The Hidden Cost of AI
Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity, potentially straining the nation’s power grid. L&S experts consider how that conundrum is likely to play out.
UW–Madison Awarded Prestigious National Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Research Designation
The designation recognizes the quality of the Doctoral Program in Computer Sciences and opens the door to greater resources and opportunities for research collaboration in cybersecurity.
Lori Lopez Named Associate Dean for the Social Sciences
Lopez, a professor of communication arts and director of the Asian American Studies Program, becomes the newest member of Dean Eric Wilcots' leadership team.
Forrest Jensen Is Building Communities for LGBTQ+ Students
Sociology major Forrest Jensen, winner of this year’s Alex and Demiana Hanna Pride Scholarship, believes in the power of activism.
Hot Reads 2024
For the 2024 version of our annual summer book recommendations, we’re collecting some sizzling works written by faculty, staff and alumni of the College of Letters & Science.
Mental Toll
Assistant professor Job Boerma from the Department of Economics is part of a team of researchers that put a price tag on the cost of mental illness to the U.S. economy.
Insignificant Significance
Art History alumnus Matthew Rarey wins a prestigious book prize by revealing important historical truths about a commonplace object.
Groundbreaking Ceremony Brings Irving & Dorothy Levy Hall One Step Closer to Reality
The future home for the humanities at UW–Madison is one step closer to becoming a reality as donors, campus and local officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Irving & Dorothy Levy Hall on May 2.
John Orrock Elected to Ecological Society of America
The integrative biology researcher is honored for his work on intersectional ecology.
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