No matter where you go in the world, dance is a shared language. It is not, however, a language that is widely taught at a high level in upper academia. For Brazil native, Rayane Prado …
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UW–Madison senior was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Sarah Almutawa was a finalist this year for a Rhodes Scholarship, one of the most prestigious and selective undergraduate academic honors in the world. By the end of this year’s awards …
PhD student supporting international students through involvement and growing UW–Madison’s “web”
Descriptions of Maxwell Chibuogwu as “involved,” “charismatic,” and “brilliant” may seem hyperbolic… until you meet him. Within minutes, you’ll know he is all three and more. A PhD candidate in plant pathology from Delta State, …
Incoming master’s students bring variety of experiences to La Follette
This fall, the La Follette School welcomes 40 Master of Public Affairs (MPA) and 13 Master of International Public Affairs (MIPA) students. The incoming students bring a variety of experiences to the program, with backgrounds ranging from nonprofit management …
Analyzing an ‘Erie’ algae similarity with Kenya’s Kisumu Bay
When spring comes around, freeing Lake Mendota in Madison, Wisconsin, from its annual deep freeze, environmental engineer Paul Block and his students study the season’s climate conditions to predict what summer has in store for the lake. …
Nichole Springer: A worldwide communicator
Nichole Springer can travel to almost every part of the world and find common grounds on which to communicate. That’s because in addition to her native English, Nichole has developed proficiency in Hindi, Urdu, Mandarin …
Student Spotlight: Michael Davy, International Internship Program
Name: Michael Davy Hometown: La Crosse, Wisconsin Year: Senior Area of Study: Marketing and Spanish Program: International Internship Program / Virtual Internships (with Astromantica Cartonera in Vigo, Spain in 2020 and Plataforma PLACA in Madrid, …
Student Spotlight: Kelsey Campbell, UW Global Gateway in Washington D.C.
Name: Kelsey Campbell Hometown: Chicago, IL Year: Senior Area of Study: Psychology and legal studies About: Kelsey is a Posse Scholar who plans to pursue a law degree in Illinois in hopes of becoming a …
Grad student Tebbe finds inspiration at U.N. climate conference
La Follette School graduate student Nova Tebbe calls herself a climate newcomer. Yet, in early November, she joined 300 people who walked out of the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (or COP26) …
Senior Lydia Nyachieo named Marshall Scholar, one of country’s top undergraduate honors
Lydia Nyachieo’s interest in global affairs expanded in bits and pieces growing up. At UW–Madison, it became her academic passion. “I’m especially interested in — and puzzled by — the incomprehensible imbalances of wealth and …