University of Wisconsin–Madison
High school delegates from across the region filled the halls at UW–Madison on March 19 and 20 for the 54th annual Wisconsin High School Model United Nations (WHSMUN) conference. As the only Model UN event hosted within the UW System, WHSMUN continues its legacy as one of the most respected student-led conferences in the Midwest. The …
Can lessons learned in one context help you thrive in another? Freya Joëssel studies exactly that in her research on skill transfer–and she experiences it every day. As a postdoctoral researcher in the Learning and Transfer Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Joëssel works with her supervisor, C. Shawn Green, to study human learning. The …
The Wisconsin Council for the Social Studies (WCSS) recently held its annual conference at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club, bringing together K-12 educators from across the Midwest for two days of professional development. The conference serves as the leading forum for Wisconsin social studies teachers to access professional development, offering everything from keynote speakers and …
Each year, an estimated 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease — a bacterial infection that can cause rash, fever, extreme tiredness, and joint stiffness, among other symptoms. Karen Fuenzalida, a veterinarian and PhD student in the Comparative Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program, is among the scientists at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM), College …
Separated by 8,000 miles, an ocean, and vastly different languages and health systems, Madison, Wisconsin, and Phitsanulok, Thailand, have one thing in common: pharmacist Sirada Jones (PharmD ’00, MS ’02).
During a recent lunchtime lecture hosted by the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS), Elsa Cardenas Canales shared her journey from the caves of Mexico to the laboratories of UW–Madison. She is currently pioneering a new way to manage rabies by combining laboratory and field research to vaccinate the bats themselves. While there are …
When Pauline Chan (BS ’74) first walked into the compounding lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy, she was more focused on meeting her instructors’ expectations by crafting “pharmaceutically elegant” ointments and rose-scented soaps than reshaping hospital pharmacy and psychiatric care. But over the next five decades, that’s exactly what she did.
Twelve years ago, a two-minute conversation during his training forever changed the life and career path of Edward Portillo (PharmD ’14), associate professor and associate dean for advancement for the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Pharmacy.
When Estevan Molina arrived at the airport, he carried a suitcase filled entirely with basketballs. About 40 of them — all different sizes, all donated by UW–Madison’s Athletic Department, and all deflated — were squeezed into a checked bag. The plan was clear: deliver them to youth programs and basketball academies across Senegal. But the basketballs weren’t …
Year-round warmth and wet climates make Colombia and Puerto Rico natural dengue hotspots. A mosquito-borne viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms—high fever, severe headaches, muscle and joint pain, and rash—dengue is prevalent year-round in both countries, with seasonal peaks typically occurring between May and November.