On June 5, more than 115 friends and alumni of UW–Madison and the Wisconsin School of Business gathered for a unique international event.
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Amid global challenges, decade-long UW–Madison–Peking University workshop advances international dialogue on higher education
For more than a decade, scholars from UW–Madison, Peking University, and beyond have come together to examine some of the most urgent challenges facing higher education around the world.
UW–Madison’s Milda Aksamitauskas Chosen as a Fulbright Alumni Ambassador
UW–Madison’s Milda Aksamitauskas has been selected as one of only 12 Fulbright U.S. Scholar Alumni Ambassadors nationwide for 2026. Chosen from a competitive pool of over 200 applicants, Aksamitauskas will spend the next two years …
Tunable metasurface could bring powerful molecular sensing from the lab to the field
Mid-infrared spectroscopy can identify the molecular composition of unknown samples by their “fingerprints” at different wavelengths, allowing scientists to look beyond visible light’s band within the electromagnetic spectrum. The resulting compositional data is valuable for …
LACIS Partnership Brings the Wisconsin Idea to Communities in Guatemala
For the past several years, an ongoing partnership spearheaded by the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS) has proven that high school classrooms can have a global footprint. Through LACIS, a center within the Institute …
Data science guides diabetes treatment planning
Not only do the majority of people with diabetes live in low- and middle-income countries, per the World Health Organization, but treatment also lags in those under-resourced locales, more often leading to death or disability. …
Dr. Celina Doria Hosts Reproductive Justice Event
Assistant Professor Celina Doria recently hosted two acompañantes from Mexico, Bianca Acuña Valverde and Perla Martinez Reynoso. Acompañantes are feminist abortion activists who support pregnant people having medication abortions outside of clinical settings. While in town, the …
Celebrating Humanitarianism and Service Across the Globe
Kristhel Vernaza Sanchez was awarded the 2026 Richard Ralph Winter Phoenix Rising Humanitarian Scholarship.
Viral Benefits
It’s well-known among scientists that viruses can alter the makeup and function of ecosystems. For example, they promote microbial diversity by infecting and killing select bacteria, and their impact on microbial communities can influence the …
UW–Madison’s Fields earns Fulbright award for caregiving research in Denmark
UW–Madison’s Beth Fields, an associate professor of occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award.