by Renee Meiller, UW-Madison Communications University of Wisconsin-Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh never dreamed she’d have the opportunity to chat with a Nobel Prize-winning physicist — much less several of them. Yet, from …
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From Molecular Science to Political Science: Pasteur Internship Introduces Students to Global Public Health
By Masarah Van Eyck, Division of International Studies Trucks, cabs, and horse-drawn carts compete for space with pedestrians and even goats below the skyscrapers of downtown Dakar, Senegal. But passing through the iron gates into …
International Exposure Leads UW Student to Form Innovative Student Group on Stem Cell Research
By Dana Bedessem, Division of International Studies Bundled-up students file into the Paul Ebling Symposium Center with wind-burnt red cheeks and noses, brushing off the snow before finding a seat among the crowd. The auditorium …
Kikkoman to Open Research Facility at UW [The Capital Times]
Kikkoman Foods Inc. will establish a research and development laboratory as well as an environmental studies scholarship in cooperation with the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The new lab, which will open this fall, will be located …
New Exchange Program to Build Bridges Between UW and India
CONTACT: Aseem Ansari, (608) 265-4690, ansari@biochem.wisc.edu MADISON – Although still recovering from jet lag, a group of 15 undergraduate students from India are getting situated in various labs across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, where …
Into Africa: Holmen grad embarks on medical journey to test skills and help
By JO ANNE KILLEEN for Onalaska Community Life Natalie Ammerman, a 2004 graduate of Holmen High School, has been accepted as part of a group of professional students to tour Uganda and help in hospitals, …
Web tool puts wildlife diseases on the map
by Tom Sinclair, UW-Madison Communications A new online map makes it possible, for the first time, to track news of disease outbreaks around the world that threaten the health of wildlife, domestic animals, and people. …
A shared vision emerges from UW–Madison Reaccreditation Project
by Brian Mattmiller, UW-Madison Communication The 2009 Reaccreditation Project has reached a critical milestone this month with the completion of six in-depth theme reports that provide a banquet of ideas on how to protect and …
Understanding the Culture of Research Collaboration: An Exploration of Global Partnerships
Friday, May 9 at 8am at the Pyle Center. Betty Rambur Ace Fellow, Office of the Provost University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Vermont Abstract: Global partnerships with multinational …
UW to Launch Interactive Radio Show and Web Site on Islam and Muslims in the World
CONTACT: B. Venkat Mani, bvmani@global.wisc.edu, 608-265-2631 UW–Madison’s nine area and international studies programs, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have received a generous grant from the Social Science …