L&S News

Fueling Discovery is a partnership between the College of Letters & Science and the Wisconsin State Journal celebrating research at L&S. Read about the changing trends in aircraft turbulence, the potential of quantum computing, the importance of groundwater quality and much more.

Kantrowitz is one of 24 scholars the Carnegie Corporation of New York selected from among 381 nominations across the country.

The highly selective distinction honors Strier's more than four decades of studying and working to protect an endangered monkey species.

King-Morgridge Scholar Angeline Morgado is the second Badger to ever win the Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Award. 

14 L&S students were among the 25 outstanding seniors who received 2026 Ginsberg Family Awards. Each spring, Student Affairs honors graduating seniors whose leadership, service, and scholarship have shaped the UW–Madison experience for all. 

In the Department of Communication Arts, there’s a community of music lovers who are testing their taste in a league that brings together generations of students and alumni. 

Conspiracy theories and the people who deal in them are often written off. With trends sending more people down the rabbit hole, Matthew Hannah decided it was time to academically investigate what sends people to these beliefs. 

Tomás Dodds is leading the new Public Tech Media Lab, which aims to be a resource for journalists hoping to be deliberate about how to ethically use new technology. 

AI’s influence now dominates the modern career-matching experience. But as Greg Downey’s research shows, it’s been that way for a lot longer than we think.