rashields

We are happy to announce the winners of the Linguistics Opportunity Award for 2026. The annual award provides a scholarship of $1000 to promising UW-Madison Linguistics majors who demonstrate excellence in the study of linguistics …

Congratulations to Lang Sci faculty member Laura Horton, who received a prestigious Vilas Associates Award from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research for 2026-2027! This award “recognizes new and ongoing research of the …

20th Annual Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL 20) The University of Wisconsin-Madison Linguistics Student Organization (LSO) invites submissions for papers to be presented at the 20th Annual Workshop in General Linguistics (WiGL 20), to be …

The 16th meeting of the Heritage Language Research Institute was held at UW-Madison this year, organized by Lang Sci professor Joe Salmons and Director Rajiv Rao. The Institute, directed by Maria Polinsky of the University …

Congratulations to Linguistics PhD student Charlotte Vanhecke, who won the Best Abstract Award at the Germanic Linguistics Annual Conference this year! GLAC 31 was held at the University of North Texas on May 2-3, 2025. …

The annual Undergraduate Symposium is a large and lively event which showcases creative student research from disciplines across campus. This year’s symposium took place on April 25, and featured an astounding number of projects on …

written by Lang Sci Multimedia Intern G Sorensen and Rebecca Shields, photos courtesy of G Sorensen and Heaven Williams Today Badgers Sign UW is celebrating their one year anniversary since the club officially launched on …