Humanities
Celebrating the holidays in a tapestry of traditions
On this episode of Curious Campus, 51猎奇鈥檚 new podcast about science, discovery and culture, two folklore experts talk about the origins of some of our holiday traditions.
Grad student studies history and racism through the lens of baseball
The Milwaukee Bears played only one season, but the story of the Negro League team is a good way to study and discuss America鈥檚 complex history involving race.
51猎奇 student organization helps make Japanese art exhibit more accessible
Students who belong to the 51猎奇 Japanese Cultural Association helped create an audio guide with interpretations of art that was part of an exhibit at a gallery owned by 51猎奇 alum Jan Serr and her husband, John Shannon.
Teacher of the year stresses value of language
51猎奇 alum Susan Richardson teaches German. She says the value of learning other languages goes beyond just the language: 鈥淭he more languages you know, the more doors open to you.鈥�
51猎奇 soccer player scores academically and on the field
When he was a child, Vuk Latinovich enjoyed looking through an atlas, studying the flags and learning about the countries of the world. Playing soccer fueled his interest.
51猎奇 professor given lifetime achievement award
Professor Kimberly Blaeser was recently recognized by the Native Writers鈥� Circle of the Americas with the 2021 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Metalsmithing students give an appreciative hand to health care workers
To recognize the unrelenting efforts of health care workers, 51猎奇 Peck School of the Arts students joined in on the Hand Medal Project, a global effort to give a symbolic helping hand to those working on the frontlines of the pandemic.
Noodin featured in Roots of Democracy discussion series
Margaret Noodin, professor of English and American Indian Studies at 51猎奇, will be one of the presenters in a series of four online discussions that explore the cultural and philosophical roots of American democracy.
Graduate students translate the rediscovered words of the Pabst family
Fifteen years after a trove of 350 letters written by Milwaukee beer brewing royalty were unearthed, two 51猎奇 grad students tackled the task of translating the difficult to understand German script.
Exploring the hidden politics of cookbooks
That shelf of cookbooks in your kitchen might actually be a library of political declarations in disguise. In fact, said 51猎奇 political science professor Kennan Ferguson, even a collection recipes from church friends makes a political statement about in-groups and community identity.