Students

L&S Dean’s Ambassadors is a select group that helps the dean see L&S through students’ eyes. We love these students’ willingness to share their wisdom and their experience with us! Recently, we asked them to name their favorite spaces on campus. The results are eye-opening!

Three seniors, graduating from the College of Letters & Science, have been selected by Dean Eric M. Wilcots for the Dean’s Prize. Candidates for this award completed a minimum of 24 Honors Program credits, made significant contributions to UW–Madison and the local community, completed an undergraduate thesis or major research project, and excelled in their classes.

The College of Letters & Science’s STEM Runway program helps students from underrepresented groups find their science path and thrive.

La Follette graduate student Jenna Greene talks about her experience on UW's Earth RepAIR team competing for the Elon Musk-funded XPRIZE.

From mushrooms to mildews, fungi form the webs of life. UW experts are working to expand our knowledge of their roles and powers.

Claire James will travel the world on a generous stipend that allows her to volunteer with community initiatives and understand more about the intersections of economics, poverty and geography.

An L&S graduate student, Jenna Greene, was a member of the team Earth RepAIR that made it to the top 60 in Elon Musk’s global XPrize Challenge. The team showcased UW-Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech.

Chemistry graduate student Erin Birdsall learned that you could work as a scientist in an art museum, so she applied for an internship as a “conservation chemist” in the Indianapolis Museum of Art. Funding from the Biotechnology Training Program here at UW made it possible.

Sociology graduate student Emily Burke gets the chance to bend the ear of Pope Francis.