L&S in the News: Week of Dec. 1, 2014

December 5th 2014 Simon Kuran
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The College of Letters & Science is the liberal arts powerhouse at the core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our faculty members confront some of the world's most pressing issues and are often called upon to share their expertise and opinions with a variety of media outlets. The following is a selection of media coverage of L&S and its faculty, staff members, students and alumni from the past week.


Former Governor Doyle to teach spring UW class
Daily Cardinal (12/1/14)

UW researcher's observations from ancient ice show recent shifts in global cyclical changes
Badger Herald (12/1/14)

Wisconsin herbarium uncovers plant from field of Civil War battle
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/1/14)

Old tactic gets new use: Public schools separate girls and boys
New York Times (12/1/14)

Stanley Kutler: Pentagon unwilling to face the Vietnam truth: We lost
The Capital Times (12/1/14)

Kin of Thai princess stripped of royal name
New York Times (12/1/14)

New computer better than humans at cataloguing science
Business Standard (12/2/14)

A look At abundant water systems in the northwoods
WXPR-FM (12/2/14)

UW-Madison professor debunks myths of the 1960s
Wisconsin Public Radio (12/3/14)

Cultural support helps Native American students stay in college
Voice of America (12/4/14)

Chile: Mega volcano field 'could trigger eruption 100 times larger than Mt St Helens'
International Business Times (12/4/14)

Obituary: Arnold A. Johnson
Madison.com (12/4/14)

Translate this: 'Translation is an act of self-discovery'
The Express Tribune, Pakistan (12/5/14)