When Omari Carter moved from London to Madison, he brought more than expertise in hip hop dance and filmmaking—he brought a global perspective on how movement can connect people, cultures, and communities. Carter, an assistant …
Faculty & Staff
30 Years of Advancing International Education: A Q&A with Dan Gold
With a record-breaking 3,336 Badgers studying abroad through International Academic Programs (IAP) this past year, global learning at UW–Madison is reaching new heights—a trajectory Dan Gold has helped shape as he approaches his 15th year …
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 …
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. …
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.
New faculty profile: Chaoqun Lu studies global change ecology, ecosystem modeling and ag sustainability
Chaoqun Lu joined the UW–Madison faculty in January 2026 as a professor in the Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences.
Kimchi: Layers of Culture, Wrapped in Cabbage
Kimchi is more than food. Widely recognized as Korea’s national dish, the fermented staple—made of cabbage, radish, garlic, ginger, and chili—appears on tables across the country. Though it is frequently associated with Korean cuisine, the …