The International Division is proud to announce the 12 recipients of the Summer 2026 Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Awards. These $4,000 grants enable UW–Madison graduate students to conduct at least six weeks of primary research …
Research
Marie-Thérèse Jasperson
By the time Marie-Thérèse Jasperson came to UW–Madison as a doctoral student in the fall of 2022, she already had a long career working as a Hmong language consultant for school districts with Hmong bilingual …
Sehar Virani
Sehar Virani came from Pakistan to UW–Madison to focus on impactful global health work. She works with Dr. Nabeel Zafar in the Department of Surgery to research surgical outcomes for cancer patients using large, existing …
New research reveals whether AI can judge teaching as well as people
A new study co-authored by UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Courtney Bell explores whether artificial intelligence (AI) can help assess teaching quality using real classroom data and do it as well or even better …
UW Vet Med researcher targets ticks to curb disease spread
Each year, an estimated 500,000 Americans are diagnosed with Lyme disease — a bacterial infection that can cause rash, fever, extreme tiredness, and joint stiffness, among other symptoms. Karen Fuenzalida, a veterinarian and PhD student …
A suitcase full of basketballs and a bigger research question
When Estevan Molina arrived at the airport, he carried a suitcase filled entirely with basketballs. About 40 of them — all different sizes, all donated by UW–Madison’s Athletic Department, and all deflated — were squeezed into a …
With a forecast for the world’s most prevalent mosquito-borne disease, countries can better prepare and preserve human health
Year-round warmth and wet climates make Colombia and Puerto Rico natural dengue hotspots. A mosquito-borne viral disease that causes flu-like symptoms—high fever, severe headaches, muscle and joint pain, and rash—dengue is prevalent year-round in both …
New life for spent batteries? Chemistry has a solution
Direct recycling technique uses electricity and low-cost chemicals to restore emerging lithium-iron-phosphate batteries. The only byproducts are water and oxygen.
CALS continues to support development of Thailand-U.S. dairy partnership
One year ago, when a UW–Madison research team traveled to Thailand by royal invitation, a clear hope emerged for bilateral benefit — an exchange of ideas, experts and research; improvement of Thailand’s domestic dairy and crop production; …
DNA analysis provides insight into Mongol Empire’s genetics and integration with local cultures
Are one in 200 men really related to Genghis Khan? Maybe not, according to a new study from researchers at UW–Madison.