Media Mentions

As part of one of the teams submitting a design proposal, Professor of Limnology argues that promoting ecology and restoration of the lakefront should be key considerations.

The Director of the Elections Research Center discusses the historical context of the practice of electing candidates from different political parties for different statewide, congressional, or presidential races

In an op-ed, Professor of Psychology argues that former slave states in the aftermath of the Civil War propagated the idea that guns keep a person safe and secure.

La Follette School of Public Affairs professor says they're limited to moral appeals and wagging fingers when problems arise.

The water system in Jackson Mississippi remains broken. Teodoro, a researcher with the La Follette School of Public Affairs, suggests that creating a shared interest in maintaining water quality may be one place to start fixing things.

While wild mushrooms are widely regarded as poisonous and associated with decay, the Professor of Botany points out that they're essential to plant roots acquiring nutrients.

A Black couple saw the appraisal of their home rise more than $300,000 when they removed all traces of Blackness and had a white colleague stand in to present it. That's reminiscent of racially exclusive housing covenants from the 1960s, says the assistant professor of history.

Professor of political science reminds us that presidents don't possess the power to declassify documents at will.

As the Wisconsin Supreme Court declares ballot drop boxes illegal, former President Trump's efforts to have the decision apply retroactively to previous elections preserve his supporters' mistaken beliefs, says the Director of the Elections Research Center.