Access to clean water is a huge issue across the globe. Even in areas with water resources, a lack of infrastructure or reliable energy means purifying that water is sometimes extremely difficult. That’s why a …
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Weakened protections led to more disappearances of endangered Mexican wolves
Mexican wolves in the American Southwest disappeared more quickly during periods of relaxed legal protections, almost certainly succumbing to poaching, according to new research published Wednesday. Scientists from the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that Mexican …
Division of the Arts Announces Two Artists-In-Residence For The 2021-22 Academic Year
The Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP) selected two artists-in-residence to teach a 3-credit interdisciplinary course and host public events in Madison for their respective residencies in the 2021-22 academic year. Arun …
PhD Alumni Awarded Fellowships to Support Language and Culture Studies 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 …
PhD alumni awarded fellowships to support language and culture studies 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 …
New Major Improves Student Prep for Global Health Field
The past year has shone an intense spotlight on public health efforts all over the world. Their complexity, their interconnectedness, and their importance have never been more apparent as they have been during a global …
Six-Legged Livestock Could Solve Food Shortages — Sustainably
In the Midwest, we’re used to seeing big fields dotted with cattle and steel barns bustling with broiler chickens. Beef, poultry, and pork are common in our daily meals, whether mixed in pasta or placed …
A Taste of Many Cultures
How does the American ideal of healthy eating exclude other cultures? That was the question posed to students by instructor Erika Anna BS’13 in a creative writing exercise called “six-word stories.” “Eurocentric diets promoted over others’ …
Conversation Takes a Village
Teri Allendorf applied for the Peace Corps in the early 1990s with an eye toward East Africa, where she was hoping to use her knowledge of Swahili. But when the program gave her a list of …
Update on in-person study abroad programs scheduled to begin before July 1
The International Division has made the decision to cancel all in-person study abroad summer programs that start prior to July 1, 2021. Select summer 2021 (starting in July and August), fall and academic year 2021–2022 programs are still …