L&S alumnus wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in UK
As a 2024 Marshall scholar, recent alumnus Nils Peterson will study for his master’s at Kings College London.
Just One Byte
L&S researchers are wrangling with the thorny ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence and computing.
A Pediatric Prognosis
James Li is part of an international consortium looking to upend the way mental health disorders are diagnosed.
Meet Jnae Thompson, student speaker for 2023 Winter Commencement
Winter commencement student speaker and L&S graduate, Jnae Thompson came to UW–Madison with a plan. But after two years, she realized her freshman-year goals no longer fit the person she was becoming. She took on the hard work of reimagining her future and herself, but she looks back with no regrets. Now, Thompson believes her own story might help others.
Andrea Dutton in the Washington Post: Ancient Warning of a Rising Sea
The Professor of Geoscience's latest findings focus on fossilized coral reefs in the Seychelle Islands, which show how high sea levels rose centuries ago--and, in an era of climate change, how high they might rise again.
Fall 2023 Letters & Science magazine
The fall 2023 issue of the Letters & Science magazine is here. Read about a professor who is radically rethinking the way mental health disorders are diagnosed, hear how researchers are grappling with thorny ethical issues in AI and computing and celebrate the University’s 175th anniversary.
Beaming With Pride: CDIS Supporters Make Their Mark On New Building
The School of Computer, Data, & Information Sciences (CDIS) invited UW supporters to make history by signing a 16-foot steel beam that now resides in the new building’s superstructure as part of a topping off celebration.
Cool Class: Making Words Count
Jordan Ellenberg is teaching students how to use numbers and data to support written arguments.
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