University of Wisconsin–Madison
A UW–Madison graduate student in the School of Education has been selected as a Fulbright U.S. Scholar for the 2024-25 academic year. Libby Hladik, a doctoral candidate with the Department of Kinesiology and the Occupational Therapy Program, is among 11 scholars who were selected from UW–Madison this year. For her research project, titled “Moving Towards …
The U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board have selected 11 scholars from the University of Wisconsin–Madison as Fulbright U.S. Scholars for the 2024–2025 academic year. These distinguished scholars will teach and conduct research in collaboration with institutions abroad, representing a wide spectrum of disciplines including astronomy, biology, communication sciences and disorders, …
Two members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are among 126 scientists across the United States and Canada selected as Sloan Research Fellows. The fellowships, awarded annually since 1955, honor exceptional scientists whose creativity, innovation and research accomplishments make them stand out as future leaders in their fields. UW–Madison’s 2024 Sloan Fellows are Ke Fang, assistant …
During a six-week stretch in the fall semester, the UW–Madison School of Education hosted 22 teachers from 12 different countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia as part of the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (Fulbright TEA) program, which is funded by the U.S. Department of State and administered by IREX. The visiting educators were …
Badgers may be returning to the familiar sights of Madison, Wisconsin this fall when classes resume, but James Llewellyn – a master’s student in Southeast Asian Studies – has a very different semester planned. With assistance from a Boren Fellowship, he will be taking his last academic year in Malang, Indonesia. For a person who …
For students aspiring to research or study internationally, receiving a Boren Award means an opportunity to pursue their interests around the globe. The awards, administered by the Institute of International Education (IIE) with support from the National Security Education Program (NSEP), give students opportunities to study and research international languages, cultures, and global issues. Two …
Through poetry, Hajjar Baban has found her voice and her calling. Her chosen field, she says, allows her to “be honest about my understanding of the world while changing and imagining new ways of being. Baban has been named one of 30 recipients of a 2021 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, a …
Two recent PhD alumni have received fellowships from the Graduate School to further the research topics they focused on in their dissertations. The Albert Markham Memorial Fellowship supports recent UW–Madison PhD recipients in linguistics, foreign language, or cultural studies who are conducting postdoctoral international research. Markham fellows receive up to $50,000 to support their research …
Two recent PhD alumni have received fellowships from the Graduate School to further the research topics they focused on in their dissertations. The Albert Markham Memorial Fellowship supports recent UW–Madison PhD recipients in linguistics, foreign language, or cultural studies who are conducting postdoctoral international research. Markham fellows receive up to $50,000 to support their research …
For two UW–Madison students, Italy is more than just a place with great gelato (although they say that certainly is a large part of it.) Instead, they view the country as a place brimming with possibilities for discovery and exploration. For two UW–Madison students, Italy is more than just a place with great gelato (although …