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SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA In the latest chapter of the burgeoning collaboration between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Chinese PLA General Hospital in Beijing, a second-year medical student at UW–Madison has added a distinctive personal twist. This summer, Yuan Yuan (Jackie) Gong—a Chinese native who spent most of her childhood around Baltimore—became the first …
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA The American brand names are hard to miss in the Zizhu High-tech Industrial Development Zone, located in the Minhang District of Shanghai. The sign atop one building says “Microsoft”; across the road is “Intel”. Nearby, another building houses a well-branded American office. Even before crossing the threshold, the signage and …
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA The news reports announce the historic collaborations among institutions, but the deeper story behind the launch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office is rooted in individual connections. In this instance, as in so many others, it takes personal relationships to bring large organizations together and enable initiatives to …
SPECIAL REPORT: WISCONSIN IN CHINA Among those most excited by the recent launch of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office and the visit to China by Interim Chancellor David Ward are the loyal Badger alumni in the region. “Having a UW presence in China is really a milestone for our commitment here, as the …
University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward is leading a Wisconsin delegation to China, where he will inaugurate UW–Madison’s first overseas outpost and participate in events aimed at deepening engagement with Chinese partners. The delegation, which includes UW–Madison representatives along with state of Wisconsin and state business officials, will travel to Shanghai, Beijing and Hong …
John Harwell, an electrical and computer engineering student from Forest Lake, Minnesota, has been selected as the Plexus Corporation’s 2012 International Engineering Intern, recruited through the International Internship Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Harwell began his internship on May 21, working at Plexus headquarters in Neenah, Wisconsin. He will work the Plexus facility in …
Graduate students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education have a new opportunity to bring a global perspective into their work as they seek to tackle some of the toughest issues in education. On May 14, leaders from Stockholm University in Sweden visited campus to sign a partnership agreement with the School of Education …
Each year, Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison awards Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowships to outstanding graduate students whose work deepens international understanding and global social justice—while embodying the Wisconsin Idea, the belief that education should influence and improve the lives of people beyond the university campus. Scott Kloeck-Jenson, after whom this award is named, lived …
Eighteen University of Wisconsin–Madison students studying abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP) have been awarded scholarships from CIEE, a leading provider of international educational experiences. Applied to upcoming summer and fall programs, these awards will cover a combined total of $30,500. Fifteen of the awardees received CIEE’s Global Access Initiative (GAIN) Scholarship, two have received …
Lauren Buckley, a senior majoring in chemistry and biochemistry, was selected as a 2012-13 Luce Scholar—the second person from the University of Wisconsin–Madison accepted into this prestigious program in recent years. The Henry Luce Foundation created the year-long Luce Scholars Program to increase awareness about Asia among potential leaders in American society who have had …