Category: Students

Athletic Training students gain valuable experiences through summer internships

Students at UW–Madison have the qualifications to compete for some of the top internships around the country. Like their colleagues from across campus, several students with the Department of Kinesiology’s Athletic Training Program used their summer break to gain real-world work experiences – while also having a lot of fun. Students at UW–Madison have the …

Erin Hoy, DAAD Young Ambassador

Erin Hoy is a UW–Madison student studying Neurobiology and German. While studying abroad in Germany she was nominated to be a DAAD Young Ambassador. Young Ambassadors are undergraduate students from North America that recently studied abroad in Germany and promote study in Germany at their home universities with help from the DAAD. Below is a …

Africa in Our Lives: Dave Bresnahan

PhD candidate Dave Bresnahan’s first taste of African Studies was through the work of Philip Curtin, one of the founders of the African Studies Program at UW–Madison. Since then, Dave has never looked back. He has traversed the kaya forests of Kenya’s coast, studied Mijikenda-speaking communities’ entanglements with the Indian Ocean, and even served as …

Huang named 2017 Phi Tau Phi Scholar

Yen-Ming Huang, a graduate student working under the guidance of Olayinka Shiyanbola, assistant professor in the Social and Administrative Sciences Division, was awarded a 2017 Phi Tau Phi (PTP) Mid America Scholarship from the PTP Scholastic Society of America. The scholarship was established to recognize the achievements of outstanding full-time students of Chinese descent who …

Kinesiology’s Galvan reflects on study abroad experience in Argentina, Uruguay

While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little more out of the ordinary: study abroad. While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little …

New summer program helps international students acclimate before the fall rush

Alfred Sunaryo, an incoming UW–Madison freshman, began learning English at age 6 in his native Indonesia. Alfred Sunaryo, an incoming UW–Madison freshman, began learning English at age 6 in his native Indonesia.

UW Hmong-American nurse brings her community to the doctor’s office

Nursing student Maichou Lor wanted to bring her fellow Hmong community members out of the shadows and into the doctor’s office. Nursing student Maichou Lor wanted to bring her fellow Hmong community members out of the shadows and into the doctor’s office.

UW-Madison students reflect on study abroad experience

While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little more out of the ordinary: study abroad. While many UW–Madison students spend their summers taking classes in Madison or staying at home with family, others choose to do something a little …

Ive Hermans: Building bridges between disciplines, professions and continents

Between growing up in Belgium, a trilingual country with multiple ethnic communities, receiving dual training in chemistry and chemical engineering, and holding faculty positions in both Europe and the United States, Ive Hermans is used to straddling two (or more) worlds. That helps him relate to the distinct mindsets of students who major in either …

One Health idea gives Young African fellows new ways to promote health

The idea of One Health – that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected—presented new ways to address health challenges for the Mandela Washington Fellows visiting the University of Wisconsin–Madison this summer. The idea of One Health – that the health of humans, animals and ecosystems are interconnected—presented new ways to address health …