Stories indexed under: College of Letters & Science

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  • Building a health community through the Wisconsin Idea April 30, 2009
  • Big Ten Network show analyzes Obama’s first 100 days April 29, 2009 The seventh episode of “Office Hours,” a half-hour weekly talk show on the Big Ten Network, brings nationally recognized experts from the UW-Madison campus together in a discussion of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office.
  • Lecture explains the science behind ‘Angels and Demons’ April 29, 2009 Physics professor Wesley Smith will discuss the science behind the movie in a public lecture titled “Angels and Demons of the Large Hadron Collider” at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 4, in 2103 Chamberlin Hall.
  • UW-Madison physicist elected to National Academy of Sciences April 28, 2009 Susan N. Coppersmith, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of physics, was elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences today (April 28), in recognition of her "distinguished and continuing achievements in original research."
  • Course adds to environmental awareness April 22, 2009 Ph.D. student in literary studies Todd Goddard has found a way to unite his concern for the environment with his teaching. In his section of English 201, he provides 16 students with real-world communications experience while giving 11 local nonprofits some much-needed help. In the process, he helps increase environmental awareness among his students and the audiences they serve.
  • Letters and Science announces awards April 22, 2009 Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters and Science, has announced the winners of the 2008–09 College of Letters and Science Academic Staff Excellence Awards, Advising Awards and Classified Staff Excellence Awards.
  • Conference examines ethical journalism at a time of change April 21, 2009 Leading journalists, scholars and media experts will gather at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Friday, May 1, to assess the future of ethical journalism in the public interest.
  • Technicolor peace symbol Slide show: The Making of “Hair” April 20, 2009 UW-Madison’s production of “Hair”, which will close University Theatre’s season, has entailed 24 undergraduate cast members, a guest director, a grueling rehearsal schedule and an ambitious goal of being as authentic as possible.
  • DNA image ‘Motorized’ DNA opens door to autonomous molecular experiments April 17, 2009 Using the same protein molecule that scientists have used for decades to copy genetic material, researchers have developed a molecular motor for propelling DNA.
  • Study: Family income does not dictate UW-Madison admission April 16, 2009 New research from the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison shows that UW-Madison is not letting a family's income determine whether the campus admits a freshman.
  • French professor named Knight in Order of the Academic Palms April 16, 2009 A UW-Madison professor has been named Chavalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes Académiques (Knight in the Order of the Academic Palms) by the French Minister of National Education.
  • Taylor Lecture features former BP public relations executive April 14, 2009 Patricia Wright, the recently retired vice president of external affairs for BP America and a University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate, will deliver the 2009 Robert Taylor Lecture in Public Relations on Monday, April 20.
  • 100 dollar bills Economics scholar points to a surging underground economy April 13, 2009 With the tax-filing deadline just days away, a University of Wisconsin-Madison expert in the underground economy says that unpaid tax liability in the United States has likely ballooned to more than $600 billion.
  • Those with interdisciplinary tastes should sample MALBEC April 8, 2009 An interdisciplinary seminar will feature scientists who use computational approaches to understand the behavior, learning and perceptions of people and machines.
  • Four communicators honored for achievement, leadership April 6, 2009 A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist will be among the communications professionals honored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication at its annual awards dinner on Friday, April 17.
  • Historian, Army officer hired to teach military history at UW-Madison April 1, 2009 John Hall, a gifted historian and an active-duty career U.S. Army officer, has been named the Ambrose-Hesseltine Professor in U.S. Military History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Graduate student conference targets communications research April 1, 2009 "Communications Crossroads," a daylong conference showcasing original graduate student research in communications will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication on Friday, April 3.
  • Space Place, MMSD plan celebration of 100 Hours of Astronomy March 31, 2009 Few areas of science enchant us as much as astronomy. We view the stars each night; we make connections between astronomy and many other scientific fields. Rarely, though, do we get a chance to explore the heavens through organized events.
  • Hurricane image Hurricanes not likely to disrupt ocean carbon balance March 30, 2009 Hurricanes are well known for the trail of damage and debris they can leave on land, but less known for the invisible trail left over the ocean by their gale-force winds - a trail of carbon dioxide.
  • Flood seminar seeks to avoid future devastation March 30, 2009 Two national experts will join more than a dozen Wisconsin researchers and government officials in April in Madison at a symposium aimed at helping Wisconsin communities avoid devastating floods like those that inundated the Midwest last year.