Sitcoms have evolved in some significant ways, and UW-Madison Comm Arts professor Jonathan Gray has tracked the laughs and the changes. Find out what he's learned: ls.wisc.edu/news/researchi…

Research conducted by UW-Madison Sociology's Christine Schwartz gets cited in this The Atlantic article discussing the reversal of a longtime trend: Now a greater number of highly educated women are more likely to marry a less-educated man. theatlantic.com/family/archive…

As we close the door on Women's History Month, we're taking a look at three of UW–Madison's most influential women EnglishUW majors. What can we learn from the stories of Helen C. White, Mabel Watson Raimey and Joyce Carol Oates? ls.wisc.edu/news/women-of-…

#DayoftheBadger 2025 kicks off a week from today (4/8-4/9). Need a refresher on what this annual giving event is all about, and why it's so important to L&S and its students? Click the link and find your answers. ls.wisc.edu/news/your-day-…

Grades are in! For Wisconsin's public water utilities, that is. La Follette School of Public Affairs's Manny Teodoro headed the Wisconsin Waterworks Excellence Project, which evaluated 570 public water utilities on quality, infrastructure/operations, finance and communications. wpr.org/news/wisconsin…

After three years as the assistant secretary of commerce for environmental observation and prediction for NOAA, UW Atmos/Ocean Sci professor Michael Morgan is back on campus. He talked research, federal funding and spring predictions with us. ls.wisc.edu/news/michael-m…

Day of the Badger 2025 is live! Help the College's Annual Fund support students by clicking on the link. Giving before 11:12 could help us win additional funds as part of a first-hour challenge! dayofthebadger.org/campaign/ls-an…

WE MADE OUR MATCH! Thanks to all who helped us meet our matching goal of 48 gifts! Let's keep the Party to Pay It Forward Going--can we make it to 75 gifts today? Visit go.wisc.edu/dotbls to support the College's Annual Fund and support out students! Wisconsin Alumni

Day two of Day of the Badger is underway! From this morning’s student cafe at Birge Hall to a Pet Challenge at noon, there’s lots to come, visit go.wisc.edu/dotbls to support our students!

Day of the Badger 2025 is wrapping up! As it winds down, we want to thank our generous donors for making this our best Day of the Badger ever! We’re so grateful for your support—and so are our students!

Congratulations to Alissa Choi, Pramana Saldin and Elliott Weix, the three L&S students who received 2025 Goldwater Scholarships, one of the preeminent scholarships in mathematics, natural sciences and engineering. news.wisc.edu/three-uw-madis…

Today and tomorrow, we're hosting the Wisconsin State Speech & Debate Festival, an event that features 3,208 high school students from 293 schools competing in 18 different speech, debate and performance events. ls.wisc.edu/news/speak-now…

UW–Madison scientists part of team awarded Breakthrough Prize in Physics physics.wisc.edu/2025/04/15/uw-…

Meet Cat Carroll, the winner of the 2025 Wolff Fellowship. After graduation, she'll spend the next year traveling to 7 countries around the world to tell the stories of communities directly impacted by historic and contemporary migration patterns. ls.wisc.edu/news/tracing-t…

Congratulations to the 245 undergraduates from UW-Madison L&S who were inducted into the Phi Beta Kappa academic society earlier this month! #OnWisconsin news.wisc.edu/245-students-i…

TOMORROW, April 30 @ 7 PM! WUD DLS @ UW–Madison and UW-Madison L&S welcome the 2011 co-winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics, Dr. Adam Reiss, for “An Evening with Adam Riess: The Surprising Expansion History of the Universe — A Donald Kerst Lecture Series Event.” union.wisc.edu/events-and-act…

COMING THIS SUNDAY: Our annual Fueling Discovery insert in the Wisconsin State Journal. Essays by faculty and stories about students and the important research we're doing at UW-Madison L&S. Miss it? No worries. We'll post a link on Monday.

Lots of fun with the Class of 2025 at our Pre-Commencement Party! Congratulations to all the graduates!

Missed our annual Fueling Discovery insert in yesterday's Wisconsin State Journal? You can peruse the entire issue online here: go.wisc.edu/fuelingdiscove… Check it out and learn about some of the critical research issues the College of Letters & Science is tackling.

In late April, we honored 17 faculty members with named chairs and professorships. Learn more about the professors, and why investiture is so critical to the success of the College. ls.wisc.edu/news/2025-l-s-…