Among the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s many ambitious research endeavors, the IceCube Neutrino Observatory stands out as one of the most unique. This remarkable telescope, which has instrumented a billion tons of South Pole ice, is …
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Discovering Roots and Exploring Culture
What do civil rights and coffee have to do with each other? For Po-Tao Chang, a PhD candidate in geography at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the answer is “everything.” His journey, from beginnings in forestry …
UW–Madison graduate students win award to pursue artistic research in Europe
UW–Madison’s Tandem Press has awarded graduate students David Love and Emilee Taxman the Gabriele S. Haberland Graduate Student Printmaking Award for Travel to Europe. In 2019, UW–Madison Professor Emeritus Willy Haeberli established two annual travel awards of $4,000 each in …
Two UW–Madison researchers receive prestigious Sloan Fellowships
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 …
PhD Student Seungmi Cho Recognized for Teaching with Award
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 …
Nelson Around the World
Although the Nelson Institute is housed within Science Hall at 550 North Park Street, our faculty, students, and alumni are sharing our mission and conducting research internationally. From partnering with world-renowned organizations to helping small tribal …
Mitigating Wildlife Conflict in Botswana
From the age of three, Nelson Institute environment and resources PhD student Gabi Fleury wanted to travel to Africa and be a conservationist. Fleury, who uses they/them pronouns, has a passion for human-wildlife conflict mitigation that’s evident …
PhD candidate helps strengthen diversity and amplify international student voices
World-class education, cultural exposure and new experiences are all reasons students choose the University of Wisconsin–Madison. For PhD candidate Omar Dumdum, his reasoning wasn’t as simple as that. Rather than stay in a country facing …
Taking Earth’s temperature
Growing up, I was fascinated by winter storms that brought a foot or more of snow and with them, the possibility of a snow day. Anticipating these spontaneous holidays made me wonder how meteorologists predicted …
Despite commitments, Brazil’s beef sector tainted by purchases from protected lands in Amazon basin
Depending on where it’s from, your next steak could come with a side of illegal deforestation. That’s because despite improvements by meatpackers to keep their supply chains free of cattle grazed on protected or illegally …