University of Wisconsin–Madison
Building on two decades of collaboration, teams from the law schools at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Nanjing University held a joint workshop on intellectual property May 23 in Nanjing, the capital of China’s Jiangsu Province. “As two of the world’s top research universities, UW and Nanjing University are centers for discovery and innovation,” said …
In sports, colleges and universities keep their strategies under lock and key. But when it comes to delivering an exceptional experience for international students, the playbooks are wide open. That was the spirit in mind this past spring when leaders from colleges and universities gathered at UW–Madison for two events, the Seminar on Recruiting and …
In 1979, University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Irving Shain led one of the first university delegations to China of the post-Mao era. Among the universities visited was Nanjing University (NJU), one of China’s top universities and a current member of the elite C9 League. Forty years later, another UW chancellor, Rebecca Blank, traveled to Nanjing University …
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China translate into real impacts for Wisconsin agriculture, with ginseng, dairy, corn, and soybean producers losing millions as tariff rhetoric escalates. The future of Wisconsin’s agriculture industry will be the focus of an upcoming panel discussion, “U.S.–China Trade Tensions: What’s at Stake for Central Wisconsin’s Agriculture?” The event will …
A message from Ronald Machoian, International Safety and Security Director, UW–Madison Many travelers choose to use WhatsApp to communicate when abroad. A recent report states that WhatsApp was hacked by a program believed to have been developed originally by NSO Group, a commercial security and intelligence firm. It appears that most of those breached were …
Michael Kaeding and Christof Mauch have received one-semester appointments to the Carl Schurz Professorship during the 2019-2020 academic year. The Carl Schurz Professorship is named after the famous American statesman, reformer, and newspaper editor Carl Schurz (1829-1906). He emigrated to the United States after the failed 1848 Revolution in Germany, settled in Watertown in 1852, …
The African Studies Program is pleased to welcome the new Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), Anju Reejhsinghani. Anju will join us from UW-Stevens Point, where she is currently an Associate Professor of History and International Studies. At UW-Stevens Point, Anju developed and taught over a dozen different classes, including History …
The campus community gathered at Gordon Dining Commons on April 9th to celebrate the latest group of Badgers planning to study, intern, and research abroad. The 2019 Spring Scholarship Award Ceremony celebrates not only students adding an international dimension to their UW experience, but also the generosity of the donors who make the awards possible. A full list of …
Join us to celebrate UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students bringing their teaching, learning, and research to all corners of the globe. Wisconsin Without Borders will present its four annual awards while also recognizing globally-engaged scholarship from across campus. Refreshments will be served. The ceremony will be held on Wednesday, April 10, at 4:00 p.m. in …
For the third year in a row, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has been ranked No. 1 among large schools on Peace Corps’ list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities in 2019. There are 75 Badgers currently volunteering in countries around the world. UW–Madison has consistently ranked in the Top 5 since 2012. The university is …