Geospatial skills transcend traditional professional boundaries. They can be applied to solving humanitarian challenges as they can to solving biodiversity challenges. Geospatial tools help decision makers apply data to help solve complex problems. Whether the …
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School of Pharmacy Partnership Addresses HIV Prevention and Treatment in Africa
Africa accounts for two-thirds of new HIV infections across the globe, with over 25 million people living with HIV in the region, according to the World Health Organization. A new international partnership involving courses from University …
Q&A with Schwarzman Scholar Jinwan Park
UW–Madison senior Jinwan Park will join a highly accomplished cohort of scholars and leaders as a Schwarzman Scholar. Schwarzman Scholars is a prestigious international scholarship program designed to prepare future leaders by providing them with …
iSchool team leads Librarians’ Tour of Scotland
In September, the iSchool’s continuing education team led the latest installment of a decades-old tradition: the Librarians’ Tour of Scotland. Sixteen library and museum professionals, including two iSchool alumni, took part in what was the …
Patricia Téllez-Girón Earns Prestigious Ohtli Award From Mexican Government
Patricia Téllez-Girón, MD, associate professor of family medicine and community health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, is the esteemed face of health care and education in Madison’s Latinx/e community …
School of Education study abroad programs expand students’ global awareness
This past summer, the UW–Madison School of Education launched four short-term, faculty-led study abroad programs tied to School of Education majors. These programs offered students a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to expand their worldview and build cultural …
Dó-ing the work of heritage preservation: MFA student Veronica Pham spotlights Vietnamese papermaking
From completing fieldwork in Vietnam to presenting to peers at an international conference in Prague — Veronica Pham has had an exciting year. She recently attended the Past and Present – Built and Social conference hosted by Architecture, Media, Politics, …
Trekking with Tigers
When Sam Helle was growing up in the middle of Milwaukee, she didn’t expect to someday be a conservation biologist surveying tiger populations in the foothills of the Himalayas. She had always been drawn to …
Sandra McCormick, MSSW ’72, A Career Focused on International Work
For most of her career, Sandra McCormick developed programs to improve the health, human services, and quality of life for many citizens of Russia, the Ukraine, and numerous other countries. While serving in a leadership …
A Zeal for Zambia
Lend Nelson Institute PhD student Colleen Henegan your ear, and she’ll tell you all about her time in Zambia, a landlocked country in the south of Africa. As Henegan recounts the months she spent researching, …