Social Sciences

What 40 years researching the critically endangered northern muriqui monkey taught Karen B. Strier about persistence.

Graduate student Alicia Barceinas Cruz explores the connection between nature and humans, seeking to unveil how they shape the Mexico–Guatemala border.

Alumna Shannon Hay Seeberan has revolutionized the medical aesthetics field with her company CloudMedSpas.

Kate Walsh is building innovative support systems to make help more accessible for sexual assault survivors.

Artificial intelligence offers an enticing array of benefits — but it also requires a growing supply of electricity, potentially straining the nation’s power grid. L&S experts consider how that conundrum is likely to play out.

17 College of Letters & Science faculty have been awarded fellowships from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2024-25. The awardees span across all four research divisions of L&S.

Doug Hamaker has been working in Madison’s restaurant scene for 13 years. His latest entrepreneurial endeavor, Comfort Fuel, merges health and comfort for a fast-casual dining experience.

Lopez, a professor of communication arts and director of the Asian American Studies Program, becomes the newest member of Dean Eric Wilcots' leadership team.

Researchers in the Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture see well-planned city infrastructure as a form of social justice.