L&S News  Author: Mary Ellen Gabriel

In Juan Egea’s classes there are no glazed eyes, bored whispers or furtive Snapchatting. The popular professor of Spanish and Portuguese captures attention and holds it by using humor, vivid imagery and even a bit of role-playing. “I know when they’re with me,” Egea declares. “I can feel it.”

With a founding goal of “transforming career services for all L&S students,” SuccessWorks is celebrating five years’ worth of vision, growth and impact.

Anthropology colleagues are working with tribes to return the remains of ancestors and sacred objects.

Researchers like Bailey Murphy are looking to Wisconsin forests as a potential solution to maximize carbon sequestration.

Jamie Stark (Journalism/Poli Sci ’12) co-founded Farming Hope in 2016 with the goal of helping un-housed or formerly incarcerated people build community and acquire job and life skills. The non-profit has garnered attention from the highest levels.

In fall, songbirds make a joyful noise. UW neuroscientists are studying starlings for insights into the brain’s natural motivation and reward systems.

A new oral history project commemorating the 50^th anniversary of UW’s American Indian Studies program tells a turbulent story of student activism amid national upheaval.

Alumni of color reconnect for a weekend of special events on campus sponsored by the College of Letters & Science.

Black artists are in conversation across genres in the struggle for progress.