Rebekah Willett in The Atlantic: Children have a shared sense of folklore
And children have no interest in tracing where the games, rhymes, legends and trends they embrace and share come from, Information School professor says.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Absentee voting numbers soar above 2018 midterm elections
The increase is more about changes in voters' preferences than an increase in voters, Director of the Elections Research Center says.
Hilary Dugan in the Capital Times: Waterfront redevelopment plans must include water quality improvements
As part of one of the teams submitting a design proposal, Professor of Limnology argues that promoting ecology and restoration of the lakefront should be key considerations.
Barry Burden in Vox: Spilt-ticket voting makes an unexpected return
The Director of the Elections Research Center discusses the historical context of the practice of electing candidates from different political parties for different statewide, congressional, or presidential races
Humanities, amplified
The Constellations program encourages students to dive into critical questions, while fulfilling gen-ed requirements.
Nick Buttrick in the Los Angeles Times: Why former slave states became the base of U.S. gun culture
In an op-ed, Professor of Psychology argues that former slave states in the aftermath of the Civil War propagated the idea that guns keep a person safe and secure.
Manny Teodoro in AP News: Regulators can't do much when public water systems in poor communities fail
La Follette School of Public Affairs professor says they're limited to moral appeals and wagging fingers when problems arise.
Sound the retreat
Professor of sociology touts the advantages of managed retreat to prevent communities from being destroyed by environmental disasters.
Seven students win Troxell-Glicksman Awards
The Louise Troxell Award and Edna Kernwood Glicksman Award were created to honor the cause of women on this campus. Informally known as the Troxell-Glicksman Awards, they recognize outstanding junior or senior women from across UW–Madison, nominated by faculty or academic staff.
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