Tag College of Letters & Science
UW English professor urges environmental writers to “tell stories no one else can tell”
January 31, 2012In his new book, "Slow Violence and the Environmentalism of the Poor," UW–Madison English professor Rob Nixon asks: how can environmental writers craft emotionally involving stories from disasters that are slow-moving and attritional, rather than explosive and spectacular?
La Follette School responds to Startup America Policy Challenge
January 27, 2012With a network of schools, scholars and problem-solvers across the country, the La Follette School is responding to the Startup America Policy Challenge.
UW-Madison career fair uses smart-phone technology
January 27, 2012UW-Madison Career Services units will use technology to benefit students and employers during the Spring Career and Internship Fair on Tuesday, Jan. 31 from 4:30-8 p.m. at the Kohl Center.
New plant species named after UW botany professor
January 21, 2012A new species has been named in honor of botany professor David Baum.
New work, new audiences for innovative School of Music project
January 19, 2012Jerry Hui could probably make his audience enjoy a root canal.
Cartoonist and author Lynda Barry is spring artist in residence
January 18, 2012Lynda Barry, acclaimed cartoonist and author, will be the University of Wisconsin–Madison's spring artist in residence, the Arts Institute and Department of Art announced today.
Selig Distinguished Lecture delves into Japanese Americans’ relationship with baseball
January 17, 2012How baseball helped Japanese Americans develop an identity and bond with America will be addressed in the Selig Distinguished Lecture in Sport and Society on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Program focuses on management-worker partnerships
January 13, 2012A program to explore how management and labor can work better together for their mutual benefit will be held this month in honor of one of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's greatest economists.
Four receive honors from American Physical Society
December 27, 2011Four University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers are among 240 newly named fellows of the American Physical Society, an honor bestowed upon no more than half of one percent of the professional society’s membership.
John Francis: Silent no more
December 20, 2011Visiting professor John Francis’s journey to the front of the classroom has been filled with twists and turns.
Workshop to prepare teachers to make stronger case for French language
December 19, 2011They teach what Bloomberg Rankings has identified as the third-most-important business language in the world, after English and Mandarin. Yet, as budgets for public education continue to tighten, teachers of French are struggling to keep their programs off the chopping block in Wisconsin and across the United States.
Three UW–Madison faculty members honored as AAAS fellows
December 13, 2011Three University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
For Midwesterners, more boxcars mean cleaner air
December 8, 2011Shifting a fraction of truck-borne freight onto trains would have an outsized impact on air quality in the Midwest, according to researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
100 years of discovery: Celebrating South Pole research
December 8, 2011To mark the centennial of Roald Amundsen’s expedition to the South Pole, the IceCube Research Center invites you to join them for an evening of exploration and learning on Tuesday, December 13 from 6:30–8:30 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Snow in the Rockies, dry summers in the Southwest?
December 6, 2011New simulations of summer rains in the arid American Southwest show that they are influenced by the previous winter's snowpack in the Rocky Mountains.
Global winds could explain record rains, tornadoes
December 5, 2011Two talks at a scientific conference this week will propose a common root for an enormous deluge in western Tennessee in May 2010, and a historic outbreak of tornadoes centered on Alabama in April 2011.
A farewell to the card catalog
November 29, 2011It will be the end of an era when the public card catalog is removed from its home in room 224 of Memorial Library on the UW–Madison campus.
José Madera: Keeping a Latin beat
November 29, 2011By day, you’ll find him in Bascom Hall, but in José Madera’s spare time, he’s often with MadiSalsa, a music ensemble dedicated to bringing the diversity of Latin music to the Midwest.
Grad student Jennifer Conrad sees the beast in us all
November 29, 2011While many people may not see themselves reflected when they look into the eyes of a dog or cat, when Jennifer Conrad sees an animal, she sees its connection to humanity.
Ancient environment found to drive marine biodiversity
November 25, 2011Much of our knowledge about past life has come from the fossil record — but how accurately does that reflect the true history and drivers of biodiversity on Earth?