The Lubar Institute for the Study of the Abrahamic Religions (LISAR) opened in July, 2005, testimony to the vision and benefactions of Sheldon and Marianne Lubar of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Concerned about rising religious tensions worldwide and believing Jews, Christians and Muslims to be capable of prolonged and honest inquiry into both their common heritages and varying perspectives, they imagined a center that would advance mutual comprehension by mingling scholars with the general public, clergy with laity, and members of different faith communities with citizens of Wisconsin, the United States, and the world. Through encouraging people belonging to and/or interested in the Abrahamic traditions to engage each other and to find out more about both of these several traditions and their intersections, LISAR is dedicated to strengthening the values of religious pluralism so vital for sustaining American civil society and peaceful international discourse.

Director: Charles Cohen

Campus Address: 5222 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1821

Website: http://lisar.lss.wisc.edu/

The mission of the Department of African Languages and Literature is to provide research and teaching in the areas of African languages, linguistics, literature, and oral traditions. This includes work on both graduate and undergraduate levels, and emphasizes the development and application of analytical and methodological tools that will enable students to work effectively and imaginatively in the four areas.

Department Chair: Aliko Songolo

Campus Address: 1410 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2487

Website: http://african.lss.wisc.edu

The African Studies Program supports research, teaching, and outreach at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, bringing together scholars in multiple disciplines, students, teachers, and community partners to consider all aspects of land and life in Africa.

The African Studies Program is a U. S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center for Africa, a unit in the College of Letters and Science, and a member of the campus consortium of internationally oriented programs known as the International Institute.

Director: Gay Seidman

Campus Address: 205 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2380

Website: http://africa.wisc.edu/

The Department of Afro-American Studies is committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience, within and beyond the walls of the university. The department believes that the deepest understanding of the complex reality of race in America requires a truly interdisciplinary approach, one that draws on history and literature, the social sciences and the arts.

Approved by the Board of Regents in 1970, the Department of Afro-American Studies is an outgrowth of the student concern for relevance in higher education which was so dramatically evidenced on many college campuses during the late 1960s. Today, the department offers a wide variety of courses leading to both undergraduate and graduate degrees and is one of the most successful programs in the country.

Department Chair: Brenda Plummer

Campus Address: 4141 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1642

Website: http://afroamericanstudies.wisc.edu/

The UW-Madison Institute on Aging focuses on addressing the problems of aging, which include diseases and impairments (e.g., osteoporosis, dementia, Parkinson's, glaucoma, mobility problems) and the challenges of later life (e.g., widowhood, retirement, caregiving, relocation) as well as the potential of aging, which refers to the notable strengths, resources, and vitality of those in their 70's and beyond. The institute's goal is to understand the many factors (biological, psychological, social) that promote resilience as people age and to translate this knowledge to innovative educational and community intervention programs.

Director: Carol Ryff

Campus Address: 2245 Medical Sciences Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1818

Website: http://aging.wisc.edu/

The Center for the Study of the American Constitution examines the American Constitution through research, publication, and outreach. The centerpiece of these efforts is The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution. Twenty-one volumes have been published. The Center also has a long and substantial program of judicial education with alliances with the Federal Judicial Center, the Wisconsin Office of Judicial Education, and the National Judicial College in Reno.

Director: John Kaminski

Campus Address: University Club Building, 3rd Floor, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1865

Website: http://history.wisc.edu/csac/csac.htm

The American Indian Studies Program works to foster an environment in which the university community can discover, examine, and appreciate the cultures, traditions, and values that reflect the many contributions American Indians have made and continue to make to the quality of life in contemporary society. 

The program provides information, referral, and consultation to students, faculty, staff, and citizens throughout the state.  A major focus of the program is facilitating the development of leadership among Indian students to enhance their academic success and assist them in becoming involved in their communities.  An essential component of the program's mission is to focus attention and direct the resources of the University of Wisconsin to improve the lives of Wisconsin Indian people. 

Director: Rand Valentine

Campus Address: 315 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-5501

Website: http://amindian.wisc.edu/amindian.wisc.edu/AIS_Home.html 

The Department of Anthropology consists of several subfields, including: archaeology; biological anthropology; and sociocultural anthropology.  Comparative and empirical work—and fieldwork in particular—are the hallmarks of anthropology at UW-Madison. 

The department provides a focus on humans and societies in all their variation and similarity and works to reveal and understand the complex but organized diversity that has shaped the human condition, past and present.

Department Chair: Maria Lepowsky

Campus Address: 5240 Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2866

Website: http://www.anthropology.wisc.edu/index.php

The mission of the Department of Art History is to promote scholarly inquiry into the history of art in all its different media in a wide range of historical periods and world cultures.

Department Chair: Tom Dale

Campus Address: 232 Conrad A. Elvehjem Hall, 800 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2340

Website: http://www.arthistory.wisc.edu/index.html

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arts Institute speaks for and on behalf of the collective voice and vision of the arts at UW-Madison. The institute advances the arts as an invaluable resource to a vital university, and promotes all forms of artistic expression, experience, and interpretation as fundamental paths to engaging and understanding our world.

Director: Norma Saldivar

Campus Address: 324 Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-4086

Website: http://www.arts.wisc.edu/artsinstitute/index.html

The Asian American Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program that focuses on the scholarship and experiences of Americans, Pacific Islanders, and immigrants to the United States from Asian heritage groups. The Program sheds light on Asian American experiences and concerns, both historically and in contemporary society.

The Certificate in Asian American Studies provides students with an opportunity to develop a sustained intellectual focus on Asian American racial formation, communities, and culture. The Program also serves as a teaching and resource center not only for Asian Americans but for the University and Madison community as a whole.

Director: Lynet Uttal

Campus Address: 303 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2976

Website: http://polyglot.lss.wisc.edu/aasp/

The UW-Madison Astronomy Department's mission is to conduct cutting-edge research and to offer undergraduate students the highest quality education. The department conducts research in diverse areas of astronomy, from the physics of stars to cosmology, in observation and theory, and through the construction of forefront instruments for our complement of telescopes. The Department of Astronomy prides itself in an inclusive, diverse, and friendly scientific environment.

From a traditional strength in observational astronomy and space- and ground-based instrumentation, and a long history of world-leading research in the study of astrophysical gases and the interstellar medium, the department is pursuing traditional as well as new avenues, with a recent emphasis on the observational and theoretical study of the physics of the stars and the formation and evolution of galaxies.

Department Chair: Jay Gallagher

Campus Address: 2535 Sterling Hall, 475 N. Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3071

Website: http://www.astro.wisc.edu/

Since 1948, the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences has grown into one of the leading departments in its field. The department has strong graduate and undergraduate programs which are nationally recognized. The department specializes in climate systems, including the ocean; satellite and remote sensing; and weather systems, including synoptic-dynamic meteorology.

The department pursues research with a combination of theory, modeling, and diagnostic studies. It supports this work with a foundation of first-year graduate core courses, and an appealing range of electives for both graduate and undergraduate students. 

Department Chair: Jon Martin

Campus Address: 1225 Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2828

Website: http://www.aos.wisc.edu/

The Biological Aspects of Conservation (BAC) major is designed to provide students broad training in biological and related disciplines most relevant to conservation. The program emphasizes basic knowledge of natural history, whole organism biology, ecological interactions, and conservation biology.

Aldo Leopold and Norman Fassett first initiated this major in the 1940s to prepare individuals for careers as game wardens, ranger naturalists, and museum workers. These opportunities continue and have expanded to include work in environmental education; forest, game and park management; endangered species research and recovery efforts; and work with private conservation organizations.  

Department Chair: Don Waller

Campus Address: 445 Henry Mall, Room 118, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-9690

Website: http://www.biology.wisc.edu/Academic_Programs/BAC/index.asp

The Harlow Center for Biological Psychology is located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It is administered through the Department of Psychology and has long been home to internationally recognized research on behavioral and developmental psychology. The Harlow Center is affiliated with, but independent from, the adjacent Wisconsin Primate Research Center.

Objectives for the Harlow Center are as follows:

• To maintain a healthy and productive nonhuman primate colony in order to facilitate psychological and biomedical research at the University of Wisconsin.
• To evaluate and apply modern animal husbandry techniques to ensure the optimal care of rhesus monkeys involved in our breeding and research projects.
• To investigate the relationship between physiological processes and behavior, especially the neurobiological substrate of cognition, sensory perception, and emotions.
• To determine the influence of genetic, prenatal, and environmental factors on the maturation of immune responses in the young infant.
• To assess the effect of environmental factors and life style, such as alcohol consumption, on the development and functioning of the brain, especially with respect to psychological and learning capabilities.
• To ascertain the influence of nutritional factors on pregnancy and infant development, especially with regard to iron deficiency anemia.

Director: Christopher Coe

Campus Address: Department of Psychology, 22 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3550

Website: http://psych.wisc.edu/primatelab/primatelabhome.html

Biocore is an award-winning intercollegiate honors program. It is a challenging four semester introductory biology sequence that provides a broad, in-depth, and integrated background for students interested in any area of biological science.  

Biocore is not a major but fulfills some or all of the biology requirements for a variety of biological science majors, including many in the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences as well as in the College of Letters & Science and the School of Education. The faculty and staff associated with the program are drawn from departments across campus and are deeply committed to undergraduate education.

Director: Jeff Hardin

Campus Address: 361 Noland Hall, 250 North Mills Street

Phone: (608) 265-2870

Website:  http://www.biocore.wisc.edu/

UW–Madison's Institute for Biology Education is dedicated to fostering excellence and innovation in biology education on campus, in the surrounding communities, and beyond.

UW–Madison offers incredible resources in the biological sciences—over 30 different bioscience majors across seven different schools and colleges, and hundreds of faculty and staff members conducting research and teaching in the biological sciences on every subject from molecules and cells to populations and ecosystems. Start exploring biology at UW–Madison right now by visiting the websites of various academic departments, research institutes, programs and centers in the biological sciences:

Director: David L. Nelson

Campus Address: 445 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-2600

Website: http://www.biology.wisc.edu/

The Biology Major is designed for students who are interested in a broad exposure to the concepts and methodologies of the biological sciences, as well as those interested in a more specific sub-discipline. The focus of the student’s program is determined by the student with a biology advisor of the student’s choosing. This major is appropriate for students interested in post-graduate careers in any biological science or health profession. It is also appropriate for students who think that a good knowledge of biology and the scientific process will help them in a non-biological career.

Campus Address: 445 Henry Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-9690

Email: biologymajor@icbe.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.biology.wisc.edu/Academic_Programs/Biology/

The Department of Botany's mission is to discover, maintain, and transmit knowledge concerning basic plant biology and provide leadership in the biological sciences.

Students and researchers have access to leading-edge microscopy facilities, an 8,000 square foot greenhouse complex, a unique APGII-organized garden, and the Wisconsin State Herbarium's 1,000,000 specimens. Department degree programs offer studies in molecular, genetic, cellular, and developmental biology, through physiology, structural botany, molecular systematics, taxonomy, ecology, ethnobotany and evolution.

Department Chair: Don Waller

Campus Address: 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1057

Website: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/

The History of Cartography Project is a research, editorial, and publishing venture drawing international attention to the history of maps and mapping. The Project's major work is the multi-volume History of Cartography series. Its inter-disciplinary approach brings together scholars in the arts, sciences, and humanities. By considering previously ignored aspects of cartographic history, the Project encourages a broader view of maps that has significantly influenced other fields of study.

Director: Matthew Edney

Campus Address: 470 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3992

Website: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/histcart/

The Chazen Museum of Art opened in 1970 as the Elvehjem Art Center to consolidate works of art on campus and to support the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s mission of education, research, and public service. In 1978 it became the Elvehjem Museum of Art and in 2005, in honor of a lead gift towards its expansion by alumni Simona and Jerome Chazen, was renamed the Chazen Museum of Art. The earlier Conrad A. Elvehjem Building, also home to the Art History Department and the Kohler Art Library, continues to honor the memory of the former President of the University who served in that role from 1958 to 1962. The expansion facility opened in 2011, doubling the museum's size.

The Chazen is home to more than 21,000 objects in its permanent collection including noteworthy collections of contemporary sculpture, Japanese prints, and works by Wisconsin artists. The Chazen's permanent collection is searchable on the museum's website. The museum also mounts temporary exhibitions. Museum programs including opening receptions for these exhibitions, the Sunday afternoon film program, and the "Sunday Afternoon Live from the Chazen" broadcast concert series are free and open to the public and to the campus community.

Director: Russell Panczenko

Campus Address: 800 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2246

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday; 9:00am-9:00pm Thursday; 11:00am-5:00pm Saturday and Sunday

Closed Mondays and closed Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day

Website: http://www.chazen.wisc.edu/

The Institute for Chemical Education (ICE) is a national center for science educators to develop and disseminate ideas. ICE's efforts are evident in kits and publications, in programs for students and for teachers, and in research in chemical education.

Since its founding in 1983, ICE has led the drive to help teachers revitalize science in schools throughout the United States. From "approachable" science for K–3 teachers (Super Science Connections) through nanoscale exhibits for the public to research experiences for teachers, ICE has something for all chemistry teachers and students.

Director: John W. Moore

Campus Address: Department of Chemistry, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3033

Website: http://ice.chem.wisc.edu/

The mission of the Chemistry Learning Center is to assist students who are enrolled in general and organic chemistry courses in becoming successful and independent learners. Participation is voluntary and there is no fee. The center offers a supportive learning environment where students meet in small groups with staff to work out effective strategies for mastering the chemical content.  

Director: Tony Jacob

Campus Address: B311 F. Daniels and J.H. Mathews Chemistry Building, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-5497

Website: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/areas/CLC/index.htm

For decades, Chemistry at Wisconsin has attracted outstanding graduate students, faculty, postdoctoral associates and visiting scholars. The long and continuing tradition of excellence in the department has many direct and indirect benefits for graduate students.

In addition to having a broad choice of high quality courses, seminars, and research projects, students benefit from informal interactions with exceptional research scientists at all levels of experience. The reputation for excellence in the department is recognized locally and nationally by funding agencies and corporate research sponsors.

Department Chair: Jim Weisshaar

Campus Address: 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Email: chemdept@chem.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/

The Program in Chican@ and Latin@ Studies offers a systematic and interdisciplinary analysis of Mexican-and Latin-American-origin people, cultures, and collectivities within the United States.  The program is designed to provide students with a broad knowledge base and the intellectual tools to understand the unity and diversity of U.S. Latina/o populations.

The Program in Chican@ and Latin@ Studies trains students in the study of Chicana/os and Latina/os, as well as to introduce them to the central questions, topics, and applications that have emerged in this field of inquiry.

Associate Director: Petra Guerra

Campus Address: 312 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-4486

Website: http://www.chicla.wisc.edu/ 

The Center on Child Welfare Policy and Practice (CCWPP) is a joint effort between the School of Social Work (SSW) and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CCWPP engages in inter-disciplinary efforts to inform child welfare policy and practice knowledge through enhanced collaboration and communication among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. Center research activities focus on the development and enhancement of child maltreatment prevention and intervention activities, and the generation of knowledge to promote family well-being in populations involved or at risk of involvement with the child welfare system. The CCWPP works cooperatively with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to identify research needs and priorities and translates research findings to state and county governments, the child welfare training system and other entities that provide professional education, and child and family service and advocacy agencies.

Center Co-Directors: Kristen Shook-Slack (ksslack@wisc.edu) and Jennifer L. Noyes (jnoyes@ssc.wisc.edu)

Campus Address: Room 128, 1350 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608)263-3671 (Slack) or (608)262-7990 (Noyes)

Website: http://ccwpp.wisc.edu/

Classics is one of the University of Wisconsin's three original departments, dating back to 1849. Today's faculty have research and teaching interests that encompass the fields of archaeology, Egyptology, epigraphy, ethnic studies, gender studies, historiography, philosophy, tragedy, poetry, and medieval literature.

The department maintains strong ties with the departments of Anthropology, Art History, Comparative Literature, English, Hebrew and Semitic Studies, History, and Philosophy, as well as with programs in Legal, Religious, and Women's Studies. It has been closely involved with the program in Integrated Liberal Studies since its inception in the 1930's as the flagship of liberal education at Wisconsin.

Department Chair: Laura McClure

Campus Address: 910 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2041

Website: http://classics.lss.wisc.edu/

The Center for Communication and Democracy is a research and action project at UW-Madison. The goals of the center are to study how citizens can use new communications technologies to advance democratic discussion and civic participation; to explore the relationships between geographic communities and the emerging world of cyberspace; to explore the structural relations among communications and information markets, the civic sector, and government to find relationships necessary to build and sustain a public sphere in communication that is not dominated by the market, while sustaining economic growth and technological innovation; and to ask what government policies are most appropriate for combining the vibrancy of the market with the common needs of citizens in the sphere of communication.

Director: Lewis Friedland

Campus Address: 5138 Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Email: lfriedla@wisc.edu

The Instructional Media Center is the media hub of the Communication Arts Department. In addition to providing equipment and computer lab facilities for Communication Arts media production students, the IMC provides technical assistance to the graduate students, faculty, and staff of the department. 

Supervisor: Erik Gunneson

Campus Address: 3160 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Front Desk Phone: (608) 263-6664

Website: http://commarts.wisc.edu/imc/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison was one of the first universities to establish a program in communication, and its Communication Arts Department has taken a leading role in the development of the discipline throughout its history. The department offers a variety of courses focusing on the principal media and modes of human communication.

Whether a course deals with film, electronic media, rhetoric, or interpersonal communication, it is designed to encourage students to enhance and develop their own capacities for critical appraisal, reflection, and expression, and to expand their capacities for participation in the communication-driven social and civic life of the twenty-first century.

Department Chair: Michele Hilmes

Campus Address: 6117 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2543

Website: http://commarts.wisc.edu/info/

The Center for Communication Research is dedicated to promoting communication research at the University of Wisconsin and beyond.  Situated within the UW’s Department of Communication Arts and housed in Vilas Hall, the Center is staffed by the Department’s Communication Science faculty and graduate students.

Director: Michael Xenos

Campus Address: Vilas Communication Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2543

Website: http://ccr.commarts.wisc.edu/

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders prepares the next generation of scholars, clinicians, and leaders in the field of communication sciences and disorders. The undergraduate program provides students with a thorough grounding in theoretical and applied aspects of the discipline.

The Masters of Science (MS) and Doctor of Audiology (AuD) programs train students to provide state-of-the-art service to individuals with communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. The Doctoral (PhD) and MS/PhD programs provide students with the breadth and depth of knowledge necessary to become independent scholars and educators and leaders for the future.

Department Chair: Gary Weismer

Campus Address: Goodnight Hall, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3951

Website: http://www.comdis.wisc.edu/index.htm

Students in the Department of Comparative Literature and Folklore have the opportunity to study texts from various historical periods and cultural and literary movements and to develop the intellectual fluency necessary to pose and begin to answer fundamental questions regarding the place of the literary text in society, in cultural traditions, and in aesthetic thought generally. They may also pursue more advanced questions of specific modes of literary analysis and of the function of the literary.

The study of folklore engages varied comparative and interdisciplinary approaches in a broad range of courses on oral, material, social, and spiritual aspects of African, Middle Eastern, Asian, European, American Indian, North, Central, and South American folklore, on theory and the history of scholarship, and on the public presentation of folklore through archives, exhibits, festivals, media productions, and other modes of representation.

Department Chair: Mary Layoun

Campus Address: 2402 Sterling Hall, 475 Charter St., Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3059

Website: http://complit.lss.wisc.edu/ and http://folklore.wisc.edu/

Formed in 1964, Computer Sciences consistently ranks in the top ten computer science departments in the U.S. The department's faculty, staff, and students have established a tremendous learning environment.

Computer Sciences offers a state of the art undergraduate curriculum that is continually updated by the faculty research experience. This includes project-oriented courses in computer animation, computer architecture, databases, networking, operating systems, programming languages and compilers and software engineering. These systems courses are complimented by undergraduate analysis courses in algorithms and complexity, systems performance modeling and analysis, numerical analysis and math programming.

Department Chair: Jeffrey Naughton

Campus Address: 1210 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1204

Website: http://www.cs.wisc.edu/

Website: http://history.wisc.edu/goldberg/goldberg.htm

The Creative Writing Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison provides a full range of opportunities for undergraduates, graduate students, and, through the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing's fellowships, post-graduates to study, practice, and receive recognition in the genres of poetry and fiction. While the program's primary emphasis is on those genres, it additionally offers classes in creative nonfiction and playwriting. The Creative Writing Program also sponsors readings throughout the academic year that are always free and open to the public.

Campus Address: The Department of English, 7195 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3800

Website: http://creativewriting.wisc.edu/

Criminal Justice Certificate Program studies focus on the causes of crime and delinquency, examine fundamental concepts underlying the practice of justice, and analyze the impact of crime on our society. The inner workings of criminal justice agencies are reviewed through an internship component and options for controlling crime are surveyed. Students are challenged to consider new ways of preventing and handling crime. Studies are completed in tandem with a chosen major.

Upon completion of all UW and college requirements and graduation, students are awarded an inscribed Certificate in Criminal Justice.

Director: Howard Erlanger

Campus Address: 8139 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Email: cjcp@ssc.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/clsj/cjcphome.html

The Center for Demography and Ecology is a multi-disciplinary faculty research cooperative for social scientific demographic research whose membership includes sociologists, rural sociologists, economists, epidemiologists, and statisticians. CDE is one of the leading centers of social science research in the world, as indicated by the scholarly productivity of its faculty, the level of extramural funding secured by researchers, the production and distribution of high quality demographic data, and the quality of its graduate training program. The intellectual and collegial environment of the Center makes it an exciting and stimulating place in which to conduct research.

Many CDE members have overlapping memberships in cooperating research and training units, which include the Institute on Aging, the Institute for Research on Poverty, the LaFollette Institute for Public Affairs, the Applied Population Research Laboratory, the population and health program in the Department of Population Health Sciences, the University of Wisconsin Survey Center, and the Social Systems Research Institute and a variety of academic departments.

Director: James Walker

Campus Address: 4412 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, Wisconsin 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2182

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cde/home.htm

The Center for Demography of Health and Aging (CDHA) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of fourteen P30 demography centers on aging sponsored by the National Institute on Aging. Major research themes include: midlife development and aging, economics of population aging, inequalities in health and aging, and international comparative studies of health and aging.

Director: Alberto Palloni

Campus Address: Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-9836

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/cdha/

The Dictionary of American Regional English (DARE) is a multi-volume reference work that documents words, phrases, and pronunciations that vary from one place to another across the United States.  The entries in DARE include regional pronunciations, variant forms, some etymologies, and regional and social distributions of the words and phrases. 

A striking feature of DARE is its inclusion of selected maps in the text that show where words were found in the 1,002 communities investigated during the fieldwork. 

Chief Editor: Joan Hall

Campus Address: 6125 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3810

Website: http://dare.wisc.edu/

The Department of East Asian Languages and Literature includes instruction in Chinese, Japanese and Korean.  

The department teaches a range of courses and activities which impart an understanding of the culture and civilization of the East Asian countries. With the completion of three basic years of the language, students will be prepared to handle various types of colloquial language. Most majors pursue advanced studies in linguistics or literature, while others combine an interest in China, Japan or Korea with a degree in business, education, engineering or journalism.

Department Chair: Naomi McGloin

Campus Address: 1212 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2291

Website: http://eall.wisc.edu/

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) is the focal point connecting East Asia to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. One of the UW-Madison’s eight federally funded National Resource Centers, CEAS is dedicated to all aspects of research, education and outreach related to China, Japan and Korea.  

CEAS encourages and supports the cross-disciplinary and interdisciplinary study of East Asia. The center helps to coordinate the community for the study of East Asia on campus, across the UW system, and throughout the state of Wisconsin. The center also disseminates knowledge about East Asia to better the education and cultural literacy of UW students as well as the general public.            

Director: Gene Phillips

Campus Address: 333 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3643

Website: http://eastasia.wisc.edu/

The Department of Economics is a top teaching and research department comprised of a dedicated group of faculty, staff and students who lead the field in current economic issues. The mission of the department is to understand the decisions of businesses and consumers as well as the implications and causes of contemporary economic issues by developing a systematic and thorough understanding of precisely how economic systems operate.

The Department of Economics is one of the fastest growing departments here at the University due to the relevance of its subject matter in current affairs, and the excellent reputation of teaching and scholarship within the department.

Department Chair: Karl Scholz

Campus Address: Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2989

Website: http://www.econ.wisc.edu/

Director: John Fournelle

Campus Address: Department of Geoscience, 1215 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-7964 or (608) 265-4798

Website: http://www.geology.wisc.edu/~johnf/sx51.html

The mission of the Institute for Elementary Particle Physics Research is to promote research at the interface of theory and experiment in particle physics, with emphasis on the interpretation of experimental data, the design of new experiments, and the construction and testing of theoretical models. The Institute's research is data-driven and encompasses collider physics, neutrino physics, particle astrophysics, particle cosmology, and low-energy physics. The Institute is internationally recognized for its leadership in this research.

Close interaction with experimental programs worldwide is a hallmark of the institute. The group has made many suggestions for probing models of particle interactions with existing and future experiments and has provided the field theory calculations which connect experimental results with the underlying theory description.

Director: Vernon Barger

Campus Address: Department of Physics, 2320 Chamberlain Hall, 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Website: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/research/particle-pheno.html

The Intensive English Program provides quality instruction to adults who wish to improve their proficiency in English. English as a Second Language offers full-time 15-week programs in the fall and spring semesters and an 8-week program in the summer.

Students learn to: speak accurately and fluently, express ideas in writing, understand lectures and informal speech, read efficiently and quickly, and become confident in English.

Director: Sandy Arfa

Campus Address: 5134 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3780

Website: http://www.english.wisc.edu/esl/

The Department of English includes a wide array of disciplines in contemporary English studies: literary studies, composition and rhetoric, creative writing, English linguistics and English as a second language. The department offers a strong undergraduate major in literature, with complementary tracks in creative writing and linguistics.

Along with the undergraduate curriculum, the department offers four programs of graduate study in literary studies, rhetoric and composition, English linguistics and creative writing.

Department Chair: Theresa Kelley

Campus Address: 7195 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3760

Website: http://www.english.wisc.edu/

Website: http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/

The Center for European Studies (CES) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison belongs to a select group of U.S. Department of Education “Title VI” National Resource Centers that are granted funds to educate university audiences, the K-14 community, the broader public and state agencies about Europe.

CES brings together scholars from across the campus to investigate all aspects of Europe - from business to borders.  CES links departments, courses, and people, and offers further stimulation through symposia, conferences, and guest speakers on a variety of topics concerning Europe.

Director: Ellen Sapega

Campus Address: 213 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-6295

Website: http://uw-madison-ces.org/

The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) promotes and supports scholarship, teaching, and outreach activities aimed at improving understanding of the European Union as a complex, evolving governance system and international actor while also enhancing awareness of the scope of EU‐US relations and promoting "people-to-people" links among EU and US students, academics, policymakers and citizens.

The EUCE organizes well-integrated, multidisciplinary programs centered around three themes: the EU as a global actor, transformations of European law and governance, and exporting EU governance. The UW‐Madison first won a grant from the European Commission to establish a European Union Center in 1998. In 2005 the center was among 10 in the U.S. that won continued funding for three‐year cycles as European Union Centers of Excellence. In 2008, the European Commission renewed the Center's funding through 2011 with a grant of 300,000 Euro.

Director: Myra Marx Ferree

Campus Address: 213 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-8040

Bold: http://eucenter.wisc.edu/

The J.F. Crow Institute for the Study of Evolution is a cross-college institute supported by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, College of Letters and Sciences, and the Laboratory of Genetics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

The mission of the Institute is to foster multidisciplinary research to address complex biological problems facing society, and to improve public understanding of evolution through education and outreach.

Director: David Baum

Website: http://www.evolution.wisc.edu/

Researchers at the Wisconsin Center for Film and Theater Research may study more than a century of cinema, radio, television, and theater through moving images, visual materials and manuscripts. Collections donated by some of Hollywood's most renowned directors, producers, screenwriters and actors, often augmented by viewing copies of their most significant works, provide complementary documentation for both the art and business of Hollywood's Golden Age, as well as more modern independent and experimental filmmaking. The Center's television collections are especially rich for the pre-videotape era, when programs were either broadcast live and copied onto kinescope or produced and broadcast using film. The history of the Broadway stage and important regional theaters can be traced through the manuscripts, photographs and other visual materials.

Director: Vance Kepley

Campus Address: Wisconsin Historical Society, 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 264-6466

Website: http://wcftr.commarts.wisc.edu/

The Department of French and Italian is recognized as a leader in literary and critical scholarship, and for a tradition of excellence in teaching and pedagogical research and training.  The department is proud of its reputation for interdisciplinary innovation in curriculum and technology. 

The programs offered in both French and Italian are considered to be among the finest in North America.  The department's faculty are distinguished scholars with teaching and research experience in universities in many countries on several continents. 

Department Chair: Patrick Rumble

Campus Address: 618 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3941

Website: http://frit.lss.wisc.edu/

The Center for Research on Gender and Women was established in 1977 and serves as a unit of the Department of Gender and Women Studies to promote greater knowledge and understanding about gender and women’s studies both in the US and globally. It promotes scholarly interactions among gender studies researchers on campus, as well as linkages with women’s studies scholars nationally and internationally. It serves as a resource center for public and private institutions both in Wisconsin, the US and globally. The Center raises funds for and organizes collaborative research projects across campus. It organizes events on campus, sponsors competitions for research funds and awards, hosts visiting scholars, builds institutional partnerships on and off campus, and publishes a campus wide ebulletin.

Director: Aili Mari Tripp

Campus Address: 3409 Sterling Hall, 475 N. Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706 

Phone: (608) 263-2053

Website: http://womenstudies.wisc.edu/CRGW/

The mission of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies is to expand the understanding and appreciation of women's lives and experiences both historically and in contemporary societies. The department defines education and learning in the broadest sense, including coursework, research, and a wide range of educational programs on and off campus.

Department Chair: Jane Collins

Campus Address: 3321 Sterling Hall, 475 North Charter Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-4704

Website: http://www.womenstudies.wisc.edu/

For the past 75 years, UW-Madison has been home to one of the top ranked geography departments in the nation.  The strength of the department is reflected in its ability to attract top-caliber students, compete for significant research funding, and publish foundational scholarly work. This commitment to excellence is reflected in the fact that the department has continuously been ranked among the top three programs in the country since rankings began in 1924.

The Geography Program is organized into four major thematic areas: physical geography, people-environmental studies, cartography and GIS, and human geography

Department Chair: Kris Olds

Campus Address: 160 Science Hall, 550 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2138

Website: http://www.geography.wisc.edu/

The mission of the Department of Geoscience is to research and disseminate information on the structure, chemistry, physics, and evolution of the Earth; life on Earth and in the solar system; and the interaction between physical, chemical, and biological processes that shape the Earth.

The department strives for breadth and excellence in our coverage of the subdisciplines within geoscience and in the creation, integration, application, and transfer of knowledge in these fields. Faculty and students aim to be at the forefront of scientific research, to reach a broad audience from students to specialists, and to provide knowledge useful  society. The department believes that research and the creation of new knowledge are intimately inter-related with, and essential to, our programs of graduate and undergraduate education, to the Wisconsin Idea, and to the extension of the Wisconsin Idea to the world.

Department Chair: Brad Singer

Campus Address: Weeks Hall, 1215 Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-8960

Website: http://geoscience.wisc.edu/

The Center for German and European Studies (CGES) is a joint effort of faculty representing various disciplines who pursue research and teaching interests in German and European Studies.  The DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) recently renewed funding for the Center after ten years of success with interdisciplinary work on German and European Studies. 

Devoted to the development of the next generation of scholars and the production of new knowledge relating to Germany and Europe, CGES continues to support research, teaching, and outreach in a broad range of fields and disciplines.  The Center houses a series of themes which cover contemporary Germany and Europe from a trans-Atlantic perspective, involving faculty, graduate students, and visiting scholars.

Director: Marc Silberman

Campus Address: 213 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone:  (608) 265-8032

Website: http://daadcenter.wisc.edu/

The Department of German, established in 1890, is one of the oldest, largest, and highest ranked in the United States. Through its comprehensive undergraduate and graduate programs, it offers a rich and challenging environment in which to pursue the study of all aspects of the literatures, cultures, and languages of the German-speaking countries.

As a leading department, its distinguished faculty has long been recognized internationally for its historical breadth and intellectual depth in German literature, thought, and culture from the Middle Ages to the present, as well as in Germanic linguistics and Dutch language, literature and culture. 

Department Chair: Sabine Gross

Campus Address: 818 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2192

Website: http://german.lss.wisc.edu/new_web/

The Max Kade Institute is an interdisciplinary unit dedicated to researching the story of German-speaking immigrants and their descendants in a global and multicultural context; preserving American print culture and personal documents in the German language; and sharing the Institute’s resources through teaching, publications, community outreach, and public programming.  

The Institute’s Library and Archives include one of the largest collections of German-language materials published in North America, as well as a growing collection of primary source documents such as letters, diaries, photographs, and land and business records; and its North American German Dialect Archive contains several thousand hours of recordings of German dialects spoken by immigrants from German-speaking lands and their descendants, which were made between the mid-1940s and the present.  

Director:  Cora Lee Kluge

Campus Address: 901 University Bay Drive, Madison, WI 53705

Phone: (608) 262-7546

Website: http://mki.wisc.edu/

The Global Cultures Program is an interdisciplinary certificate program in the College of Letters and Science. The Program offers students the opportunity to participate in a systematic comparison of world cultures in their global context.

The program draws on the rich array of area studies courses and comparative studies courses offered at the UW-Madison, providing a framework for linkages between cross-cultural academic work and study abroad programs. Global cultures focuses on comparisons between cultures, both Western and non-Western, and offers courses drawn from more than 30 departments.

Director: Ruben Medina

Campus Address: 301 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-2631

Website: http://globalcultures.wisc.edu/

Founded in 1991 as a center for the study of peace, security, and international cooperation, the Global Studies Program  first emerged as a member of a scholarly consortium with counterparts at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota.  Funded by Title VI of the Higher Education Act since 2003, Global Studies emphasizes research, teaching, and outreach as its foundational and complementary missions.      

Director: B. Venkat Mani

Campus Address: 301 Ingraham hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone:  (608) 265-2631

Website: http://global.wisc.edu/

Website: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/

The Department of Hebrew & Semitic Studies teaches Hebrew as a classical and living language and provides the opportunity to study the literature and thought of the cultures based on that language, including biblical Israel, rabbinic and medieval Judaism, and modern Israel.

Courses are also offered in areas of study cognate to the above: Semitic languages, archaeology, and Jewish cultural history. Advanced courses teach the methodology of scholarly investigation.

Department Chair: Ronald Troxel

Campus Address: 1346 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3204

Website: http://hebrew.wisc.edu/

For nearly twenty years the Center for the History of Print Culture in Modern America has been fostering the interdisciplinary study of print culture, through lectures and colloquia, biennial conferences, and the University of Wisconsin Press series "Print Culture History in Modern America." The Center encourages scholarly work on the authorship, reading, publication and distribution of print--and now digital--materials, produced by those at both the center and the periphery of power.

Director: Christine Pawley

Campus Address: School of Library and Information Studies, 4234 Helen C. White Hall, 600 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2945

Website: http://slisweb.lis.wisc.edu/~printcul/

The Program in the History of Science, Medicine, and Technology is one of the largest and oldest academic programs of its kind in the United States. Administered by the Department of the History of Science, and staffed by faculty from the departments of History of Science and Medical History & Bioethics, the program is known for the strength and diversity of its areas of study and its warm, collegial environment.

All historical aspects of science, medicine, and technology receive attention - from their internal development to their broader social contexts, including their relationships with institutions, philosophy, religion, and literature.

Department Chair: Thomas Broman

Campus Address: 210 Bradley Memorial Building, 1225 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1406

Website: http://www.histsci.wisc.edu/

The History Department has over 750 undergraduate majors and serves countless additional students drawn to history to meet other requirements of the College.  As a member of the Graduate School, the History Department has a vibrant community of over 200 graduate students. 

For all of its students, the History Department is committed to providing an exciting and diverse intellectual community - and a connection to last a lifetime.

Department Chair:  Florencia Mallon

Campus Address: 3211 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1800

Website: http://history.wisc.edu/

The L&S Honors Program serves over 1,300 students in the College of Letters and Science with an enriched undergraduate curriculum. Students in the program pursue the Honors in the Liberal Arts, Honors in the Major or Comprehensive Honors Degrees. The program began in response to a 1958 petition by students seeking more challenging work and opportunities to "delve more deeply" into their fields of interest.

The program also offers professional advising services; grants, scholarships, and awards, particularly for introductory and Honors Senior Thesis research; and numerous academic, social,and service opportunities through the Honors Student Organization.

Director: Sissel Schroeder

Campus Address: Washburn Observatory, 1401 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2984

Website: http://www.honors.ls.wisc.edu/

The Center for the Humanities is a hub of creative inquiry and cultural life, drawing renowned scholars from across campus and around the globe to present cutting-edge research and engage new ideas. Through seminars, workshops, and conferences, the Center fosters collaboration beyond disciplinary lines and promotes intellectual exploration outside the classroom.

Director: Sara Guyer

Campus Address: University Club Building, 3rd Floor, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3412

Website: http://www.humanities.wisc.edu/

Founded in 1959, the Institute for Research in the Humanities (IRH) sponsors some 40 external and internal fellowships. The institute encourages innovative research and interdisciplinary exchange asking large questions of history, culture, literature, ideas, language, and the arts.

The Institute's weekly seminars and informal brown bag lunches create a dynamic research environment of diverse scholars open to learning from each other. Collaborating closely with the Center for the Humanities, the Institute also sponsors symposia, conferences, lectures, and workshops of broad significance for the Humanities.

Director: Susan Friedman

Campus Address: 432 East Campus Mall, Room 221, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3855

Website: http://www.irh.wisc.edu/

The Integrated Liberal Studies (ILS) Program offers an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the basic subjects in the liberal arts curriculum. Its faculty members - all excellent teachers and scholars - are drawn from many programs and departments at the UW-Madison. This diversity enables the ILS Program to offer the different subject areas needed to satisfy the breadth requirement and for a sound liberal education.

ILS is a coherent program for students and offers an alternative to scattered electives. The ILS Program offers courses in the sciences, the humanities, and the social sciences.

Director: Michael Vanden Heuvel

Campus Address: Meiklejohn House, 228 N. Charter Street, Madison, WI 53715

Phone: (608) 262-2190

Website: http://ils.wisc.edu/

The Center for Interdisciplinary French Studies (CIFS) at UW-Madison was formally established in the year 2000 to advance the study of French in all domains. The Center's mission was defined to take advantage of existing synergies across the university, with industry, with the private sector, and with the general public in Wisconsin and beyond, and to work in cooperation with the network of Centres pluridisciplinaires, privileged partners with the French Cultural Service in higher education.

Co-Directors: Gilles Bousquet and Aliko Songolo

Campus Address: 618 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-7940

Website: http://uwcifs.wisc.edu/

The International Institute is composed of area and international studies centers at UW–Madison. Through its member programs, which include eight prestigious Title VI National Resource Centers, the Institute educates globally engaged students and fosters innovative international research across disciplines.

Jointly created by the Division of International Studies and the College of Letters and Science, the International Institute addresses the educational and scholarly challenges of a globalizing world by bringing together the expertise of its member centers and programs under a collaborative umbrella.

Director: Yoshiko M Herrera and Ellen Sapega

Campus Address: 301 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Email: contact@intl-institute.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.internationalinstitute.wisc.edu/

The International Studies Program is an interdisciplinary program within the College of Letters & Science and the Division of International Studies.   The IS Program offers an undergraduate major with four areas of specialization:  Global Security, International Political Economy & Policy Studies, Culture in an Age of Globalization and Global Commons/Global Environment.

These foci present an exciting opportunity for students to engage in contemporary debates on global issues. The impact of globalization has never been more apparent then now, with the rising concerns of national security, national and global economies, human rights, natural resources, sustainability, and the cultural flow of technology and imagery.        

Director: Jo Ellen Fair

Campus Address: 301 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-2631

Website: http://ismajor.wisc.edu/

Founded in 1991, the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies brings together a variety of disciplines to study and interpret Jewish and ancient Israelite history, religion, politics, society, and culture. Drawn from over a dozen different departments, our faculty have achieved national and international prominence for teaching and scholarship.

Each year, the Center offers to the university and general community a variety of educational and artistic programs, including lectures, conferences, roundtable discussions, concerts, and film screenings. 

Director: Michael Bernard-Donals

Campus Address: 108 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-4763

Website: http://jewishstudies.wisc.edu/

As one of the oldest journalism programs in the nation, the School of Journalism & Mass Communication also stands as one of the best. With a rare blend of leading-edge research and professional training, the J-School is uncommon in its service to students and to the body of knowledge in mass communication.

From its award-winning scholars to its motivated students to its convergence curriculum in both undergraduate and graduate studies, the J-School serves as a global leader in journalism research and teaching.

Director: Greg Downey

Campus Address: 5115 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3690

Website: http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/

The Center for Journalism Ethics aims to advance the ethical standards and practices of democratic journalism through discussion, research, teaching, professional outreach, and newsroom partnerships. The Center is a voice for journalistic integrity, a forum for informed debate, and an incubator for new ideas and practices.

Director: Stephen Ward

Campus Address: 5152 Vilas Hall, 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Email: ethics@journalism.wisc.edu

Website: http://ethics.journalism.wisc.edu/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an international leader in foreign language education and research, with the capacity to offer instruction in over 80 modern and ancient languages. Drawing on the wealth of this expertise, the Language Institute promotes collaboration for research, education and outreach in languages, literatures and cultures.

Interim Director: Junko Mori

Campus Address: 1322 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1473

Website: http://www.languageinstitute.wisc.edu/

The Department of Languages and Cultures of Asia focuses on research and teaching in the Asian humanities, with particular emphasis on cultures, literatures, religions, and languages. The department's mission is to engage in wide-ranging humanistic scholarship that transcends the boundaries of language, geographic region, nation, and religious identity and to impart the significance of a humanistic study of Asia to students, as well as to other members of the university and beyond. This mission of the department promotes Asian humanities as something not merely to learn about but also, and more importantly, to learn from.

Department Chair: Gudrun Buhnemann

Campus Address: 1240 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3012

Website: http://lca.wisc.edu/

The mission of the Latin American, Caribbean & Iberian Studies (LACIS) Program as a resource center and as an academic program, is threefold: to train Latin Americanist specialists for academic, government, and private sectors; to support Latin Americanist students and faculty in their intellectual development so that they can become and remain superior teachers and scholars; and to serve as a local, regional, and national resource center that provides outreach, support services, and information to other university units, K-16, government, civic, community and business constituencies.

Campus Address: 209 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2811

Website: http://lacis.wisc.edu/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has long been recognized as a center for interdisciplinary studies related to law and legal institutions. The Center for Law, Society, and Justice (CLSJ) is the organizational home for academic programs related to law and legal institutions, other than the programs offered by the University of Wisconsin Law School. It currently houses the Legal Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Certificate Program. 

Director: Howard Erlanger

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/clsj/

The staff in Learning Support Services proudly serves students, faculty, and staff in the UW-Madison College of Letters & Science by promoting and supporting the thoughtful use of technology for teaching and learning.  

Instructional technology support includes equipment checkout, audio and video materials, media services, computing spaces, and consulting. From the AV Pool, instructors may borrow computers, projectors, video cameras, and other audio and video equipment for classroom instruction. The Learning Lab houses an impressive catalog of audio and video materials for teaching and learning about foreign languages and cultures, as well as other L&S subjects. The Digital Learning Lab provides convenient online access to assigned audio and video materials for L&S courses. The LSS InfoLab is a computer lab open to all UW students, faculty, and staff where various types of equipment are available for short- and longer-term checkout. LSS also provides expert media services, including audio and video production, format conversion, video conferencing, streaming, and videotaping.  

LSS staff members are available to consult on projects using audio, video, and other instructional technology. Receive one-on-one or group training to create audio/video instructional materials for students, utilizing media in the classroom, streaming videos for viewing outside of class, creating collaborative websites, and much more.

Director: Bruno Browning

Campus Address: 279 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1408

Website: http://lss.wisc.edu/

The Legal Studies Program's mission is to provide a liberal education across traditional disciplines, focusing on the theory and operation of law and legal institutions. The courses in the Legal Studies major expose students to the many facets of law as a social phenomenon - its evolution, function, motivating ideas and effects.

The curriculum is designed around the following five themes: Legal Institutions, Processes of Legal Order and Disorder, Law and Social Forces, Law and Culture, and Law and Theory.

Director: Howard Erlanger

Campus Address: 8137 Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2083

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/clsj/lsphome.html

The School of Library and Information Studies exists to educate professionals to bring together information in all its cultural forms and the people who need or want it.  SLIS contributes to individual and collective knowledge, productivity, and well-being; and creates and disseminates knowledge about recordable information.

The school also provides for the continuation and enhancement of the faculties of schools of library and information studies through a doctoral program built on interdisciplinary research and teaching excellence; and helps shape the future of the library and information professions.

Director: Kristin Eschenfelder

Campus Address: 4217 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2900

Website: http://www.slis.wisc.edu/index.htm

The Center for Limnology was established in July 1982 to plan, conduct, and facilitate inland freshwater research. The Center grew out of almost one hundred years of limnology at the University initiated by E.A. Birge and Chancey Juday, who founded limnology in North America through extensive descriptive and comparative studies.

The Center's roots were further developed by Arthur D. Hasler, who led the way in experimental limnology and facilitated four decades of aquatic studies at Wisconsin. The present program builds on these approaches and has expanded to include long-term studies, synthesis, modeling, Great Lakes research, and application to resource management and environmental issues.    

Director: Stephen Carpenter

Campus Address: 680 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3014

Website: http://limnology.wisc.edu/

The Department of Linguistics offers an undergraduate major, a Ph.D. program in linguistics, and a Ph.D. minor in linguistics. Graduate students in the linguistics Ph.D. program are awarded a Master of Arts degree upon the completion of the M.A. requirements. Students newly admitted to the Ph.D. program must attend the department orientation and consult with the chair in person by the beginning of classes.

Faculty in the Department of Linguistics specialize in phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and American Indian languages. Applied linguistic studies such as the theory and practice of language teaching or the history and structure of a particular language are handled in other departments, or may be assembled as a program of individual study. 

Department Chair: Murvet Enc

Campus Address: 1168 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2292

Website: http://vanhise.lss.wisc.edu/ling/

The goal of this graduate student and faculty collaborative is to integrate scholarship from communications, political science, psychology and sociology to investigate the effects of mass media on political judgment and reasoning. This working group has a long history in the school, where it has been a center of research activity focusing on media and politics for over 35 years.

Most recently, the Center has focused on message framing and priming effects, using online survey experiments to engage in dynamic testing of potential influences. We approach this work from a multiplicity of perspectives, examining the possible consequences of message framing and priming effects for political sophistication and learning, reason giving and deliberative discussion, social tolerance and trust, and expressive participation.

Director: Dhavan Shah

Campus Address: School of Journalism and Mass Communication, 5115 Vilas Hall, 821University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3690

Website: http://mcrc.journalism.wisc.edu/

Department Chair: Leslie Smith

Campus Address: 480 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3054

Website: http://www.math.wisc.edu/

Website: http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/

The Medieval Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers an interdisciplinary environment for the pursuit of knowledge relating to the Middle Ages, a period spanning Late Antiquity to roughly 1500. Representing faculty from over 18 departments, the Program offers courses and certificate programs at both the graduate and undergraduate levels. The Program also sponsors events and conferences on topics of interest both to the university and to the community at large.

Director: Karl Shoemaker

Campus Address: Department of History, 4005 Mosse Humanities Building, 455 N. Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1830

Website: http://medievalstudies.wisc.edu/

The Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) is a Cooperative Institute formed through a Memorandum of Understanding between the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). CIMSS operates as an institute within the Space Science and Engineering Center (SSEC). CIMSS scientists conduct research using remote sensing systems for meteorological and surface-based applications.

The CIMSS mission includes three goals:

• Foster collaborative research among NOAA, NASA, and the University in those aspects of atmospheric and earth system sciences that exploit the use of satellite technology;
• Serve as a center at which scientists and engineers working on problems of mutual interest can focus on satellite-related research in atmospheric and earth system science;
• Stimulate the training of scientists and engineers in the disciplines involved in atmospheric and earth sciences.

Director: Steven Ackerman

Campus Address: Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences Building, 1225 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 26307435

Website: http://cimss.ssec.wisc.edu/

The Middle East Studies Program combines training in a discipline or profession with insight and knowledge about the culture, languages, and problems of the area. The program adopts the basic philosophy that it is necessary to develop a new practical approach to the study of the Middle East by first acquiring sound training in a discipline or profession and then by applying the methods and concepts of that discipline and profession, as well as skills of inquiry and research, to specific problems in the Middle East.

Economic planning, legal reform and institution building, urbanization, demography, housing, nutrition, agriculture, land problems, the organization and development of educational systems, and technical and vocational training at all levels are some of the fields covered by the program.

Director: Uli Schamiloglu

Campus Address: 323 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-2919

Website: http://mideast.wisc.edu/

Website: http://www.music.wisc.edu/

The School of Music is proud of an outstanding international roster of faculty artists and scholars devoted to the School's fundamental mission of fostering and promoting the global cultural art of music. The school's 60-member faculty maintains a unique focus on individual student achievement, utilizing the vast resources of the world-famous Madison campus.

Established in 1895, the School of Music reflects the Wisconsin Idea of practical service to the state and its residents. A music degree program was organized in 1915, emphasizing training for public school music teachers. In 1939 the School gained acclaimed distinction with the creation of the first musical artist-in-residence position at any American university. 

Director: John Stevens

Campus Address: 3561 Humanities, 455 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1900

Website: http://www.music.wisc.edu

The Department of Philosophy carries on a long and proud tradition of highly acclaimed teaching and research in core areas of philosophy—especially in the philosophy of science and ethics, but also in metaphysics, epistemology, and the history of philosophy.

The department attracts over a hundred undergraduate majors, and its outstanding Ph.D. program boasts a record of placing its graduates in some of the best departments in the country. Along with its colloquium program, the department also regularly hosts conferences and is the home of the annual Metaethics Workshop.

Department Chair: Russell Shafer-Landau

Campus Address: 5185 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3700

Website: http://philosophy.wisc.edu/

The Physics Learning Center offers a variety of services including small group study sessions (providing a supportive environment in which to learn physics), access to study materials, and extra exam review sessions. Study groups meet twice each week and are led by trained peer tutors and staff. The Center provides extra practice problems and opportunities to discuss physics concepts. There is no cost for participation in our programs.  Resources are available for students in Physics 103, 104, 207, and 208

Director: Susan Nossal

Campus Address: 2337 and 2338 Chamberlin Hall, 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Website: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/plc/

For decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison has been ranked among the top universities in the United States. The department's first Ph.D. was awarded in 1899 and since that time, thousands of students have earned undergraduate and advanced degrees from our program, in virtually every area of physics.

Department Chair: Robert Joynt

Campus Address: 2320 Chamberlin Hall, 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-4526

Website: http://www.physics.wisc.edu/

Website: http://www.botany.wisc.edu/

Established in the early 1960's, the plasma and fusion research program at UW is one of the broadest university research and graduate education programs in these areas in the US. It includes several high-performance plasma confinement experiments, collaborations in national and international experiments, a cross-disciplinary theory and computation effort, a comprehensive fusion engineering program, a center for plasma-aided manufacturing, and a Physics Frontier Center on Magnetic Organization. Research is conducted under the departments of Engineering Physics, Physics, and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Director: Cary Forest

Website: http://www.fusion.wisc.edu/

The Political Science Department is one of the nation's oldest and most respected programs. The department is highly ranked in national surveys, and its award-winning faculty are known for innovative research on the discipline's most current and important questions.

The department's dedication to teaching is also apparent: it is one of the largest majors on campus, with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate instruction.  

Department Chair: John Coleman

Campus Address: 110 North Hall, 1050 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2414

Website: http://www.polisci.wisc.edu/

The Wisconsin NewsLab is a 2,500 square foot media analysis facility located at the center of the UW – Madison Campus.

NewsLab is equipped with 35 Windows XP workstations each of them capable of digitizing video from DVD, video cassette, or other digital media.

News is gathered, sorted, and archived automatically by NewsLab's InfoSite system. Staff then analyzes each segment answering questions provided by researchers.

Co-Directors: Kenneth Goldstein, James Fowler

Website: http://csp.polisci.wisc.edu/newslab.asp

IRP is a center for interdisciplinary research into the causes, consequences, and cures of poverty and social inequality in the United States. As one of three National Poverty Research Centers sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, IRP has a particular interest in poverty and family welfare in Wisconsin and as well as the nation.

Director: Timothy Smeeding

Campus Address: 3412 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-6358

Website: http://www.irp.wisc.edu/

The Psychology Research and Training Clinic has been in existence for more than thirty years and has established a reputation for quality service. The success of the clinic is the result of both the ongoing training in advanced treatment methods as well as the extensive time dedicated to each case by the therapist of his or her supervisor.

Director: TBD

Campus Address: Brogden Psychology Building, 1202 West Johnson Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-5925

Website: http://psych.wisc.edu/Clinic/

The Department of Psychology has established strong traditions of excellence in research, teaching, and in the training the next generation of psychological scientists.  Faculty and students conduct cutting-edge, award-wining research that is at the forefront of discoveries in the field – research that both defines and shapes the future of psychological science. 

The research spans the breadth and diversity of contemporary psychology including emotion, affective, cognitive, and social neuroscience, aging, language, cognitive, social, perceptual, and emotional development, perception, memory, psychopathology, addiction, motivation, prejudice, culture, personality and biological bases of behavior in human and nonhuman animals.  In addition, the department strives to translate the most rigorous psychological science into applications that promote physical and mental health, optimal aging, language and social development, reading and math skills, educational achievement, pharmacological interventions, improved social interactions between minority and majority groups, and accommodation of cultural differences. 

Department Chair: Patricia Devine

Campus Address: 1202 West Johnson St, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1041

Website: http://psych.wisc.edu/

The La Follette School of Public Affairs is a leading academic institution in improving the design, implementation, and evaluation of public policy and the practice of governance worldwide.  The school produces and publishes innovative multidisciplinary policy and management research; trains, mentors, and educates students interested in domestic and international policy and governance in public, non-profit, and private settings; and informs the practice of public affairs locally, nationally, and globally by disseminating knowledge to practitioners and to the broader public.

Director: Thomas DeLeire

Campus Address: 1225 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3581

Website: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/

The Department of Slavic Languages of the University of Wisconsin-Madison is pleased to announce the establishment of the Wisconsin Center for Pushkin Studies. The Center, a unique resource for scholars, is dedicated to research and publication on the work of Alexander Pushkin.

Campus Address: 1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-3199

Website: http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/pushkin/

CORE is an institute dedicated to the study of rapid evolution. Many serious problems currently facing human societies and the environment are occurring on rapid time scales. Such problems include global warming, extinctions of species, invasions of alien species, evolution of infectious diseases, and threats to agricultural livestock and crop species from diseases and inbreeding. The study of rapid evolution is critical for gaining the tools to address such problems.

Scientists at the Center of Rapid Evolution (CORE) focus on these critical areas of research (see below). Research at this center includes the study of invasive species, conservation of endangered populations, evolutionary responses to genetically modified crops, crop to weed transfer of genes, genetics of microbial diversity, and evolution of organisms and communities in response to environmental fluctuations and disturbance.

Scientists at CORE are also actively involved in outreach efforts to inform and educate the public on how to use evolutionary insights to solve critical problems in conservation, medicine, and agriculture.

Director: Carol Eunmi Lee

Campus Address: Birge Hall, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2675

Website: https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/carollee/web/Lee/CORE.html

Religious studies is an academic discipline that looks at religious phenomena worldwide from a variety of angles in order to achieve an understanding of the many roles that religion plays in human life. Students of religion use different methods for different goals. These include historical methods to understand how religions change in time; critical literary methods to understand religious ideas; aesthetic methods to understand religious art; social-scientific methods to understand the relationship between religion and society and culture.  

Director: Tom DuBois

Campus Address: 7143 Sewell Social Sciences, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: 608-265-1854

Website: http://religiousstudies.lss.wisc.edu/

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) at the University of Wisconsin- Madison is one of the premier institutions in the world for research and training on the Eurasian region.

CREECA's mission is threefold: to support faculty research across a range of disciplines on Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia; to support graduate and undergraduate teaching and training related to the region; and to serve as a community resource through outreach activities targeted to K-12 teachers and students, other institutions of higher education, business, media, government, and the general public.

Director: Yoshiko Herrera

Campus Address: 210 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3379

Website: http://www.creeca.wisc.edu/ 

The Department of Scandinavian Studies, established in 1875, is the oldest such department in North America. It offers comprehensive study of the language, literature, and culture of the Nordic countries at undergraduate and graduate levels.

Courses in the following areas are currently offered by the Department on a regular basis: Danish, Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, and Old Norse-Icelandic language; Scandinavian linguistics, Scandinavian literature, Old Norse-Icelandic literature; and Scandinavian folklore.

Department Chair: Kirsten Wolf

Campus Address: 1306 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2090

Website: http://scandinavian.wisc.edu/

The Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies seeks to understand how science and technology shape human lives and livelihoods and how society and culture, in turn, shape the development of science and technology.

By focusing scholarly attention on science and technology as human institutions, situated in wider historical, social, and political contexts, the Center provides insights into the relationship between science and technology and such basic categories of social thought as race and gender, poverty and development, trust and credibility, participation and democracy, health and pathology, risk and uncertainty, globalization, and environmental protection.

Director: Eric Schatzberg

Campus Address: 6317 Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2927

Website: http://www.sts.wisc.edu/

Second Language Acquisition (SLA for short) is the scholarly field of inquiry that investigates the human capacity to learn languages other than the first, during late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, and once the first language or languages have been acquired. SLA studies a wide variety of complex influences and phenomena that contribute to the puzzling range of possible outcomes when learning an additional language in a variety of contexts. The doctoral program in Second Language Acquisition at the University of Wisconsin-Madison prepares students to research and teach in the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field of SLA.

Co-Directors: Junko Mori and Richard Young
Campus Address: 1322 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
Phone: (608) 262-1473
Website: http://www.sla.wisc.edu/

The Department of Slavic Languages and Literature teaches courses in Czech, Polish, Russian, and Serbo-Croatian.  Instruction in Slavic languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin-Madison traces its roots back to 1935. 

Department Chair: Judith Kornblatt

Campus Address: 1432 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3498

Website: http://slavic.lss.wisc.edu/new_web/

The Social Science Computing Cooperative provides computer services for the Social Sciences at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Cooperative proper is made up of research agencies, departments and one School which contribute to the cooperative and receive services in return. However, the SSCC also provides some services to anyone in the Social Science Division of the University, including an instructional computer lab.

Director: Nancy McDermott

Campus Address: 4226 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2182

Website: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/sscc/

Director: Jack Solock

Campus Address: 3308 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-0750

Website: http://www.disc.wisc.edu/

Established in the Sociology Department in 1984, the Havens Center for the Study of Social Structure and Social Change is dedicated to promoting intellectual reflection and exchange in the critical traditions of social thought, both within the academy as well as between it and the broader community. By fostering such interaction, the Havens Center seeks to contribute to the development of a society openly committed to reason, democracy, equality, and freedom. The Center is named in honor of the late Professor of Rural Sociology, A. Eugene Havens, whose work and life embodied the combination of progressive political commitment and scholarly rigor that the Center encourages.

Director: Erik Olin Wright

Campus Address: 8117 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1420

Website: http://www.havenscenter.org/

The Social Systems Research Institute (SSRI) was created in 1960 and provides research support to the faculty in the Department of Economics at UW-Madison. SSRI provides both logistical and administrative support for research related activities such as the SSRI Working Paper Series, the Workshop (lecture) Series, the submission of research grants to funding agencies and the organization of conferences. SSRI is supported by contributions from the UW-Madison College of Letters and Sciences and a sub-budget of the UW-Madison Department of Economics.

Director: Ananth Seshadri

Campus Address: Department of Economics, Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-0446

Website: http://www.econ.wisc.edu/archive/

The School of Social Work seeks to enhance human well-being and promote social and economic justice for people who are disadvantaged to achieve an equitable, healthy, and productive society.

The school aims to:

• Create, advance, strengthen, and integrate interdisciplinary knowledge for students and the profession through research, scholarship, teaching and practice.
• Educate students to become highly skilled, culturally competent and ethical practitioners who will provide effective leadership for the profession of social work within the State of Wisconsin and nationally.
• Promote change at levels ranging from the individual to national policy, including empowering communities and populations that are disadvantaged and developing humane service delivery systems.
• Create and disseminate knowledge regarding the prevention and amelioration of social problems.

Director: Kristen Slack

Campus Address: 1350 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3660

Website: http://socwork.wisc.edu/

The Department of Sociology consistently ranks as one of the top Sociology departments in the country.  The department excels in a wide variety of intellectual pursuits, including research, teaching, and public service. 

Students have a wide range of interests reflecting disparate kinds of expertise in aging and the life course, class analysis, demography, economic sociology, education, ethnomethodology and conversation analysis, family, gender, organizations, political sociology, social psychology, stratification, science and technology, and many other arenas of inquiry. Methodologically, students choose to do sociological research in many different ways, whether through direct observation, archival work, analysis of recorded interactional data, ethnography, large-scale sample surveys, secondary data analysis, or theoretical inquiry.

Department Chair: James Montgomery

Campus Address: 8128 William H. Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2921

Website: http://ssc.wisc.edu/soc/

The Center for South Asia is made up of a community of faculty and staff who reflect the diversity and global relevance of South Asian Studies. Through its diverse academic disciplines, summer language institute, annual conference, student organizations and outreach programs, the Center seeks to define and promote greater understanding of South Asian history, language, religion and culture.

The center also supports linkages to other relevant area studies and global studies programs that emphasize transnational flows of culture, people, money in ways that are important to a better understanding of South Asia both in the past and the present. 

Director: Mark Kenoyer

Campus Address: 203 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-4884

Website: http://www.southasia.wisc.edu/

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies fosters a wide variety of research, teaching and outreach activities about Southeast Asia.  Since 1981, the center has been recognized as a National Resource Center by the U.S. Department of Education, and has received Title VI funding for program development and Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships. 

The center promotes greater understanding of the Southeast Asian region through academic year courses, the Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute, study abroad opportunities, a publication series, outreach activities, a weekly public lecture series, student research and study grants, and BA, MA, and Certificate programs. Its faculty and students are a vibrant community of scholars with research and teaching interests in a wide variety of academic disciplines.  The center operates a vigorous and well-developed program committed to the study of Southeast Asia that is recognized as one of the best worldwide. 

Director: Katherine Bowie

Campus Address: 207 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-1755

Website: http://seasia.wisc.edu/

The Space Astronomy Laboratory (SAL) is a unit of the Astronomy Department at the the University of Wisconsin - Madison. SAL designs and builds instruments for the Department of Astronomy. These instruments help the Astronomy Department's faculty to do research in both space-based and ground-based astronomy.

Campus Address: Chamberlin Hall, 1150 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-4680

Website: http://www.sal.wisc.edu/index.html

The Department of Spanish and Portuguese is dedicated to the study and teaching of the languages, literatures and cultures of the Spanish and Portuguese-speaking worlds. It is one the largest departments of Spanish and Portuguese in the United States, and offers a full range of undergraduate and graduate courses and areas of specialization in literature, culture, and linguistics.

Department Chair: Ruben Medina

Campus Address: 1018 Van Hise Hall, 1220 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2093

Website: http://spanport.lss.wisc.edu/

The Speech and Hearing Clinic in the Department of Communicative Disorders offers evaluation, treatment and consultation services for children and adults with speech, language, hearing, and related communication needs.

The Speech & Hearing Clinic is a training facility where services are provided by graduate students under the guidance and supervision of state licensed and nationally certified Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists.

Campus Address: Department of Communicative Disorders, Goodnight Hall, 1975 Willow Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-3951

Website: http://www.comdis.wisc.edu/clinic/clinic.php

The Wisconsin Center for State, Local and Tribal Governance began in 1995 to house, in one spot, the numerous outreach efforts provided by La Follette School of Public Affairs professors who work with mayors, communities, tribes and others on issues such as youth violence, intergovernmental relations, leadership, personnel policies and more.

Director: Dennis Dresang

Website: http://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/publicservice/governance.html

The Department of Statistics offers a broad range of both undergraduate and graduate instructional programs to fulfill needs of students at many different levels. At the undergraduate level, several introductory courses may lead to many more advanced courses. The Department undergraduate major in statistics has an option to concentrate coursework in an area of application, including biological sciences, computer sciences, economics, or engineering. The graduate M.S. and Ph.D. programs, with options in either statistics or biostatistics, stress a balance between statistical theory and practical applications, preparing students for careers in academia, industry, medical research, business, agriculture, and government.

Department Chair: Brian Yandell

Campus Address: 1220 Medical Science Center, 1300 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-2598

Website: http://www.stat.wisc.edu/

For over 25 years, the University of Wisconsin Survey Center (UWSC) has provided a broad range of high quality survey research services to the UW faculty, staff and administrators, governmental agencies, and not-for-profit organizations. The Center helps design and implement all components of a survey ranging from questionnaire design and layout to data collection to report writing and analysis. In addition, the Center collects qualitative data through focus groups and in-depth interviews

Director: Nora Schaeffer

Campus Address: Sterling Hall Fourth Floor, 475 Charter St, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-9032

Website: http://www.uwsc.wisc.edu/

The Department of Theatre and Drama is a collaborative community of artists and scholars – faculty staff and students - aiming to achieve the highest level of excellence in their teaching, learning, research, creative endeavors and outreach to the community and state.

Department Chair: Ann Archbold

Campus Address: 821 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-2329

Website: http://www.theatre.wisc.edu/index.html

The Theoretical Chemistry Institute is part of the Physical Chemistry Division.  Students ordinarily work toward Ph.D. degrees in physical chemistry, in an environment that emphasizes interactions among all theoretical research groups and faculty.  Shared facilities include the TCI Library, seminar and conference rooms, and computational resources.  The Institute interacts with groups that have primarily experimental interests and strongly enhance the environment for theoretical research. 

Director: James Skinner

Campus Address: 8305 Chemistry Building, 1101 University Avenue, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-9918

Website: http://www.chem.wisc.edu/graduate/tci/pchemtci.html

The Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures is committed to the languages and cultural traditions of this region's diverse peoples. The Center fosters research and the preservation of archival collections, while producing educational and outreach programs for a broad public audience. It also assists community groups, classrooms, and scholars with projects involving Upper Midwestern Cultures.

Director: James Leary

Campus Address: The University Club, 432 East Campus Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-8180

Website: http://csumc.wisc.edu/

For nearly 50 years, the Department of Urban and Regional Planning has been active in the core missions of teaching, research, and outreach. Since inception in the 1960s, the department has granted over 1000 graduate degrees and forwarded a progressive and interdisciplinary approach to the theory and practice of planning. As a department of both the College of Letters and Science and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, its faculty, affiliates, and students provide links between the array of academic disciplines and knowledge bases necessary to address key planning problems found in the real world.

Department Chair: Dave Marcouiller

Campus Address: Old Music Hall, 925 Bascom Mall, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1004

Website: http://urpl.wisc.edu/

The Center for Visual Cultures develops and sustains vital connections and collaborations between the study and practice of the visual with bridges across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences.  As a leader in the field since 2002, we support cutting edge creative production and interdisciplinary research, programming, and community outreach activities in the new and developing field of visual cultures studies.

Director: Adam Kern

Campus Address:  218 Memorial Library, 728 State Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 890-3930

Email: cvc@education.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.visualculture.wisc.edu/

The Wavelet Center for Ideal Data Representation (IDR) is a consortium of nine institutions involved in wavelet research. The goal of the Center is to develop new theories and technology for data representation based on redundant multiscale/wavelet representations, and to serve as a national center for the entire wavelet community. A primary component of the project are the application areas in image and signal processing, large scale computation, and computer graphics.

Coordinator: Amos Ron

Campus Address: Computer Sciences and Statistics Building, 1210 W. Dayton Street, Madison, WI 53706

Email: contact@waveletidr.org

Website: http://www.waveletidr.org/

The mission of the Wisconsin Initiative for Science Literacy (WISL) is to promote literacy in science, mathematics and technology among the general public and to attract future generations to careers in research, teaching and public service.

Society makes progress in addressing critical issues by having both a skilled, creative, and productive work force and a citizenry able to judge the risks and enjoy the benefits of advances in science and technology. WISL seeks to boost opportunities for educational success for all students, especially those from under-represented groups, and to empower adults to participate responsibly in our cherished democratic institutions. WISL aims to enhance the development of talent for careers in science and for careers in science teaching and to advance the level of appreciation of science among the non-practitioners who are its beneficiaries. WISL advocates the exploration and establishment of links between science, the arts, and the humanities. WISL promotes the elevation of discourse on significant societal issues related to science, religion, politics, the economy, and ethics.

Director: Bassam Shakhashiri

Email: scifun@chem.wisc.edu

Website: http://www.scifun.org

COWS is a nonprofit think-and-do tank that promotes "high road" solutions to social problems. These treat shared growth and opportunity, environmental sustainability, and resilient democratic institutions as necessary and achievable complements in human development. COWS' work is collaborative, experimental, and evidence-driven. Working with business, government, labor, and communities, COWS tries out new ideas, tests their effectiveness, and disseminates those with promise. The Center believes that the best way to predict the future is to start making it, particularly in states and metro regions.

Director: Joel Rogers

Campus Address: 7122 Sewell Social Science Building, 1180 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 263-3889

Website: http://www.cows.org

The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is a research center that brings together scholars from economics, political science, public policy, sociology, business, law, engineering and other fields to promote understanding of globalization and its governance in Wisconsin and beyond.  

In the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea, WAGE shares international expertise with the businesses, government, and public of Wisconsin.  The center organizes and funds university events, faculty research, graduate education, and public outreach concerning economic globalization and its governance.

Director: Jonathan Zeitlin

Campus Address: 322 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 265-8038

Website: http://wage.wisc.edu/

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Writing Center helps undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines become more effective, more confident writers.  The Center's methods - multi-faceted, flexible, and collaborative - reflect respect for the individual writer, whose talents, voice, and goals are central to its endeavors.

Director: Bradley Hughes

Campus Address: 6171 Helen C. White Hall

Phone: (608) 263-1992

Website: http://writing.wisc.edu/index.html

Research and teaching within the department of Zoology focuses on all areas and all hierarchical levels of biology, including cell and molecular biology, neurobiology, genetics, organismal biology, ecology, evolution, and behavior.

Department Chair: Jeff Hardin

Campus Address: 250 N. Mills Street, Madison, WI 53706

Phone: (608) 262-1051

Website: http://www.zoology.wisc.edu/