A Nelson Institute student-led project investigating air quality in the capital city of Kampala, Uganda is receiving high-level national attention and is contributing to the first Kampala Clean Air Action Plan and the National Environment …
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Joel Baraka is reimagining education, and every student is a star
Education has always been a priority for Joel Baraka. Even facing obstacles, he has forged ahead. Now, he is looking to merge his passion for education and his studies in civil engineering to give back …
Wisconsin Russia Project builds avenues for virtual international collaboration
Collaborating with scholars and partners across borders can be challenging at the best of times, but a global pandemic adds an entire new layer of complication. Ted Gerber, director of the Wisconsin Russia Project (WRP) …
Panel Discussion to Focus on U.S.-China Trade Tensions and Wisconsin Agriculture
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China translate into real impacts for Wisconsin agriculture, with ginseng, diary, corn and soybean producers losing millions as tariff rhetoric escalates. The future of Wisconsin’s agriculture industry will be …
UW ADVANCE PROGRAM TURNS INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS INTO BADGERS IN THREE WEEKS
The Wisconsin Idea echoed through the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dejope Hall on Oct. 12, when about 70 students from three Chinese universities gathered for the culmination of the UW Advance program. UW–Madison’s notion that education should touch people’s …
Language summit to address Wisconsin’s multilingual workforce needs
Leaders from Wisconsin’s business, human service, K–16 education, community, and government sectors will meet to discuss language and cultural competencies and their role in the state’s economic success.
Through robust collaboration, UW students help new museum launch inaugural exhibit
Cortney Anderson initially didn’t know what to make of the peculiar object — two plate-sized metal disks connected to each other on long poles.
In On Wisconsin Magazine: A refuge for hope
At the peak of the refugee crisis in Greece, Amed Khan ’91 found a way to bring humanity to an inhumane place.
A Day in Africa explores African art, music and pop culture
Students from across Wisconsin gained new perspectives on Africa through cinema, art, music and literature at the 2017 A Day in Africa event on April 24 at Union South.
World Languages Day draws more than 500 WI high school students
What do French bread, Pokemon Go, and Tibetan chants have in common? Each of these subjects were among the many topics that over 500 high school students from across Wisconsin explored during World Languages Day …