The Fulbright US Student program (FUSP) competition is open for the 2017-18 academic year. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is designed to give recent B.S./B.A. graduates, master’s and doctoral candidates, and young professionals and artists …
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Alumni profile: When opportunities called, Sternberg learned to say yes
Thomas Sternberg emphasizes the importance of saying yes. “If opportunities arise, while there may be risks, the benefits may far outweigh them,” he says. As an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Sternberg said yes …
Wisconsin Idea: UW–Madison language learners assist high school students
Morgan Haefner, of Appleton, and Marcus Amato, of Oshkosh, both studied Spanish in middle and high school. Both arrived at the University of Wisconsin–Madison looking for a new language to learn, and both chose Arabic. …
Faculty profile: Anthropologist Bowie ‘embraces the unpredictable’
The story of Katherine Bowie’s life and career might be titled “The Accidental Anthropologist” or perhaps “The Serendipitous Scholar.” Bowie has followed a winding path guided by her constant curiosity and an openness to pursue …
2016 Fulbright-Hays DDRA competition is open
The DDRA 2016 competition is open. The deadline for students to submit their complete applications is 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Letters of support and language evaluations must be submitted BEFORE the student can …
Médicins sans Frontières veteran, UW Zika panel headline Global Health Symposium
The 12th annual Global Health Symposium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will feature a keynote address by a Médicins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) veteran and a Zika Virus Panel that will highlight how researchers …
Fish-Harnack Lecture: Buergenthal to talk about Auschwitz, human rights
Thomas Buergenthal spent the first 11 years of his life under the cloud of Nazi Germany, growing up in the Jewish ghetto of Kielce, Poland, and later in concentration camps at Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen. At …
Muller to talk about her Perilous Journeys
Karin Muller knows about adventure. The acclaimed Swiss-born author, filmmaker and photographer has spent 20 years traveling alone to remote locales and conflict zones, learning new languages and customs, and sampling local foods, as well …
Bonn short term Grad student application: extended deadline
Extended deadline for UW-Bonn University graduate student short term fellowships: Wednesday, April 13 12:00 NOON The University of Bonn, Germany will offer several short-term awards to UW–Madison advanced graduate students who wish to pursue independent …
UW–Madison ranks among top producers of both Fulbright Students, Scholars
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is one of just 14 institutions nationwide with the highest numbers of both students and faculty to receive U.S. Fulbright grants for 2015-16. The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational …