Scott Muir ‘06, international studies major and participant in the inaugural Wisconsin in Washington Program in 2005, shares his reflection on participating in the program and building a career and life in Washington, D.C. Washington, …
Internships & Careers
From South Africa to Wisconsin: Engineering the future of nuclear energy
In eighth grade, Chumani Mokoena’s teacher organized a field trip for the class to visit a nuclear energy facility about an hour or two north of their school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The space acted …
Working on safety at home and abroad
When domestic and international criminal justice agencies work together, the impact can be tremendous. That is what UW–Madison alumna Lauren Danen ’14 has witnessed first-hand through her work as a contractor with the U.S. Department of State, where she is a program coordinator …
Wisconsin in Washington internships launch careers in DC
UW-Madison provides students with the unique opportunity to participate in a dynamic internship program in our nation’s capital while earning credit toward graduation. The program fuses academics and professional skills, and includes exciting lectures, visits …
Badgers and JR Central celebrate 20 years of high-speed internships
It’s the most competitive, most sought after international internship offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The JR Central Internship Program, established by Distinguished UW Alum and JR Central Chairman Emeritus Yoshiyuki Kasai, has been offering …
2019 SCHOLARSHIP AWARD CEREMONY GRANTS STUDENTS ABROAD
The campus community gathered at Gordon Dining Commons on April 9th to celebrate the latest group of Badgers planning to study, intern, and research abroad. The 2019 Spring Scholarship Award Ceremony celebrates not only students adding an international dimension …
Posting to Brussels sprouts novel tech-French course
Quick: How do you say “firewall” or “database” in the variant of French spoken in Belgium? For employees of Epic, the Wisconsin health-care software giant that is building out its European beachhead, it’s necessary lingo.
WSB Graduate Leaves UW–Madison Well-Prepared as a Global Leader
Sandhiya Karunagaran (BBA ’18) strives to be an inclusive, authentic leader—someone who influences others through personal engagement, based on their own core beliefs and values. She has given this a lot of thought over the …
UW student presents art exhibits in South Africa and the Met through internship
Children in Wisconsin and South Africa now share a special connection thanks to Shiloah Coley, a journalism major who is also pursuing certificates in art and African-American studies.
GRADUATE OF SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PHD PROGRAM COMMENDS ITS INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Sookyung Cho, who graduated from the Second Language Acquisition (SLA) PhD program at University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2008, has returned to Madison for a research-focused sabbatical year.