Sissel Schroeder on Wisconsin Life: "The most important archaeological site in Wisconsin"
Chair of Anthropology discusses the decades of work she's done at Aztalan, the Wisconsin site that once supported an ancient, sun-worshipping civilization.
Jordan Ellenberg in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: Partisans shouldn't have the power to gerrymander
As the Wisconsin Legislature debates a new set of proposed boundaries for Legislative and Congressional districts, the Professor of Mathematics talks about the ways in which the process is being manipulated.
Jon Pevehouse in the Wisconsin State Journal: Afghanistan soured citizens' taste for interventions
Professor of Political Science argues that the war in Afghanistan has shifted public opinion on interventions to create democracy or unseat governments.
Greg Nemet in the Washington Post: U.S. renewable energy use quadrupled in last decade
La Follette School of Public Affairs researcher says even experts working on solar and wind energy are surprised by the increase.
John Hawks on CNN: New discovery cements South Africa as rich area for human fossils
Professor of Anthropology comments on the discovery of the partial skull of a Homo naledi child by scientists working near Johannesburg.
Ken Mayer in The Capital Times: Polarization has become assymetrical in Wisconsin
Speaking as part of a panel at the UW's annual Diversity Forum, professor of political science talks about the impact of partisan division on voting rights.
Barry Burden on WTMJ-4: No outcry for clearing voter rolls this year
Unlike the contentious arguments in the year before the last presidential election, this year's purge of more than 200,000 names from the voter rolls in Wisconsin is part of a regular four-year maintenance cycle, says the Director of the Elections Research Center.
Barry Burden in the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel: What is 'ballot harvesting?'
As Wisconsin Republicans argue about whether to use 'ballot harvesting' in the upcoming gubernatorial election, the Director of the Elections Research Center points out that there's no singular definition to explain what it actually means.
Andrea Dutton in the New York Times: Progress on climate change not enough
Professor of Geoscience continues to warn that we're hurtling toward dangerous tipping points in our climate system.
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