The three grants described below support both institution and field building in the United States and in Southeast Asia. The projects emphasize place-based knowledge, employ community-engaged approaches, and explore the role that universities can play …
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Local to Global Disease Detection: Alumni in Public Health Address COVID-19 Crisis
On two different sides of the world, two alumnae of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine were just getting settled into new professional roles when the novel coronavirus struck. They rolled up their sleeves, called …
SJMC Faculty and Students Present Research, Receive Awards at 2021 AEJMC Conference
From August 4-7, 2021, the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) will hold its 104th annual conference. The virtual event features research presentations, panel discussion and more from some of the world’s …
Big Ten KOR-US Fellows Program Connects Korean Studies Students with Senior Policymakers
In Spring 2021, Korean studies students at three Big Ten universities had the opportunity to participate in a new pilot program of the UW–Madison Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) that connected them with senior policymakers with …
Madison to D.C.: Senior Paige Leiser Develops Expertise through WiW
From stumping for Klobuchar in Minnesota to Biden on the Madison campus, rising senior and political science student Paige Leiser has a passionate history in politics. Now, through the Wisconsin in Washington D.C. Internship Program …
UW shows strong presence at Alzheimer’s Association International Conference
The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) attracts scientists and clinical researchers from across the world to come together to share new ideas to advance the goals of prevention, treatment, and care improvement of Alzheimer’s disease. …
Nelson Institute alumna fights climate change with data science
Using data for meaningful environmental impact is at the heart of Nelson Institute alumna Lea Shanley’s work. As the executive director of International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), a non-profit research center based in Berkeley, CA, …
UW–Madison’s Ladson-Billings elected as a fellow to The British Academy
The British Academy elected 84 new fellows in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the SHAPE subjects — the social sciences, humanities, and the arts. And among this year’s cohort of new fellows is UW–Madison’s …
Across the Atlantic- Fairbanks’s Collaboration Shines
Associate Professor Marianne Fairbanks reflects on her partnership and collaboration: In 2018, I first visited Sweden and Denmark on a research trip to learn more about how textiles are currently taught and more widely perceived …
Study examines how collaboration can bridge science and language development for multilingual students
UW–Madison’s Daniella Molle and Scarlett (Weiqiong) Huang have published a new paper in Science Education International, titled “Bridging Science and Language Development Through Interdisciplinary and Interorganizational Collaboration: What Does It Take?” Molle is an associate …