Category: Projects & Initiatives

WSB Represents UW-Madison in New Partnership with Clinton Global Initiative

The Wisconsin School of Business is the campus liaison for a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U). The Wisconsin School of Business is the campus liaison for a new partnership between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Clinton Foundation’s Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI …

EAP Program awards esteemed graduate students with international scholarship

The Energy Analysis and Policy Program (EAP) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is awarding five international graduate students with scholarships recognizing academic and professional excellence. The Energy Analysis and Policy Program (EAP) at the University of Wisconsin – Madison is awarding five international graduate students with scholarships recognizing academic and professional excellence.

Building bridges between Madison and Ethiopia

To cross the Blue Nile River in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, there’s only one option, short of braving the dark waters below. An aging, narrow bridge serves all types of travelers: cars, bikes, mopeds, rickshaws, pedestrians, even livestock. To cross the Blue Nile River in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, there’s only one option, short of braving the …

International students chase big dreams and big data careers in UW Advance

Big data and big aspirations converged this summer when 20 international students got a taste of University of Wisconsin–Madison in the UW Advance program. Students from six Chinese universities—the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Guangdong University of Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Northwestern Polytechnical University, and Northeastern University—concluded …

From Thai temples to Civil War battlefields: transformative trips for 2019

With 2019 quickly approaching, University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Studies is gearing up for educational travel experiences across the country and across the globe. The first half of the year features trips to Thailand and Laos (Feb. 16-March 8) and Civil War sites in Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. (April 24-May 1). Each offers guided tours, delicious meals, high-quality lodging, and the …

Eloquence and Eminence lecture series shares world-class scholarship with campus and community

A quarter-century ago, Prof. Emily Auerbach had a brainstorm. She saw a wealth of world-class talent among the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s retired faculty but few opportunities to share it with the campus and community. So she launched a free lecture series called Eloquence and Eminence to showcase their expertise in a wide range of disciplines. A quarter-century …

Great World Texts in Wisconsin

Great World Texts in Wisconsin is a yearlong program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for the Humanities that brings contemporary and historical literature from around the world to life in Wisconsin high schools. Focusing on different texts each year, UW–Madison scholars produce an educators’ guide and a series of on-campus programs for high school …

NEW KOREAN LANGUAGE FLAGSHIP PROGRAM TO LAUNCH

“The second of its kind in the nation — which will give UW–Madison students a new way to pursue intensive study of Korean language and culture — adds to the university’s reputation as a foreign-language leader. ​​” “The second of its kind in the nation — which will give UW–Madison students a new way to …

GLOBAL HEALTH PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING

Krystle Campbell, simulation center manager of the UW Health Clinical Simulation Program, received a Visiting Scholar Grant to host Tewodros Haile from Addis Ababa University School of Medicine. During Haile’s visit, UW Health will collaborate with Addis Ababa to demonstrate how simulation can be effectively integrated into medical educational efforts and quality assurance measures and …

Alumnus-led Teach for Nepal marks 5 years

Teach for Nepal, co-founded by Shisir Khanal (MIPA ’05), celebrated its five-year anniversary in April 2018. Adapted from Teach for America’s model, Teach for Nepal is a movement of young leaders who seek to end education inequity in Nepal through direct service in classrooms and by working in areas that drive structural change. Teach for …