L&S News

The Voyager Scholarship, also known as the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, is a national award that goes to outstanding college juniors who are pursuing careers in public service.

This year, three pieces published by the College’s communications team were honored with storytelling awards.

Sam Gellman studies synthetic molecules that could hold the key to a wide range of important scientific possibilities.

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.