L&S News

Professor of Anthropology John Hawks, who starred in last summer’s hit Netflix documentary Unknown: Cave of Bones, discusses what it’s like to tout science in a modern media landscape.

Kennia Coronado studies the way the Latino community participates in the political process — even when some members of the community aren’t eligible to vote.

The Fall 2023 semester is off to a great start! Here are some highlights taken by College of Letters & Science Student Photography Intern Isabelle Delfosse.

What started as a kitchen science experiment for Professor of Mathematics Saverio Spagnolie and his daughter has grown into a full-fledged study of levitation and dynamics of bodies in supersaturated fluids.

For Marla Ramirez, an assistant professor of History and Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, immigration research is personal.

In a career spanning five decades, Smeeding contributed to understanding poverty and inequality, and how to design more effective programs to reduce them.

A study by Associate Professor of Sociology Max Besbris shows stark differences in perceptions of Spanish rental housing ads across racial groups, provoking concern about residential segregation.

UW–Madison’s flamboyant fall fundraiser returns Oct. 5-6, 2023, and Letters & Science needs you to help us Fill the Hill.

The Art & Science of Human Flourishing helps students develop their own mental health toolkit to navigate their first year of college.