L&S News

Our Department of German, Nordic, and Slavic+ experts dig into the mysteries of this dark holiday figure and how his legacy exemplifies the enduring power of folklore.

Theresa Delgadillo, professor and chair of the Chicanx/e & Latinx/e Studies Program, receives Modern Language Association prize for her book Geographies of Relation: Diasporas and Borderlands in the Americas.

Combining the forces of the current integrative biology and botany departments, the University’s Department of Biology within the College of Letters & Science will be a powerhouse in research and education.

The Fall 2025 issue of the Letters & Science magazine is here! Read about how L&S researchers are approaching the rise in flooding, the stories of alumni who have lived out the Wisconsin Idea and the journey to some of the College’s most significant discoveries.

After five years of diligent reading and meetings, a book club made up of largely L&S alumni is about to hit a major milestone.

Mead Witter School of Music Professor Edward Klorman explores the unlikely impacts of a famed composer’s most mysterious compositions.

Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs announces new undergraduate major in public policy – the first of its kind in Wisconsin – for fall 2026. Learn more about the major and watch the announcement video by Director Susan Webb Yackee.

A new cohort of L&S professors achieves a major career milestone.

Backed by funding from the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy, Hiroshi Maeda is pursuing a groundbreaking study on how to improve the ways plants absorb and use nitrogen.