L&S News

Communication Arts alum Steve Bornstein ’74 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is the Association’s highest honor and most high-profile and long-standing award. It celebrates prestigious graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the university over the course of their career or lifetime.

Laura Monahan, Museum Associate Director and Curator of Osteology, from the Department of Integrative Biology receives Board of Regents 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award

UW–Madison students will conduct hands-on research in partnership with industry, advancing research in the field while gaining real-world experience.

Computer Sciences alum Rajiv Batra MS’83 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Distinguished Alumni Award. The award is the Association’s highest honor and most high-profile and long-standing award. It celebrates prestigious graduates for their professional achievements, contributions to society, and support of the university over the course of their career or lifetime.

Sarah Smith Pancheri (Political Science ‘98) is a driving force behind Milwaukee’s annual Summerfest music festival.

African American Studies and Economics alum Alexander Gee ’85 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Luminary Award. The Luminary Award, in its inaugural year, recognizes alumni who serve as aspirational examples for others through their accomplishments in the areas of leadership, discovery, progress, and service.

Sociology alum Alex Hannah MS’13, PhD’16 receives Wisconsin Alumni Association Forward Award. The Forward Award acknowledges rising stars in various fields who exemplify the Wisconsin Idea through an emphasis on service, discovery, and progress.

Professor of Classics and Director of Integrated Liberal Studies begins new role in early August.

Assistant Professor of Sociology Allison Daminger studies how an imbalance in cognitive labor--things like planning, organization and follow-through--often unfairly affects women in relationships.