Tag College of Letters & Science

Production explores conflict of head over heart

March 10, 2010

The emotional conflict over whether to follow one’s heart or not is a struggle that has plagued all peoples during all eras. In 1888, playwright Henrik Ibsen explored the topic in his play “The Lady from the Sea.” Graduate directing student Jeremy Thomas Poulsen now tackles Ibsen’s play in University Theatre’s upcoming production, opening Friday, March 19, and playing through Saturday, April 10, in the Hemsley Theatre.

Book, research sparked professor’s passion for the gas and dust of the galaxy

March 10, 2010

Most people first think of the stars when thinking about outer space — but Snezana Stanimirovic is more interested in what’s between them.

Mount Horeb bands to invade Humanities Building

March 10, 2010

Some 300 middle- and high-school band members from Mount Horeb, Wis., will come to the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on Wednesday, March 17, for a morning of musical instruction and collaboration in a musical March madness.

Where the invasive things are — and where they could be

March 9, 2010

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Center for Limnology have launched a new Web site to help assess the threat of aquatic invasive species in Wisconsin's lakes.

World Languages Day expands with special community event

March 5, 2010

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has always been a leader in language instruction and study abroad activities. Community members will now have a chance to experience what thousands of Wisconsin high school students have learned over the past decade: language and culture add meaning to our lives.

Obama nominates UW–Madison professor to National Board for Education Sciences

March 4, 2010

President Barack Obama has announced that he will nominate Adam Gamoran as a member of the National Board for Education Sciences at the U.S. Department of Education.

New book explores widespread, troubling legacy of synthetic chemicals

March 4, 2010

Environmental historian Nancy Langston started her latest book planning to highlight the lasting legacy of manufactured chemicals that touched the lives of millions of Americans in the 1950s and 1960s.

Geography professor hired to study Hmong and other Southeast Asian uplands groups

March 3, 2010

Ian Baird will join the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Department of Geography this fall as a tenure-track professor specializing in Hmong and other highland groups of mainland Southeast Asia.

The science of healthy minds brings Dalai Lama to UW–Madison

March 3, 2010

The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Waisman Center will welcome His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to its public grand-opening celebration Saturday-Sunday, May 15-16.

New book puts American welfare state in perspective

March 1, 2010

A new book called "Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?" explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and well-being of nations and, in particular, looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere.

Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members

March 1, 2010

Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.

Panel to address diversity and the future of news

March 1, 2010

Every day, news media are working to adjust to challenges posed by the new ways information is being exchanged, including how they can develop diversity in the news.

UW-Madison physicists build basic quantum computing circuit

February 25, 2010

Exerting delicate control over a pair of atoms within a mere seven-millionths-of-a-second window of opportunity, physicists at the University of Wisconsin–Madison created an atomic circuit that may help quantum computing become a reality.

Two selected as American Geophysical Union fellows

February 25, 2010

Two University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists have been named fellows of the American Geophysical Union, a distinction made for exceptional scientific contributions and eminence in the Earth or space sciences.

University Theatre presents Japanese kabuki

February 24, 2010

University Theatre kicks off the second part of its season with a style of show rarely seen by Madison audiences: a traditional Japanese kabuki piece.

History of the Ojibway People, Second Edition

February 24, 2010

Enrolled as a member of Montana’s Blackfeet Nation, Theresa Schenck also honors her Ojibwe ancestry by making it the primary focus of her research.

IceCube’s Antarctic season ends with success

February 17, 2010

As darkness settles over the South Pole and the Antarctic winter begins, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory has something to celebrate: a great season on the ice.

Book by journalism professor traces birth of forensic science in Jazz Age New York

February 16, 2010

Deborah Blum's husband is a little wary when she gets too close to his coffee cup.

Fifteen UW–Madison teaching assistants awarded for service

February 16, 2010

Fifteen University of Wisconsin–Madison teaching assistants have received awards for their contributions to learning on campus.

Law School, Letters & Science dean reviews under way

February 11, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca have initiated standard, five-year reviews for Law School Dean Kenneth Davis and College of Letters & Science Dean Gary Sandefur.