L&S News

Jennifer L. Mnookin, Dean of the School of Law and Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been named the 30th leader of the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Known for years to his students and colleagues for his annual “final lecture,” William Cronon returned to campus recently for a retirement celebration, that prompted Susan Zaeske, associate dean for arts and humanities in the College of Letters & Science, to joke, “We’ve waited a long, long time for this: Bill Cronon’s final lecture!”

Based on the high-throughput computing (HTC) principles pioneered by L&S computer scientist and Morgridge Institute for Research investigator Miron Livny, a global consortium of astronomers was able to produce a dramatic image of a black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy.

La Follette graduate student Jenna Greene talks about her experience on UW's Earth RepAIR team competing for the Elon Musk-funded XPRIZE.

Professor of German Pamela M. Potter will research and receive mentorship among a community of scholars at one of the world’s foremost centers for intellectual inquiry.

Georgia Benkart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at UW-Madison, died unexpectedly on April 29 in Madison, Wisconsin, leaving behind a worldwide network of colleagues and former students who considered her not only a gifted mathematician, but also a dear friend and mentor.

Preeti Chopra, Professor of Visual Studies, South Asian Art and Architecture in the Department of Art History, receives prestigious Rome Prize for work in historic preservation and conservation.

New film by Dinesh D'Souza claims widespread illegal collection and delivery of ballots to drop boxes during the 2020 presidential election. The Director of the UW-Madison Elections Research Center calls the claims "impossible."

From mushrooms to mildews, fungi form the webs of life. UW experts are working to expand our knowledge of their roles and powers.