The COVID-19 pandemic has created incredible challenges for higher education institutions around the world, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison has not been immune to those challenges. However, as we deal with the impact that this …
Year: 2020
Message from Dean Podestá on summer 2020 international programming
In consideration of the health and safety of UW–Madison students, Guido Podestá, vice provost and dean of the International Division, has instructed that all IAP study abroad programs and IIP international internships planned for summer …
Stephenson and Shutske: Six possible impacts of COVID-19 on farming
The World Health Organization now considers the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to be a pandemic. The rapidly evolving situation is raising questions throughout the U.S. The stock market has taken a hit in recent weeks creating …
Message from Dean Podestá on COVID-19 and spring 2020 study abroad
Following today’s announcement by Chancellor Blank regarding campus operations and activities, as well as the World Health Organization’s declaration of COVID-19 as a global pandemic, the International Division is taking immediate steps to secure the …
Anthropology professor Karen Strier recognized as prominent primate conservationist in Brazil
Karen Strier, a Vilas research professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has been featured in the Women in Conservation series by National Geographic Brazil. For 38 years, Strier has maintained a long-term study site on a protected reserve …
UW–Madison ranked 1st in producing Peace Corps volunteers
The Peace Corps has announced that for the fourth year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is No. 1 on the agency’s list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2020. There are 79 …
UW–Madison shares support for the Hmong community
Translations available नेपाली Nepali 中文 Chinese Español Hmoob UW–Madison is expressing support and sharing resources for Hmong community members following news reports that the federal government has opened negotiations that would allow the U.S. to deport certain Hmong …
Bonding over Bieber: Small connections create big impacts in the Peace Corps
As a top producer of Peace Corps volunteers, many UW–Madison alums and Wisconsinites across the state hold the organization close to heart. UW–Madison will host a series of events on campus and in the community, …
UW–Madison to celebrate 59th anniversary of Peace Corps
The nation can take pride knowing that the Peace Corps has made a difference in the lives of people around the world for almost 60 years. But with more than 3,200 Badgers and over 6,300 …
EU AMBASSADOR TO THE U.S. TO SPEAK AT UW–MADISON
As the U.S. expands its own goals for growth and prosperity, continuing a productive relationship with partners around the world will be of paramount importance. The relationship between the European Union and the United States …