UW–Madison graduate student Brittany St. John has been awarded a Fulbright Future Postdoctoral Scholarship by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. St. John is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, focusing on …
Month: April 2022
New biography on Mildred Fish-Harnack illuminates the life of the resistance leader, alumna
A New York Times bestseller by Rebecca Donner, the great-great-niece of Mildred Fish-Harnack, is shedding light on the life of the famed resistance leader, Wisconsinite, and UW–Madison alumnus. The biography, All the Frequent Troubles of …
New School of Education certificate program aims to address shortage of bilingual teachers
In 2020, there were over 30,000 Spanish-speaking English learners — or “emergent bilingual” — K-12 students in Wisconsin schools. However, less than 35 percent of these learners were enrolled in bilingual-bicultural programming. One reason for …
Wolff Fellowship awarded to ‘exceptional’ graduate
Her adventure around the world started with a class about space. Claire James, the inaugural winner of the Wolff Fellowship, which provides substantial funds for post-graduation travel, pinpoints an early astronomy class as key to …
Spring 2022 grad: Guolong Liang inspired to pursue international ag development
Guolong Liang, who grew up in northwestern China, will be graduating with a master’s degree in horticulture in spring 2022. In this Q&A, Liang talks about making the decision to pursue horticulture, the benefits of …
Monica White awarded Carnegie Fellowship
Monica White — Nelson Institute Gaylord A. Nelson Distinguished Chair in Integrated Environmental Studies, and the founding director of the Office for Environmental Justice in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies — has been awarded …
Li Chiao-Ping Dance presents ‘terza rima: Writings on the Body’ April 29-30
Li Chiao-Ping Dance (LCPD) proudly presents “terza rima; Writings on the Body” on April 29 and 30, in collaboration with the UW–Madison School of Education’s Dance Department and the Department of French and Italian. Li …
UW–Madison’s ultra-efficient carbon capture tech earns top 60 spot in global XPRIZE challenge
For a planet increasingly impacted by the effects of climate change, removing carbon from the atmosphere could be part of a much needed turn in the right direction. Innovators worldwide participating in the XPRIZE Carbon Removal …
UW–Madison’s Travers is selected as Fulbright US Scholar
UW–Madison’s Brittany Travers, an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for 2022-23. Travers will travel to the University of Málaga in Spain during …