L&S in the News: Sept. 8 - 14

September 17th 2015 Simon Kuran
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The following is a selection of media coverage featuring College of Letters & Science faculty, staff, students and alumni.

Did we miss an article? Send us a note at LSNews@ls.wisc.edu.


Faculty & staff:

Climate change affects lakes, walleye in complex ways
MPR News (9/9/15)
Quoted: John Magnuson, Zoology

Channeling Reagan, Walker adopts punchier tone to re-energize campaign
Wisconsin Public Radio (9/10/15)
Quoted: Barry Burden, Political Science

All men free and brethren: Prince Hall and black Freemasonry
The Bay State Banner (9/10/15)
Mentioned: Stephen Kantrowitz, History

'Yi-Fen Chou' is actually a white poet: What this means for workplace diversity
Today.com (9/10/15)
Quoted: Timothy Yu, English, Asian American Studies

The rise of the woman comic buyer
Yahoo! News (9/11/15)
Quoted: Mary Layoun, Comparative Literature

President to allow students to apply earlier for college aid
WQOW (9/13/15)
Quoted: Mike Wagner, Journalism and Mass Communication

Pro Arte Quartet in Midsummer's Music concert
Green Bay Press Gazette (9/14/15)
Mentioned: David Perry, School of Music; Sally Chisolm, School of Music; Parry Karp, School of Music

First detailed public map of U.S. internet backbone could make it stronger
MIT Technology Review (9/14/15)
Quoted: Paul Barford, Computer Sciences

Laying the foundation for smart and connected cities and communities
Phys.org (9/14/15)
Mentioned: Suman Banerjee, Computer Sciences

Why don't we know the age of the new ancient human?
The Atlantic (9/14/15)
Quoted: John Hawks, Anthropology

Alumni:

Tech prof accepted into international association
The Montana Standard (9/8/15)
Mentioned: John Ray (Ph.D.'74, Political Science)

Phil Anderson declares candidacy for U.S. Senate
American Towns (9/11/15)
Quoted: Phil Anderson (B.S..'97, Geography)

What's going on in there? Researcher explains teenage mind
WRAL (9/14/15)
Mentioned: Jamie Hanson (Ph.D.'14, Psychology)