William J. Cronon, the Frederick Jackson Turner and Vilas Research Professor of History, Geography, and Environmental Studies at UW–Madison, has been elected to the newest cohort of Fellows of the British Academy.
Year: 2017
Undergraduate Russian Flagship students present research at UCLA conference
Congratulations to Russian Flagship students Alex Steiner and Kendall Werneiwski, who participated in the UCLA Undergraduate Conference on Slavic and East/Central European Studies in Los Angeles on April 29, 2017. Steiner and Werneiwski were nominated by the Russian …
Connecting through Language
Kyle Studnicka Pineda is not your typical freshman. He boasts a comprehensive international background at the ripe age of 19. He now finds himself impassioned by the power of language in his Wisconsin Experience.
Summer internship in Iceland gives ‘new focus and passion’
For Julia Handel, who is spending her summer interning at Reykjavik University in Iceland through the International Internship Program (IIP) at UW-Madison, interning abroad has enriched her life and reaffirmed her passion.
Overflow crowd hears ex-diplomat Rank discuss foreign service
Former acting U.S. Ambassador to China David Rank drew approximately 60 people to the La Follette School on Friday, July 14. After a 15-minute introduction, Rank answered more than a dozen questions from UW–Madison students, …
Alzheimer’s Research Presented at International Conference in London
Hearing loss, highly stressful life events, speech and where you live could all be risk factors for cognitive decline, according to University of Wisconsin-Madison research presented this week at the 2017 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference …
WSB’s Risk and Insurance Recognized as Global Center of Insurance Excellence
The Wisconsin School of Business’s Risk and Insurance Department has been designated a Global Center of Insurance Excellence (GCIE) by the International Insurance Society (IIS), one of only twenty institutions worldwide to receive the honor.
Madison to Host International Gathering of Sleep Scientists
For the first time, Madison will host nearly 200 researchers who specialize in the study of sleep and breathing – one of the fastest-growing areas of scientific inquiry and progress.
Tupesis helps link resident training and global health
Medical residency training in the U.S. rests on 100 years of history that sends new doctors to U.S. hospitals to learn the intricacies of their chosen specialty, from cardiac and cancer care to family medicine. …
Adventures in South Africa to follow ‘origins’ stories
A team of three from University Communications at UW–Madison – videographer Justin Bomberg, photographer Jeff Miller, and me, science writer Kelly April Tyrrell – have traveled 8,779 miles from Madison, Wisconsin to Johannesburg, South Africa …