University of Wisconsin–Madison
On March 1, 1961, President John F. Kennedy signed an executive order that established the Peace Corps. That order has led to more than 240,000 Americans serving worldwide, including over 6,400 Wisconsinites, nearly 3,300 of whom attended UW–Madison. In celebration of the 60th anniversary of Peace Corps, UW–Madison will be hosting a gathering of past …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to be a leader in international engagement. UW–Madison moved up three spots, from #18 to #15, on the 2020 Open Doors Report’s ranking of U.S. universities and colleges for total students studying abroad. The report is published by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of …
Among the many lessons highlighted by the current pandemic is the need to understand and reimagine instruction, especially as many educators and students grapple with questions about the benefits and challenges of in-person and remote delivery of instructional programs. With support from a $173,168 grant, UW–Madison will conduct a 3-year study on the outcomes of …
At night in a Ugandan forest, a team of American and African scientists takes oral swabs from insect-eating cyclops leaf-nosed bats. In a necropsy room near the Baltic Sea, researchers try to determine what killed a donkey, a Bennett’s tree-kangaroo and a capybara at a German zoo — all of them suffering from severe brain …
Think that world hunger can’t be overcome? Bettina Luescher begs to differ. Hunger kills more people than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. But Bettina Luescher, MA ’85, keeps her message about hunger simple: it’s a problem that can be solved, and people can help. For $10, you can feed a child in a Kenyan refugee …
Nearly 30 years after recording a temperature of minus 93.2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 69.6 Celsius) in Greenland, the measurement has been verified by the World Meteorological Organization as the coldest recorded temperature in the Northern Hemisphere. The measurement was first recorded by a University of Wisconsin–Madison Antarctic Meteorological Research Center Automatic Weather Station in December 1991. An AWS is …
Story by Steve Barcus
Lately, a number of factors have created uncertainty and confusion for international students planning to study at UW–Madison during the coming fall semester. Many international students are even wondering how they will be received on campus. I want to tell you that you are welcome here. International students are an important part of the UW–Madison …
Collaborating with scholars and partners across borders can be challenging at the best of times, but a global pandemic adds an entire new layer of complication. Ted Gerber, director of the Wisconsin Russia Project (WRP) and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), recognizes the increased difficulty for scholars in both U.S. …
UW–Madison students are among those selected as 2020 recipients of the prestigious Boren Awards. The awards, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) on behalf of the National Security Education Program (NSEP), create opportunities for students to enhance their studies of languages, cultures, and international issues. Two UW–Madison undergraduates were selected as recipients of …