L&S News

Chemistry professor Lloyd Smith named to Analytical Scientist Power List. The list honors analytical scientists who’ve had an impact in health, sustainability and innovation. Read a Q&A with professor Smith.

Benjamin “Ben” Hernandez Rodriguez, who died on Feb. 6 at age 78, had an extensive career at UW–Madison before retiring in 2015 as assistant dean emeritus for the College of Letters & Science.

The Center for Journalism Ethics will present the 2025 Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics to a team of three reporters from The Seattle Times for their work showing the barriers preventing young people from accessing treatment for opioid addiction in Washington.

19 exceptional L&S graduate students have been selected as recipients of the 2024-25 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards, recognizing their strengths and commitment surrounding the craft of teaching.

In Catalina Toma’s research, one thing is obvious: Technology plays an important role in people’s romantic relationships. Her findings look into the nuances of when this is a good or bad thing.

His first-ever class is through the Department of African American Studies, and it draws from his work in rebuilding communities here in Madison.

Thirteen L&S Tenure-track assistant professors and tenured faculty announced as 2025-26 Vilas Associates Competition awardees.

Sharon Yixuan Li, assistant professor of computer sciences is among 126 scientists across the United States and Canada that has been selected to receive the 2025 Sloan Research Fellows.

Sad to note the passing of Joe Elder, who spent more than 50 years at UW as a professor of sociology, Asian Languages and Cultures and Integrated Liberal Studies. Among other things, Joe helped create UW-Madison’s study abroad programs to India and Nepal and a certificate program for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender studies.