Natural & Physical Sciences

What started as a kitchen science experiment for Professor of Mathematics Saverio Spagnolie and his daughter has grown into a full-fledged study of levitation and dynamics of bodies in supersaturated fluids.

This fall, as most Badgers settle into Madison, astrophysics and international studies major Madeline Rutherford, will instead travel to Almaty, Kazakhstan, for a year of advanced Russian language study on the Russian Overseas Flagship Capstone Program, funded in part by the prestigious Boren Scholarship.

Winemaker Anne Ebenreiter Hubatch (Geology and Environmental Studies ‘99) blazes her own trail in Portland.

Laura Monahan, Museum Associate Director and Curator of Osteology, from the Department of Integrative Biology receives Board of Regents 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award

UW–Madison students will conduct hands-on research in partnership with industry, advancing research in the field while gaining real-world experience.

Professor of botany, Anne Pringle and team of researchers from UW–Madison and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service are first to document some of the complexity behind the mystery of why toxic mushroom has invaded the North American West Coast.

In a world dotted with mountains of geospatial data, Dr. Jonathan Nelson advocates for maps users can understand.

Six receive L&S Academic Staff Award honors in three categories: Early Career, Mid-Career, and the Judith Craig Distinguished Service Award.

Awards honor faculty and staff who have demonstrated exemplary performance both in terms of their positive impact on students and through distinctive contributions to their department, unit, and/or the College of Letters & Science.