How Technology Will Transform This Year's Met Gala

This year the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s (MET) annual gala is inspired by the Costume Institute’s new exhibition, “Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion," and will get an assist from technology. Costumes spanning 400 years of fashion will be brought back to life with the use of traditional techniques and modern technology on May 6.

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A New Family Tree for Familiar Flowers

Thomas Givnish and his team of researchers reconstructed the rise, spread and species diversification of Calochortus, a large group of flowering plants in the lily family.

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A Step Forward for the Grammys?

According to Langston Collin Wilkins, an assistant professor of African American Studies, last week's 2024 Grammys represented progress.

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The Enduring Power of Nonviolent Protest

The Nonviolence Project aims to educate students and readers about the effectiveness of nonviolent protests around the world.

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A Walk in the (Dog) Park

As part of a UniverCity Alliance project, the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture helps the Village of Cottage Grove make the most of a new piece of land.

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Hot Reads 2023

L&S faculty members—and some Dean's Ambassadors too!—offer their thoughts on what should be next on your summer reading list.

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Focus on the Fathers

A Milwaukee-based research project brought together low-income and noncustodial fathers to discuss their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and inform efforts to better support fathers and families.

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How Invisible Labor Affects Relationships

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.

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