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  2. Year: 2018
  3. Month: February

Month: February 2018

New exhibit pushes viewers to connect with an African tradition of honoring ancestors

Posted on February 28, 2018

As you enter the Ruth Davis Design Gallery in the School of Human Ecology, a lively beat of drums and singing hums in the background.

Posted in NewsTagged Ruth Davis Design Gallery, Yorùbá peoples

A mime speaks: Q&A with acclaimed performer and UW-Madison alum Takeo Fujikura

Posted on February 27, 2018

Mime has had a profound yet silent influence in mainstream culture for decades.

Posted in Alumni, NewsTagged Educational Drama, Kanjiyama Mime, Takeo Fujikura

Mwakatika marks first semester at UW with big win in campus speech contest

Posted on February 26, 2018

What does it take to deliver a strong persuasive speech? King–Morgridge Scholar Lusayo Mwakatika could tell you. The freshman agricultural business management major was chosen as last semester’s winner of the Communication Arts 100 (CA …

Posted in News, StudentsTagged CA 100 Speech Contest, king morgridge scholar

Sharing his history

Posted on February 26, 2018

History Ph.D. candidate Sergio González researches and writes about families like his own, immigrants from Mexico who have helped shape Wisconsin’s story since the early 20th century.

Posted in News, Research, StudentsTagged Mexicans in Wisconsin, Sergio González

UW–Madison ranked No. 1 for Peace Corps for second year

Posted on February 21, 2018

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has once again been ranked first among large schools on the Peace Corps 2018 Top Volunteer-Producing Colleges and Universities list. There are 85 Badgers currently volunteering worldwide.

Posted in Awards & Grants, NewsTagged Peace Corps, Volunteer

Student Takes Her Language Skills Abroad

Posted on February 20, 2018

Mariah Nelson was a freshman in college when she realized her language skills were valuable and worth pursuing. She had studied Spanish throughout elementary, middle and high school, which gave her a rudimentary understanding of …

Posted in Alumni, LanguagesTagged Mariah Nelson, Spanish

UW-Madison to host third cohort of young African leaders in summer 2018

Posted on February 19, 2018

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its third cohort of emerging African leaders beginning June 20 for a six-week academic and leadership institute, a program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.

Posted in News, PartnershipsTagged Mandela Fellowship, Young African Leaders Initiative

See the world through Siftr: Field Day Lab’s widely used citizen-science tool goes mobile

Posted on February 16, 2018

Think of the world as one big classroom. That is the concept behind Siftr, an online citizen-science platform created in 2015 by David Gagnon, director of Field Day Lab at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, to help promote …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged David Gagnon, Field Day Lab, Siftr

Badger behind the Olympic scenes

Posted on February 14, 2018

While nearly 28 million people from all over the world watched the Olympic opening ceremony from the comfort of their home, Caitlin Furin got to see it in person.

Posted in Alumni, Awards & GrantsTagged Caitlin Furin, Olympic opening ceremony

IIP, MANDELA WASHINGTON FELLOWSHIP COLLABORATION PROVIDES STUDENTS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES IN AFRICA

Posted on February 12, 2018

For hopeless romantics on campus, a dinner date for this Wednesday night – Valentine’s Day – is not the only deadline quickly approaching. This Sunday, Feb. 18 is the last day to apply for the International …

Posted in Internships & Careers, News, PartnershipsTagged Business Day Ghana, IIP, Mandela Fellow
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