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ITALIAN STUDENTS EMBODY THE WISCONSIN IDEA

The students of Professor Buccini’s Italian 450 class decided to use their language skills to promote the Wisconsin Idea. The students of Professor Buccini’s Italian 450 class decided to use their language skills to promote the Wisconsin Idea.

Hora receives grant to assist travel to China to conduct college internship study

UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora recently received a $10,000 grant from Tianjin University in eastern China that will support him through a month-long visit to study college internships early next fall. UW–Madison’s Matthew Hora recently received a $10,000 grant from Tianjin University in eastern China that will support him through a month-long visit to study college internships early next …

UW-MADISON TO HOST LANGUAGE, CULTURE CONFERENCES THIS WEEK

Hundreds of scholars of Chinese language and culture will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, long a center for Chinese studies, on May 5 and May 6 for a pair of prestigious international conferences. Hundreds of scholars of Chinese language and culture will gather at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, long a center for Chinese studies, on …

Madison startup completing 100 solar setups in rural Africa

NovoMoto, a spinoff from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is finishing its first 100 solar lighting installations in the Democratic Republic of Congo. NovoMoto, a spinoff from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, is finishing its first 100 solar lighting installations in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Internship at the German Bundestag

Would you like to work at the German Parliament? Would you like to work at the German Parliament?

UW MADISON RANKED #2 FOR MOST INNOVATIVE COLLEGE FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked the second in the nation, and first among public universities, for innovative foreign language learning in 2018. The University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked the second in the nation, and first among public universities, for innovative foreign language learning in 2018.

UW STUDENTS WIN 1ST PLACE AT THE 2018 MIDWEST COLLEGE CHINESE SPEECH CONTEST

Five UW students of Chinese competed in the 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, held at Lake Forest College in Chicago, on April 21. This year, the five students included: Collin O’Keeffe, Elizabeth Somsen, Kristine Nguyen, Jake Lee and David Burnett. Five UW students of Chinese competed in the 2018 Midwest College Chinese Speech Contest, …

Ronald Radano earns a Berlin Prize Fellowship

The professor will analyze colonial-era African recordings in Berlin’s Ethnographic Museum. The professor will analyze colonial-era African recordings in Berlin’s Ethnographic Museum.

Bal delivers keynote at International Congress on Early Childhood Intervention in Turkey

UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal delivered a keynote at the 2nd International Congress on Early Childhood Intervention in Antalya, Turkey, on March 31. UW–Madison’s Aydin Bal delivered a keynote at the 2nd International Congress on Early Childhood Intervention in Antalya, Turkey, on March 31.

AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: RACHEL SILVER

Rachel Silver is a joint-degree doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies. She talks to African Studies about her research on adolescent pregnancy and school dropout in Malawi, and the challenges and rewards that accompany fieldwork. Rachel Silver is a joint-degree doctoral candidate in Anthropology and Educational Policy Studies. She talks to African Studies about her …