L&S in the News: Week of Dec. 29, 2014

January 2nd 2015
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The College of Letters & Science is the liberal arts powerhouse at the core of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Our faculty members confront some of the world's most pressing issues and are often called upon to share their expertise and opinions with a variety of media outlets. The following is a selection of media coverage of L&S and its faculty, staff members, students and alumni from the past week.


With mindfulness meditation, the world doesn't necessarily change, your reactions to it do
Wisconsin State Journal (12/29/14)

Milwaukee student filmmaker helps victims of Bhopal tragedy
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (12/29/14)

The growing Mekong controversy
The Diplomat (12/29/14)

China faces crucial year as President Xi Jinping's pushes ahead with reform plans
South China Morning Post (12/29/14)

Sky's the limit
Big Ten Network (12/29/14)

Orson Welles at 100
Wall Street Journal (12/30/14)

The pitfalls of Rolling Stone Magazine's retraction
Wall Street Journal (12/30/14)

UW scientist says 2014 was year marked by climate change
Wisconsin Public Radio (12/31/14)

UW-Madison philosopher sings her way through cancer recovery
Wisconsin State Journal (1/2/15)

Plant-chomping deer having dramatic impact on forest change, study says
Madison.com (1/2/15)

Digging up the past
The Hindu (1/2/15)

Regime tightening screws on critics of Thai monarchy
AsiaOne (1/2/15)