College of Letters & Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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.

Obituary: Margaret S. Lacy
Madison.com (10/20/14)

Build Your Compassion with These Mental Exercises
Lifehacker (10/21/14)

U.S. student loan debt is not killing homeownership
Reuters (10/21/14)

Professor William Cronon lectures on Wilderness Act anniversary
Daily Cardinal (10/22/14)

How football, media and technology affect polling in Wisconsin's governor's race
The Capital Times (10/22/14)

Why Pumpkin Fest riots are not like Ferguson
CNN (10/22/14)

38,000 TV ads in governor's race
Urban Milwaukee (10/22/14)

American Historical Association announces 2014 prize winners
AHA Today (10/22/14)

The speedy cartographers who map the news for the New York Times
Wired (10/23/14)

This scientist opened a new era in astronomy
Business Insider (10/23/14)

A post-recall shift is possible in 2014 gubernatorial election
The Capital Times (10/23/14)

Ad wars heat up in Wisconsin's governor's race
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (10/23/14)

45,000-year-old bone pinpoints era of human-Neanderthal sex
National Geographic (10/23/14)

Man's genome from 45,000 years ago is reconstructed
New York Times (10/23/14)

Neil Shively a newshound until the end
Wisconsin State Journal (10/23/14)

L&S in the News: Week of Oct. 20, 2014