The following is a selection of media coverage featuring College of Letters & Science faculty, staff, students and alumni.
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Faculty & Staff:
Scripps Howard Awards honor nation's best 2014 journalism
Scripps (3/17/15)
Mentioned: Katy Culver, Journalism and Mass Communication
How the Rouhani Meter fact-checks Iran's president from 6,000 miles away
Poynter (3/17/15)
Quoted: Lucas Graves, Journalism and Mass Communication
Highly regarded sociologist Alice Goffman visits WCCC on April 9
NJ.com (3/17/15)
Mentioned: Alice Goffman, Sociology
Warren Gerds/Critic at Large: Week ahead: 'Gatsby,' 'Annie,' 'Aladdin,' 'Swan Lake'
We Are Green Bay (3/18/15)
Mentioned: Ted Gerber, Sociology
The OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award in Computational Chemistry
ACS (3/18/15)
Mentioned: Jordan Schmidt, Chemistry
Why Netanyahu's win isn't that dramatic
The Washington Post (3/18/15)
Written by: Nadav Shelef, Political Science
Isthmus Picks: Madison calendar for March 19-26, 2015
Isthmus (3/19/15)
Mentioned: Stephanie Jutt, Music
Trampling culture, destroying history
Why Files (3/19/15)
Quoted: Jennifer Pruit, Art History; Tomislav Longinovic, Slavic Languages
Rebekah Willett | Movers & Shakers 2015 — Community Builders
Library Journal (3/20/15)
Quoted: Rebekah Willett, Library and Information Studies
Wisconsin job creation rank falls to 38th in U.S.
Rocket News (3/20/15)
Quoted: Menzie Chinn, LaFollette School of Public Affairs
Will Campaign finance reformer Russ Feingold embrace Super PACs in 2016?
Talking Points Memo (3/20/15)
Quoted: Barry Burden, Political Science
Northern Wisconsin serves as lab, classroom for UW scientist
The Shawano Leader (3/20/15)
Quoted: Ankur Desai, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences
Universe in the Park makes science available to all
Wisconsin State Journal (3/20/15)
Written by: Eric Wilcots, Astronomy
How much do executive orders cost? No one knows
Port Clinton News Herald (3/21/15)
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, Political Science
Kavli Lecture: Mining the secrets of carbohydrates for new leads on antibiotics
EurekAlert! (3/23/15)
Quoted: Laura Kiessling, Chemistry
Study: Beetle-killed trees don't increase fire danger
USA Today (3/23/15)
Quoted: Monica Turner, Zoology
Alumni:
Rosalyn Park to lead women's human rights program
University of Minnesota Law School (3/17/15)
Mentioned: Rosalyn Park (B.S.'98, Botany)
iHeartMedia names Colleen Valkoun market president for Madison and Milwaukee
All Access (3/17/15)
Quoted: Colleen Valkoun (B.A.'89, Communication Arts)
Could Jim Jordan be next Speaker?
The Hill (3/19/15)
Quoted: Jim Jordan (B.S.'86, Economics)
Rammy Streit joins Venbrook Insurance Services as senior vice president
SteamFeed (3/19/15)
Mentioned: Rammy Streit (B.S.'97, Psychology)
Ellerbe promises an inspirational last lecture
Laurinburg Exchange (3/21/15)
Mentioned: Calvina Ellerbe (Ph.D.'12, Sociology)
Worcester Polytechnic Institute appoints internationally recognized scholar Bruce E. Bursten as provost
SteamFeed (3/21/15)
Quoted: Bruce Bursten (Ph.D.'78, Chemistry)
Doug Moe: Seeing the world by ship and song
Wisconsin State Journal (3/23/15)
Quoted: Amanda Poulson (B.M.'98, Music Performance)
Students:
Students help tell Native American stories
Northwestern University (3/18/15)
Mentioned: Margaret Pollak, Anthropology
Career Initiative:
Today’s students need more than a 'job hunt'
Wisconsin State Journal (3/20/15)
Written by: Greg Downey, Journalism and Mass Communication