Faculty

In an announcement today from the White House, Kim Ruhl, Curt and Sue Culver Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been appointed a member of the Council of Economic Advisers.

Bad Bunny’s sixth studio album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos, has been topping the charts, and the album visualizers are the result of a collaboration with UW–Madison Assistant Professor of History Jorell Meléndez-Badillo.

Five L&S faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators.

Director of University Opera David Ronis receives The American Prize in Directing (The Charles Nelson Reilly Prize) for his work in the 2023 production of La traviata. University Opera also secured a tie for second place in the college/university division of the American Prize in Opera Performance.

Corey Pompey reflects on his five years of heading the University of Wisconsin Marching Band.

Manny Teodoro digs into U.S. consumers’ deep-seated distrust of public water.

Dima Arinkin’s work helps to advance what some have called the Grand Unified Theory of Mathematics

It’s been another vibrant year of new music! We checked in with students, faculty members and a record-spinning alumnus to make sure we didn’t miss the best releases of this year.

L&S alumna and Long-Term Field Instructor Stefanie Primm helped found LOV Inc., a family-led community center aimed at supporting people with disabilities and their families.