University of Wisconsin–Madison
After a tour that spanned seven years and 24 campuses in the U.S. and Vietnam, the acclaimed exhibit, “Waging Peace in Vietnam: U.S. Soldiers and Veterans Who Opposed the War” will end its long run with a showing in Madison. The exhibit honors tens of thousands of drafted and enlisted GIs and veterans who created a …
Peace Corps volunteers are taught to expect the unexpected. This is not arbitrary advice, as many volunteers find themselves with experiences they will hold onto for the rest of their lives. At the 2024 Peace Corps Story Slam: “A Life Unimagined,” part of Peace Corps Week, Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) shared five-minute stories recounting …
The last month has been one of excitement and activity for the International Division. During the final days of February and the early days of March, we celebrated Peace Corps Week on campus. This has become a tradition for UW given our long history of service, our active Returned Peace Corps Volunteers community in Madison, …
Amid the difficulty of a turbulent first year of college, David Kwon stumbled upon one piece of good fortune. He had signed up for ISyE 191: The Practice of Industrial Engineering, purely because it was an introductory course that fit into his schedule. With family health issues in South Korea weighing on him and an impending …
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 …
As midnight struck on Feb. 10 over Lake Mendota, cheers and claps filled the air as the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Asian community came together. They were making dumplings and sharing their traditions to celebrate the Lunar New Year and welcome the Year of the Dragon. For people who celebrate the two-week-long holiday — known by …
At Alumni Park, University of Wisconsin–Madison students past, present and future stop to take pictures of the lines radiating from a Numen Lumen seal set into the sidewalk. One line notes the exact distance — 9,181 miles — from Madison to the South Pole, where UW keeps research staff. UW–Madison researchers are at work on every …
PhD Student Seungmi Cho, MSW ‘07, BSW ’06 received a 2023-2024 Capstone Teaching Award for her outstanding teaching record at UW–Madison. This campus-wide TA Award speaks to Seungmi’s contribution to students and the learning environment on campus. She has taught number of courses for the school in her time, including Advanced Macro Practice (Lecturer), Human Behavior and the Environment (TA), Homelessness: …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is again being recognized as one of the world’s top learning institutions, placing 39th overall in the 2023 Times Higher Education World Reputation Rankings. It is the third highest ranked Big Ten school on the list, coming behind only the University of Michigan, ranked 18th, and the University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign, ranked 32nd. …
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has recognized UW–Madison as one of the colleges and universities with the highest number of students selected for the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, which gives students grants to study or teach abroad. Fulbright Top Producing Institutions like UW–Madison value global connection and support members …