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.
Wisconsin’s own Orson Welles and David Koepp honored at UW-Cinematheque
Capital Times (1/20/15)
Fruitful fossil database targeted by US House Science Committee
Ars Technica (1/20/15)
Ask the weather guys: How unusual is our roller-coaster winter?
Wisconsin State Journal (1/20/15)
Watchdog report – No new conviction, but sent back to prison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/20/15)
Why it's taking the U.S. so long to make fusion energy work
Huffington Post (1/20/15)
Humans are destroying the environment at a rate unprecedented in over 10,000 years
Vice News (1/20/15)
Low gas prices good for wallet, economy
Wisconsin Radio Network (1/20/15)
10 cool network and computing research projects
Network World (1/21/15)
UW grad makes Forbes' 30 under 30 list
The Badger Herald (1/21/15)
UW grad combines love of research with writing career
The Badger Herald (1/21/15)
Law gives schools access to students' social media
Channel 3000 (1/21/15)
In wake of Concordia University project, beaches and bluffs fade away
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (1/21/15)
UW-Madison professor worried that anti-bullying policy will stifle speech
Capital Times (1/21/15)
UW-Madison and MIT collaborate on robotics research
Capital Times (1/21/15)
Researchers study how to make robots more like your co-workers
Control Design (1/22/15)
This professor says learning to be happy is 'no different than learning the violin'
Huffington Post (1/23/15)