW Geology Museum

April 19, 2010

At least five pieces of the meteorite that fell in southwestern Wisconsin last week will be on display at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Geology Museum for public viewing Tuesday, April 20 through this weekend.

Meteor fragment lands in UW–Madison geoscience department

April 16, 2010

Researchers in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Geoscience had the opportunity Friday morning to analyze a rock fragment they believe is from the meteor that blazed through the skies over parts of Wisconsin and Iowa Wednesday night.