Stories indexed under: College of Letters & Science

Total: 748   RSS feed

• UW-Madison's Gutierrez, dictionary project win regent excellence awards July 8, 2011
• Indoor air pollution linked to cardiovascular risk July 8, 2011 An estimated two billion people in the developing world heat and cook with a biomass fuel such as wood, but the practice exposes people - especially women - to large doses of small-particle air pollution, which can cause premature death and lung disease.
• Chinn named to Congressional Budget Office panel June 28, 2011 International finance expert and University of Wisconsin-Madison professor of public affairs and economics Menzie Chinn has been appointed to a two-year term on the Congressional Budget Office’s Panel of Economic Advisors.
• Greenfield Summer Institute to be held in July June 27, 2011
• Macaruso remembered for warmth, personality June 25, 2011 Victor Macaruso had a warm and outgoing personality. When working with students he always made them feel at ease and that he was fully dedicated to them, according to friends and colleagues.
• Work on North and South Halls preserves history, character June 24, 2011 The two oldest buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus have gotten a strong dose of tender loving care in recent months, with careful attention to preserving their historic status and character.
• Recent UW-Madison graduates win award for strategic media plan June 13, 2011 As recent University of Wisconsin-Madison graduates hoping to land jobs in political and strategic communications, Dana Vielmetti and Paige Helling this week found themselves in an enviable position.
• UW-Madison chemists devise better way to prepare workhorse molecules June 9, 2011 In chemistry, so-called aromatic molecules compose a large and versatile family of chemical compounds that are the stuff of pharmaceuticals, electronic materials and consumer products ranging from sunscreen to plastic soda bottles.
• Research establishment spawns research-supply spinoffs June 9, 2011 For a century, Wisconsin's traditional metal-working industries spawned a broad and profitable series of tool-and-diemaking firms that marketed nationwide.
• Senate confirms UW-Madison emeritus professor as deputy director of NSF June 6, 2011 Cora Marrett, an emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 26 to serve as deputy director of the National Science Foundation (NSF).
• Census shows significant increase in Wisconsin’s single-father households June 2, 2011 The number of single-father households in Wisconsin is increasing, according to Census 2010 figures released in mid-May.
• Children of divorce fall behind peers in math, social skills June 2, 2011 Divorce is a drag on the academic and emotional development of young children, but only once the breakup is under way, according to a study of elementary school students and their families.
• Conference to explore idea of popular sovereignty through key moments in U.S. politics May 17, 2011 Popular sovereignty - the idea that ultimate political authority rests with the people - is today widely accepted as the basis for legitimate democratic government.
• Part-time MSW program graduates its first class May 13, 2011 5/13/11
• Coming full circle, new graduate makes a difference in women’s health May 12, 2011 On Sunday, May 15, Wren Keturi will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor's degree in gender and women's studies with an emphasis on biological anthropology. Less than 24 hours later, she will put her degree to work.
• Census figures show Wisconsin aging May 12, 2011 Wisconsin's population is aging, with the state's median age reaching 38.5, according to Census 2010 figures released today (May 12).
• Nelson Institute director to lead environmental history society May 3, 2011 The American Society for Environmental History (ASEH) has chosen University of Wisconsin-Madison historian of science Gregg Mitman as its next president.
• Poor dads: A “perfect storm” of adverse events works against young families May 3, 2011 In the beginning of the 21st century economy, almost half of all children are being raised by at least one parent with a low educational background and a poor expected economic future.
• Experts available to media on Osama Bin Laden's death, aftermath May 2, 2011
• Scientists detect early warning signal for ecosystem collapse April 28, 2011 Researchers eavesdropping on complex signals emanating from a remote Wisconsin lake have detected what they say is an unmistakable warning - a death knell - of the impending collapse of the lake's aquatic ecosystem.