Herb Kohl Philanthropies to donate $30 million to La Follette School
Herb Kohl Philanthropies will be donating $30 million to the La Follette School of Public Affairs to support renovations that will transform Music Hall into Herb Kohl Hall. The donation will help connect the growing school, which is currently spread across 28 buildings on campus.
L&S Dean Eric Wilcots Appointed as Interim Chancellor
Dean Wilcots will temporarily step away from the College on May 17 to lead UW–Madison.
Jack Williams in Newsweek: Winter's Last Gasp?
Professor of Geography speculates on the impacts of a warming winter to plants, wildlife and human activity in the Northern United States.
La Follette School in the Capital Times: Student Interest in Public Policy Skyrockets
The School is in the process of developing an undergraduate major to address growing student demand.
Searching for Wisconsin’s Dugout Canoes
Sissel Schroeder in Undark: Researchers compiling a digital library of the boats show how Indigenous practices persisted as landscapes changed.
Greg Nemet in Vox: Nuclear power goes small
If the industry is going to impact climate change, La Follette School of Public Affairs researcher suggests it will have to build many units to achieve economies of scale.
Allison Prasch in Newsweek: Biden Can Use Age to his Advantage
Assistant professor of communication arts suggests the President take a page from Ronald Reagan.
Rebekah Willett in The Atlantic: Children have a shared sense of folklore
And children have no interest in tracing where the games, rhymes, legends and trends they embrace and share come from, Information School professor says.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Absentee voting numbers soar above 2018 midterm elections
The increase is more about changes in voters' preferences than an increase in voters, Director of the Elections Research Center says.
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