The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked 25th worldwide by the Center for World University Rankings, up from 27th last year. The university placed 19th nationally (21st last year), quality of education, 28th(65th last year); alumni employment, 80th (79th last year); quality …
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Chemical catalysis pioneer James Dumesic wins international energy prize
Prolific biofuels researcher James Dumesic has been named the winner of the 2019 Eni Energy Transition Award. The internationally renowned Eni Awards were established in 2007 to recognize excellence in energy and environmental research. The …
Students learn less common languages at intensive summer institute
The vibrant mission of teaching students less commonly taught languages such as Tibetan, Hindi, Urdu and others continues this summer at UW–Madison’s South Asia Summer Language Institute (SASLI), alongside a brand-new new mission — teaching …
Mildred Fish-Harnack honored as hero of resistance to Nazi regime
“Ich habe Deutschland auch so geliebt” “And I have loved Germany so much.” Those were the last words of Mildred Fish-Harnack before the blade of the guillotine fell. She was sentenced to six years of …
Li-Ching Ho, Adam Nelson named co-directors of School’s Global Engagement Office
The UW–Madison School of Education has filled two crucial positions for its new Global Engagement Office by naming faculty members Li-Ching Ho and Adam Nelson as co-directors. Ho is an associate professor with the Department of Curriculum …
Higher education workshop collaboration with Peking University enters fifth year
“The U.S. and China need each other,” Blank said in her opening remarks at the fifth Peking University-University of Wisconsin Workshop on Higher Education. “And our universities need each other. We both have things to …
Professor Nienhauser Honored at Nanjing University Literature Conference
An international literature conference hosted by Nanjing University provided an opportunity to recognize UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser. At a special ceremony Friday, May 24, Nanjing University leaders gave Professor …
John Ohnesorge Partners with Nanjing University Faculty to Bring IP Workshop to China
Building on two decades of collaboration, teams from the law schools at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Nanjing University held a joint workshop on intellectual property May 23 in Nanjing, the capital of China’s Jiangsu …
THE AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM WELCOMES NEW IRIS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ANJU REEJHSINGHANI
The African Studies Program is pleased to welcome the new Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us from UW-Stevens Point, where she is currently an Associate …