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Archit Gupta creates tax and financial tech gamechanger in India

Navigating tax season can be a frustrating for anyone—well almost anyone. When Archit Gupta, M.S. ’08, listened as his father, a CPA in India, described issues with filing taxes for firms and users, he heard what he thought was a “fun problem” to solve. In short, the process was complicated and difficult, even for the …

Three books by UW–Madison’s Popkewitz translated into Chinese

Three books by UW–Madison’s Thomas Popkewitz have recently bolstered their international reach and were translated and published in Chinese. Read the full story.  

UW–Madison senior was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship

University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Sarah Almutawa was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate academic honors in the world. By the end of this year’s awards process, more than 100 Rhodes Scholars will have been selected from countries across the globe, including 32 from the United States announced …

Alumna receives honorary doctorate from Finnish university

UW–Madison alumna Ulla Connor received an honorary doctorate of philosophy from Åbo Akademi University in Finland in May 2022. Connor earned her PhD in curriculum and instruction from the School of Education in 1978, and now serves as the Chancellor’s Professor of English at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI). At IUPUI, she was the first director of …

Stop counting cups. There’s an ocean of difference in our water needs

A new study of thousands of people reveals a wide range in the amount of water people consume around the globe and over their lifespans, definitively spilling the oft-repeated idea that eight, 8-ounce glasses meet the human body’s daily needs. “The science has never supported the old eight glasses thing as an appropriate guideline, if …

Reesor: Update on missing UW-Madison student

Dear campus community, I am grateful to share with you that a missing UW–Madison student has been found safe, thanks to a tip from a community member that the UW–Madison Police Department received overnight.

UW-Madison Ischool Professor B. Ian Hutchins Emphasizes Importance of Preprints

In a recent paper that was published in The Lancet Global Health Journal, iSchool professor B. Ian Hutchins and his research team shared results demonstrating that preprints are likely accurate enough to be used more often in the medical field. Hutchins’ team included undergraduate and graduate students who reviewed COVID-19 pandemic studies. A preprint is …

Back in Bangladesh, EC Alumna Uses New Skills

Environmental conservation alumna Sumaiya Firoze applies skills learned in graduate program to home country of Bangladesh. Traveling from the opposite side of the world, Sumaiya Firoze came to the Nelson Institute determined to grow her conservation knowledge and skills to help her home country of Bangladesh. “When I saw the curriculum of the master’s program, …

Visiting International Student Program celebrates 10 years of global connection

In September, Badgers from around the globe arrived at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, but they weren’t here to attend an international conference or to study the latest cutting-edge research. They were here for a reunion. Alumni of the Visiting International Student Program (VISP) and their guests reunited on the UW–Madison campus to celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary …

Wild Primate Virus Has Pandemic Potential Should It Jump the Species Barrier, Shows Study

In a world still reeling from COVID-19, infectious disease researchers are eager to head off the next pandemic before it has the chance to spill over from animals to humans. But the scientific reality of pandemic prevention isn’t straightforward, and researchers have generally avoided making specific predictions about the potential of individual viruses to cause …