L&S in the News: Dec. 15 – 21
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...
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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...
View ArticleL&S in the News: Dec. 29 – Jan. 4
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...
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Oscar win puts Badger alum in ‘Spotlight’
It’s just a few days after winning an Oscar, but life isn’t all that different for Badger alum Nicole Rocklin. “I woke up and had to make my kid breakfast and sweep the floor,” Rocklin says....
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L&S alumna wins prestigious Bancroft Prize for book on James Madison
Mary Sarah Bilder A book on the 1787 Constitutional Convention and two books on the way encounters with Native Americans shaped the emerging American nation have won the Bancroft Prize, considered one...
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Genius grant recipient Matthew Desmond on his UW roots and 2016 Go Big Read...
One of Matthew Desmond’s projects that started during his Ph.D. in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Department of Sociology culminated in his recent New York Times bestselling book and 2016 Go Big...
View ArticleFueling discovery: Wisconsin and the world
As the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the College of Letters & Science fuels discovery in Wisconsin and around the world. Our professors and instructors provide life-changing...
View ArticleHacker lexicon: What is fuzzing, featuring Professor Bart Miller
Hackers sometimes portray their work as a precise process of learning every detail of a system — even better than its designer — then reaching deep into it to exploit secret flaws. But just as often,...
View ArticleFrom The New York Times – Jordan Ellenberg: The Lottery Scheme
This week’s challenge was suggested by Jordan Ellenberg, a math-world superstar and current professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin. Jordan is the child prodigy who turned out well....
View ArticleFrom The Washington Post: Inside the epic quest for a more perfect taffy
If you’re hitting the beach this August, you may find yourself indulging in one of those characteristic treats of America’s boardwalks: saltwater taffy. Part of the draw of saltwater taffy is watching...
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