Skip to main content
University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW Crest
International Division
University of Wisconsin–Madison
  • Division Units Expand Collapse
    • Office of the Dean
    • International Academic Programs
    • International Internship Program
    • International Projects Office
    • Institute for Regional & International Studies
    • International Student Services
    • International Faculty and Staff Services
    • Language Program Office
  • News & Events Expand Collapse
    • News
    • Events
    • Subscribe
  • Student Opportunities
  • Alumni Opportunities
  • Resources Expand Collapse
    • International Safety and Security
    • International Agreements
    • Visits and Delegations
  • About Expand Collapse
    • About the International Division
    • Mission, Vision, & Values
    • International Quick Facts and Rankings
    • Advisory Board
    • Equity & Diversity Committee
    • Committee on Academic Staff Issues
    • Media Directory
    • Contact Us
  • Give
  1. Home
  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: January

Month: January 2018

BACK TO FARMING BASICS IN GUATEMALA

Posted on January 30, 2018

When Claudia Calderón touched down in the fertile highlands of western Guatemala, she was stepping into a sociological experiment already afoot.

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged Claudia Calderon, Guatemala

ALUMNUS SHARES WISCONSIN AG EXPERTISE WITH JAPANESE DAIRY FARMS

Posted on January 29, 2018

Wisconsin’s reputation as a leading producer and innovator in the dairy industry does not stop at the borders of the state. Even beyond international boundaries, the word “Wisconsin” is synonymous with “dairy.”

Posted in Partnerships, ResearchTagged eAnimal Company, Kazatoshi Ueno

UW–Madison alumna third Badger to win prestigious new international scholarship

Posted on January 26, 2018

Fangdi Pan remembers being immediately intrigued a few years ago when she heard about a major new international scholarship program that would give students a deeper understanding of China’s role in global trends.

Posted in Alumni, Awards & Grants, NewsTagged Fangdi Pan, Schwarzman Scholars

Language summit to address Wisconsin’s multilingual workforce needs

Posted on January 25, 2018

Leaders from Wisconsin’s business, human service, K–16 education, community, and government sectors will meet to discuss language and cultural competencies and their role in the state’s economic success.

Posted in Languages, News, Wisconsin IdeaTagged language roadmap, language summit

Four Waisman Center director finalists to present public seminars

Posted on January 23, 2018

Four finalists for director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Waisman Center, one of the nation’s premier hubs for research and clinical outreach on human development, developmental disability and neurodegenerative disease, will be presenting public seminars during the …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, ResearchTagged Clinical research, Neurodegenerative disease, Waisman Center

New travel advisory and alerts guidelines announced by Department of State

Posted on January 22, 2018

New changes to the U.S. Department of State’s (DoS) Travel Advisory System will likely impact how UW–Madison students, faculty, and staff plan and prepare for university-affiliated travel to other nations.

Posted in NewsTagged safety, Travel

Celebrating the past, planning for the future

Posted on January 19, 2018

For almost 30 years, Vicki Bier’s career at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has focused on risk and decision analysis. As a professor of industrial and systems engineering, she has used complex mathematical models to improve nuclear safety …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, ResearchTagged Industrial and Systems Engineering, Vicki Bier

Oldest fossils ever found show life on Earth began before 3.5 billion years ago

Posted on January 18, 2018

Researchers at UCLA and the University of Wisconsin–Madison have confirmed that microscopic fossils discovered in a nearly 3.5 billion-year-old piece of rock in Western Australia are the oldest fossils ever found and indeed the earliest …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged John W. Valley, Microscopic fossil

Bringing cheap and accurate tuberculosis tests to Africa

Posted on January 18, 2018

Since the 1970s, millions of women have appreciated the ease of a urine-based home pregnancy test to find out if their family is about to grow.

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged Biomedical engineering, David Beebe, Tuberculosis test

Award-winning international journalists to attend February conference in Madison

Posted on January 9, 2018

A group of award-winning journalists will visit Madison in February to attend a University of Wisconsin-Madison conference on ethics in human rights reporting. The conference, titled “Cultures in Conflict: Navigating Cultural Difference in International Human …

Posted in NewsTagged ethics, Human Rights, journalism

Site footer content

University logo that links to main university website

Division Units

  • Office of the Dean
  • Institute for Regional and International Studies
  • International Academic Programs
  • International Faculty and Staff Services
  • International Internship Program
  • International Projects Office
  • International Safety and Security
  • International Student Services
  • Language Program Office

Quick Links

  • Students
  • KnowledgeBase
  • Photo Credits

Contact Us

  • 268 BASCOM HALL
    500 LINCOLN DR, MADISON WI 53706-1314
  • Phone: 608.262.2851
    • facebook
    • twitter

Website feedback, questions or accessibility issues: sbarcus@wisc.edu.

Learn more about accessibility at UW–Madison.

This site was built using the UW Theme | Privacy Notice | © 2023 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System.