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International Internships Prepare Badgers for the Global Workforce

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International internships through International Academic Programs (IAP) extend the Wisconsin Idea across borders by connecting Badgers with professional opportunities around the world. These hands-on experiences allow UW–Madison students to expand their technical skills and global networks while developing critical soft skills such as problem-solving, time management, and cross-cultural communication. To support different academic goals, IAP …

Archit Gupta creates tax and financial tech gamechanger in India

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Navigating tax season can be a frustrating for anyone—well almost anyone. When Archit Gupta, M.S. ’08, listened as his father, a CPA in India, described issues with filing taxes for firms and users, he heard what he thought was a “fun problem” to solve. In short, the process was complicated and difficult, even for the …

#MeToo: Tracking caste, abuse and soft porn in the Malayali film industry

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Darshana Sreedhar Mini’s research into gender and labor issues in the movie industry of southern India could not have come at a more historic time. As it did in the United States, the #MeToo era exploded in India in 2017, but the initial reaction to women coming forward with stories of sexual abuse and harassment …

Bonding with a brand

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International adhesive and sealant company led by UW–Madison alumni Some brand names have incredible sticking power, becoming so successful that they become synonymous with the product itself. Wanting a bandage, tissue, or photocopy, an American is likely to ask for a Band-Aid, Kleenex, or Xerox. The same can be seen with brands around the world, …

Prestigious Rome Prize awarded to UW-Madison art history professor

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When she received the call, emotions washed over Preeti Chopra in waves: shock, disbelief, great joy. “I had to hold onto something and sit down,” recalls Chopra, Professor of Visual Studies, South Asian Art and Architecture in the Department of Art History, who received word last week that she is a recipient of the 2022-23 …

Pandemic brought life lessons for Jai Khanna, winter commencement student speaker

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Graduating senior Jai Khanna is still tweaking the speech he’ll give Sunday as the student speaker for UW–Madison’s winter commencement. But he knows one message he wants to impart: Live life in the moment. It was a lesson the international student says he was forced to learn during the pandemic. When COVID-19 struck in March …

Dean Vallabh Sambamurthy Receives Distinguished Alumnus Award From Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

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Vallabh “Samba” Sambamurthy, Albert O. Nicholas Dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from his alma mater, the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta. Sambamurthy accepted the prestigious award on November 14, 2021, at IIM’s Diamond Jubilee Lecture and Distinguished Alumnus Award 2021 Ceremony in Calcutta. Manish Thakur, professor and …

Division of the Arts Announces Two Artists-In-Residence For The 2021-22 Academic Year

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The Division of the Arts’ Interdisciplinary Arts Residency Program (IARP) selected two artists-in-residence to teach a 3-credit interdisciplinary course and host public events in Madison for their respective residencies in the 2021-22 academic year. Arun Luthra will teach in the fall 2021 semester, and Judy Frater will teach in the spring 2022 semester. Saxophonist Arun …

Opening Eyes Around the World

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In Sitapur, India, a surgeon from Suresh Chandra’s team performed a 20-minute, $25 cataract surgery on a man who was blind in both eyes. By removing the cloudy lenses that covered his eyes, Chandra’s team gave this man sight. Through a translator, a member of Chandra’s team asked what the first thing the man was …

Global Gateway program expands to Botswana and India

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First they went to Shanghai. Next they went to Rio. This summer, 30 UW–Madison students will take part in faculty-led programs in Botswana and India—new locations offered through the Global Gateway Program. The Global Gateway Programs offer students the opportunity to explore issues of global significance and experience a new culture as part of a …