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Study Abroad Photo Contest Winners 2025

Congratulations to our 2025 Study Abroad Photo Contest winners!

King-Morgridge Scholar Spotlight: Kristhel Maholy Vernaza Sánchez

The King-Morgridge Scholars Program supports students who demonstrate exceptional leadership, a commitment to social impact, and a strong connection to their home communities. Scholars are provided resources, mentorship, and funding to pursue initiatives that create meaningful change locally and globally.

COP30 will show efforts to curb planet warming persist

Before the United Nations’ COP30, currently underway in Brazil, Morgan Edwards and Greg Nemet penned an opinion piece published in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that underscored ongoing strategies to curb global warming despite the United States’ withdrawal from climate change action.

King-Morgridge Scholar Spotlight: Kristhel Maholy Vernaza Sánchez

The King-Morgridge Scholars Program supports students who demonstrate exceptional leadership, a commitment to social impact, and a strong connection to their home communities. Scholars are provided resources, mentorship, and funding to pursue initiatives that create meaningful change locally and globally. Check out part 1 of the spotlight series.

Message from the Dean–November 2025

International Education Week offers an opportunity to celebrate our global connections and international accomplishments during the past year. I hope you will visit our website and participate in some of the week’s events. This year, we are beginning the week by co-hosting a Faculty Networking Reception with the Secretary of the Faculty that will provide …

2025 Open Doors Report: UW–Madison Ranked #6 for Study Abroad and #18 for International Students

At UW–Madison, global engagement is embedded in the academic experience, and it is reflected in the number of students studying abroad and in the many countries represented by our international community. The 2025 Open Doors report, released by the Institute of International Education in partnership with the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and …

Prizewinning Nigerian poet once again chooses Madison

Maryhilda Obasiota Ibe, the UW Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing’s 2025 Hoffman-Halls Emerging Artist Fellow, isn’t ready to leave just yet.

Dr. Jessica Schmidt honored for expanding access to clinical ultrasound in global emergency care

For her leadership in developing emergency ultrasound education and access worldwide, Dr. Jessica Schmidt has received the 2025 Innovations and Impact Award (iAward) from the Society of Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF).

Redesigning the Future of Digital Health Innovation

For Paula Voorheis, assistant professor in the School of Pharmacy’s new Division of Clinical Practice, Innovation & Research, innovation isn’t just about creating something new; it’s about designing solutions that meet real human needs. True clinical innovation, she believes, requires more than expertise and novel ideas. It necessitates a commitment to empathy, curiosity, and a …

Over 1,000 Scholars Gather for the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia

The Center for South Asia at UW–Madison recently hosted the 53rd Annual Conference on South Asia, the largest and most preeminent annual academic forum for South Asian studies worldwide. With over 1,000 registered participants, the four-day conference offered a massive platform for discussion, spanning 15 symposia, 141 panels, and 32 roundtables. Faculty and graduate students …