L&S in the News: Week of Oct. 13, 2014

October 20th 2014
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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.


The one book that Obama needs to read right now
The Washington Post (10/13/14)

Review: Doerr mesmerizes with tale of two teens
Wisconsin State Journal (10/13/14)

Update of state land-cover map to help figure deer range
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/13/14)

Three questions for UW political scientist Ken Mayer on Voter ID and elections
The Capital Times (10/13/14)

Want to train your brain to feel more compassion? Here’s how
Co.Exist (10/15/14)

Doug Moe: Wilder Deitz piano man with a jazzy plan
Wisconsin State Journal (10/15/14)

Fires and forest re-growth
KULR-TV (10/16/14)

Stressed out? UW-Madison researchers have a tool to measure mindfulness
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/16/14)

Voter ID backers claim opponents are the real racists
MSNBC (10/17/14)

Yoga helps war veterans get a handle on their PTSD
The Washington Post (10/17/14)

UW-Madison assistant professor receives grant to study solar cells
Daily Cardinal (10/17/14)

UW-Madison physicist known for South Pole telescope honored
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/17/14)

How one physicist’s pursuit of the cosmos took off in Antarctica
Smithsonian (10/17/14)