The State Street Starbucks belongs to Yi-Fu Tuan. He has a particular chair, a favorite table, and a habit of sitting with a book amid the busy clangor. Why is he so attached to this noisy place? “It’s my listening post,” says the 82-year-old emeritus professor of geography, who sits close enough, as he puts [...]
Gerald Marwell, Richard T. Ely Professor Emeritus of sociology, died on Sunday, March 24 in New York City. He was 76. “Jerry was one of the great sociologists of his generation, and highly respected among all of the different generations of our department,” says Gary Sandefur, dean of the College of Letters & Science and fellow sociology [...]
Bryan Hendricks, who became a student favorite during 12 years as an instructor in the Psychology Department, died Friday morning at age 66 following an illness that had recently forced his retirement. “I take some comfort in knowing that Bryan got to do what he loved most — teach and meet and work with students until [...]
Donald Nichols, whose tenure leading the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s La Follette School of Public Affairs helped shape Wisconsin’s economic development, died Feb. 15, at age 72. A professor emeritus of economics and public affairs, Nichols served as La Follette School director from 2002 to 2006. Nichols served on the staff of the Council of Economic Advisers [...]
Compared to President Barack Obama, George Washington had it rough. No executive staff, no modern dental care, and the preferred method of treatment for a throat infection (which killed the nation’s first president) was removing pints of ‘tainted’ blood from the patient. On the other hand: “There were no nuclear weapons, no political parties, and [...]
The Crystal Lake Mixing Project aims to eradicate rainbow smelt, a “nasty” invasive species.
If you want to get a master’s degree in economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the only way to do it right now is to start a doctorate in the subject, but opt not to complete it. That will change starting next fall, as the department moves to offer a master’s degree program to help [...]
College of Letters & Science graduate Hilary (Edmondson) Stellingwerff (BA’04, Journalism and Communication Arts) will race at least one more time at the London Olympics. Stellingwerff finished sixth in her qualifying heat of the 1,500 meters Monday, giving her the final automatic qualifying spot for Wednesday’s semifinals. The Canadian finished in 4 minutes, 5.79 seconds, [...]
The College of Letters & Science will be represented at the London Olympics, starting this weekend. Mohammed Ahmed, a junior majoring in political science, will compete for Canada in the men’s 10,000 meters on Saturday. The race, which also features former Badgers distance star Matt Tegenkamp, is at 3:15 p.m. Central time and will be [...]
Gary Sandefur has announced he will step down from his post as dean of the College of Letters & Science at the end of the upcoming academic year. Sandefur, who has headed the College since August 2004, says that after wrapping up his work as dean in 2013, he will go on research leave for [...]
