Social Sciences
Trail Blazer
Nancy Borghesi (BA, Economics, ’69) forged her own path as a woman in business — and wants to help students do the same.
Spring 2022
Repatriating the Ancestors
Anthropology colleagues are working with tribes to return the remains of ancestors and sacred objects.
Fall 2022
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Catalina Toma and her students take a deep dive into the dynamics of online relationships and the role of computer-mediated communication in our lives.
Spring 2022
Practicing Democracy
If history has taught us anything about keeping democracy alive in the U.S., it’s the importance of staying involved and informed.
Spring 2022
Positive Predictions
An anesthetic drug called ketamine shows promise as a treatment for depression.
Spring 2022
Dedicated to the Digital
Debra Pierce partnered with the L&S Instructional Design Collaborative (IDC) to refresh popular undergraduate course Media Fluency in the Digital Age to great reviews from students.
Spring 2023
Badger Network
For a Madison firm mapping the future of broadband access in rural places, L&S students and alumni are key to success.
Spring 2022
Rhetorically Speaking
Allison Prasch finds important truths in the words of U.S. presidents.
Fall 2023
Under the Gun
Nick Buttrick studies one of America’s most unusual psychologies.
Spring 2023