L&S in the News: April 28 - May 4

May 6th 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:

Natural Science Alumni Association Honors Award Winners
MSU Today (4/28/15)
Mentioned: Jennifer Schomaker, Chemistry

Bill Lueders: Groups let Scott Walker's backers give unlimited sums
The Capital Times (4/29/15)
Quoted: Kenneth Mayer, Political Science

UW-Madison: Linguist helps open doors to Wisconsin's Pennsylvania Dutch communities
WisBusiness.com (4/29/15)
Quoted: Mark Louden, German

Bombardier beetle spray-bottle explained at last!
The Why Files (4/30/15)
Quoted: Pupa Gilbert, Physics

Microbeads could be harming you before they're washed down the drain
NBC 15 (4/30/15)
Quoted: Jake Vander Zanden, Zoology

PACE lab explores the biology behind politics
The Badger Herald (4/30/15)
Quoted: Michael Wagner, Journalism and Mass Communication

Short-term debt and depressive symptoms may go hand-in-hand
EurekAlert! (4/30/15)
Quoted: Lawrence Berger, Social Work

2015-2016 Knight Science Journalism Fellows hail from U.S., Argentina, Canada, Germany
MIT News (5/1/15)
Quoted: Deborah Blum, Journalism and Mass Communication

Not Everyone is Betty White
Go 60 (5/1/15)
Quoted: Pamela Herd, La Follette School of Public Affairs

Manufacturing biggest single employment sector in state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (5/1/15)
Quoted: Steven Durlauf, Economics

Tensions boil over as high courts prepare to weigh in
La Crosse Tribune (5/4/15)
Quoted: Donald Downs, Political Science

Scott Walker and Absentee Governors Get Heat for Too Much Time on Presidential Trail
MSN (5/4/15)
Quoted: David Canon, Political Science

Alumni:

Kotnour named bank CEO
Marshfield News Herald (4/28/15)
Mentioned: Timothy Kotnour (B.S.'87, Economics)

Comeback kid: Developer Terrence Wall refocuses on Madison
The Capital Times (4/29/15)
Quoted: Terrence Wall (B.A.'87, Economics)

Archives and History Library to present Lecture ‘Outlaws in West Virginia War, Whiskey and Wonder – and Not a Robin Hood in Sight’ on May 5
Mountain Messenger (5/1/15)
Mentioned: Melissa Sartore (Ph.D.'10, History)

SnowShoe Stamp fuses the physical and digital world
The Daily Cardinal (5/2/15)
Quoted: Claus Moberg (B.S.'07, Political Science, M.S.'10, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)

Preservation of Affordable Housing Names Aaron Gornstein President/CEO
RealEstateRama (5/4/15)
Mentioned: Aaron Gornstein (B.A.'82, Political Science)