In a recent paper that was published in The Lancet Global Health Journal, iSchool professor B. Ian Hutchins and his research team shared results demonstrating that preprints are likely accurate enough to be used more …
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Local to Global Disease Detection: Alumni in Public Health Address COVID-19 Crisis
On two different sides of the world, two alumnae of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine were just getting settled into new professional roles when the novel coronavirus struck. They rolled up their sleeves, called …
Bringing the Wisconsin Idea to Yemen: UW–Madison Cooperation with Engineers Without Borders and the United Nations Development Program to Combat COVID-19 in Yemen
Representatives from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Engineers Without Borders International (EWB), and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) held a webinar on June 23 with attendees from around the world to discuss their recent cooperation …
Finding common ground across borders
Human rights issues do not discriminate based on continent, nor do they halt in the face of a pandemic – in fact, they are global matters that magnify in times of disaster. Through participation in …
On the job, abroad: Students reflect on virtual international internships
For many students, summer means long, hot days and the opportunity to flex their newfound classroom skills at an internship. COVID-19 altered many summer interns’ plans, especially those who hoped to travel abroad and participate …
Grad student helping organize PPE production, COVID response in developing countries
While her University of Wisconsin-Madison engineering classmates were landing jobs or applying to graduate school, Rebecca Alcock was preparing for a summer of volunteer work in a Guatemalan mountain town and trying to sort through …
Chancellor speaks on COVID-19 research at Nanjing Tech Week 2020
“Chinese scientists are currently leading several of the most promising research projects at UW-Madison related to COVID-19,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, as part of her recorded remarks at last week’s “Nanjing Tech Week 2020,” …
Community Zoom Video Highlights from March 2020
Global Scholars, including some of UW’s King-Morgridge Scholars, come together to share pictures, ideas and things that inspire, during a scheduled community zoom call.
Fighting the Shadow Pandemic
The worldwide spread of COVID-19 has caused mass xenophobia, racism and discrimination, writes B. Venkat Mani, making the need for inclusive teaching all the more urgent.
Local and international communities bolster UW during pandemic
During a crisis, a supportive community can make a major difference. Fortunately, UW–Madison has friends in Wisconsin, across the U.S., and around the world. The Madison Area Chinese Community Organization (MACCO) recently showed their support …