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As of this week, a phase one clinical trial to test a potential new Ebola vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is underway in Japan. Fifteen healthy young men* will receive two doses of the experimental vaccine. If the first group tolerates the vaccine, an additional group of up to 20 volunteers …
Title and department: Assistant Professor of African Cultural Studies, Department of African Cultural Studies Hometown: West Bloomfield, Michigan, and Bafang, Cameroon Educational/professional background: BA in History from Wayne State University; Graduate Certificate in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from Purdue University; MA and PhD in History from Purdue University How did you get into your field of research? As a …
It’s said that a picture is worth a thousand words. To Zuzana Burivalova, an audio recording is worth a thousand pictures. That’s the beauty of bioacoustics, Burivalova’s area of focus as a new faculty member in the Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology. She’s using the methods of this emerging science to better understand biodiversity …
In Sitapur, India, a surgeon from Suresh Chandra’s team performed a 20-minute, $25 cataract surgery on a man who was blind in both eyes. By removing the cloudy lenses that covered his eyes, Chandra’s team gave this man sight. Through a translator, a member of Chandra’s team asked what the first thing the man was …
Michael J. Briggs, of Madison, Wis., died unexpectedly and peacefully on August 26, 2019, at the age of 84. Mike was born in the town of Holt, in the county of Norfolk, England, on Sept. 1, 1934. His mother Sybil was from Holt, and his father John was a baker, originally from Lincolnshire. Mike’s early …
The UW–Madison School of Education has filled two crucial positions for its new Global Engagement Office by naming faculty members Li-Ching Ho and Adam Nelson as co-directors. Ho is an associate professor with the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, while Nelson is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor with the Department of Educational Policy Studies. “Professors Ho and …
The African Studies Program is pleased to welcome the new Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us from UW-Stevens Point, where she is currently an Associate Professor of History and International Studies. At UW-Stevens Point, Anju developed and taught over a dozen different classes, including History …
The Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History will be remembered for pioneering the study of late Ottoman history, as well as for his generosity to the department. Kemal H. Karpat, the former chair of Ottoman and Turkish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of History, passed away in Madison, Wisconsin, on February …
The Oklahoman newspaper recently reported on the importance of community colleges and the article features the expertise of UW–Madison’s Xueli Wang. Wang is an associate professor with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and a faculty affiliate of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE). Her research centers on college students’ learning, …
Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by drought early in the growing season, when seeds must sprout and get established. Research performed in the Ethiopian highlands shows that even in years with above average rainfall, crops can be severely reduced by …