Tag College of Letters & Science
UW-Madison students restore New Orleans Lower Ninth Ward bayou
A group of UW–Madison students are working to help restore the Bayou Bienvenue, an urban wetland in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans, to ecological health.
Milky Way’s infrared portrait gives new view of galaxy
Astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete mosaic portrait of the Milky Way in infrared light, a picture that when printed measures 180 feet long by 4 feet wide.
Nearly $200 million spent in race for the White House
Almost $200 million has been spent on television advertising so far during this presidential election year, with the overwhelming amount of recent spending coming from the race for the Democratic nomination, according to a study by the Wisconsin Advertising Project at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Two students named top collegiate journalists
University of Wisconsin–Madison journalism students Amanda Hoffstrom and Alec Luhn were honored this week as two of the top 100 journalists on U.S. college campuses by UWIRE, an organization that supports college student media.
Astronomers witness the birth of a supernova
An international team of astronomers, acting on a tip from a NASA satellite that serves as an early warning system for the most violent astronomical events, has caught a supernova in the act.
A voice nearly silenced teaches art of storytelling
Moji Olaniyan, an assistant dean in the College of Letters and Science, heads the African Storytelling on Wheels project, which prepares UW–Madison students of African origin to tell stories of their native countries to third-, fourth- and fifth-graders in racially nondiverse elementary schools in eastern and northern Wisconsin. Olaniyan, herself a storyteller, recently regained her voice — and her storytelling — after a bout with voice problems.
‘Wisconsin Votes’ explores lively history of state voting behavior
Growing up in a politically divided house — with a Democratic mother and a Republican father — may have been one of the best things that could have happened to Robert Booth Fowler.
Geography students put local foods on the map
As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers' markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.
UW-Madison, Sertoma Club provide hearing aids to qualified recipients
A program through the Department of Communicative Disorders and the Sertoma Club of Madison turns used hearing aids into credits to purchase new hearing aids for qualified recipients.
Sweeping analysis of research reinforces media influence on women’s body image
As France's parliament considers a landmark bill that would outlaw media images glamorizing the extremely thin, psychology researchers are reporting some of the most definitive findings yet on how these images affect women.
Latest Badger Poll results to be released this week
More results from the latest University of Wisconsin–Madison Badger Poll, a survey of Wisconsin residents' views on timely topics, will be released this week.
‘Life During Wartime’ will build innovative curriculum around American war history
A new Wisconsin project funded by the U.S. Department of Education will feature an unprecedented partnership among public school teachers, university and technical college faculty, and the Wisconsin Veterans Museum to invigorate the teaching of American history.
Young mathematical minds honored in annual talent search
On Thursday, May 1, the University of Wisconsin–Madison math department will honor some of Wisconsin's most mathematically gifted middle and high school students.
Facility gives geology department new dimension
A geoscience visualization lab that opened last week in Weeks Hall will add a new dimension to geology research and education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
AAP holds Alternative Breaks fundraiser
The Academic Advancement Program and the AAP Student Organization are holding a fundraiser for Centro Campesino Farmworker Center Inc.
UW’s computing research prowess brings Microsoft to Madison
Microsoft, the world's largest computer software company, will open an advanced development laboratory in Madison later this spring, helping expand on a highly productive 20-year research and alumni relationship between the company and the University of Wisconsin–Madison computer sciences department.
Recent sightings: Seismometer image of Midwest earthquake
A UW–Madison geology department seismometer in Weeks Hall recorded the tremors of an earthquake that shook Madison and many other areas…
Negligent, attentive mouse mothers show biological differences
In mice, child neglect is a product of both nature and nurture, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Wisconsin–Madison describe a strain of mice that exhibit unusually high rates of maternal neglect, with approximately one out of every five females failing to care for her offspring.
Student wins city management fellowship in Kansas City
Throughout her academic career at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Carissa DeCramer has been narrowing her focus. As an undergraduate, she double-majored in international relations and political science. As a graduate student at the La Follette School of Public Affairs, she followed the domestic track.