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Wolff Fellowship awarded to ‘exceptional’ graduate

Posted on April 27, 2022

Her adventure around the world started with a class about space. Claire James, the inaugural winner of the Wolff Fellowship, which provides substantial funds for post-graduation travel, pinpoints an early astronomy class as key to …

Posted in NewsTagged argentina, center for european studies, College of Letters and Science, japan, korea, Malawi, wolff fellowship

Virtual study abroad course emulates in-person experience in Japan

Posted on March 17, 2022

In a span of 20 minutes, a dozen students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison visited a Japanese pastry shop, a high-tech sushi restaurant, and got ice cream — twice. But they all left a little …

Posted in NewsTagged asia, CALS, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, japan

Clinical trial for Ebola vaccine developed at UW–Madison underway in Japan

Posted on December 17, 2019

As of this week, a phase one clinical trial to test a potential new Ebola vaccine developed by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is underway in Japan. Fifteen healthy young men* will receive two …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, News, ResearchTagged Ebola, japan, School of Veterinary Medicine

Badgers and JR Central celebrate 20 years of high-speed internships

Posted on September 27, 2019

It’s the most competitive, most sought after international internship offered by the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The JR Central Internship Program, established by Distinguished UW Alum and JR Central Chairman Emeritus Yoshiyuki Kasai, has been offering …

Posted in Alumni, Internships & Careers, StudentsTagged International Internship, japan, jr-central

Researchers and scholars to discuss the future of high-speed transportation in the U.S.

Posted on September 10, 2019

Speeding across the U.S. at 300 mph on a maglev train or letting the landscape blur past at over 700 mph while on a hyperloop could be a reality sooner than later. With new transportation …

Posted in NewsTagged high-speed transportation, Internships, japan

UW alumna blazed trail for women in Japan through writings and translations

Posted on August 23, 2018

Kyoko “Michi” Michishita ’67 knows the power of words. For over four decades, Michi has used her talents for writing and translation to share feminism, pacifism, art, and history across borders—introducing audiences to icons of …

Posted in AlumniTagged georgia o'keefe, gloria steinem, japan, kyoko michishita

High-speed internship features lessons in Japanese transportation and work culture

Posted on October 24, 2017

A summer internship with the Central Japan Railway Company (JR Central) is giving students incredible insights into one of the world’s leading high-speed-rail operators as well as the professional culture of Japan. The internship, developed …

Posted in Alumni, Internships & Careers, StudentsTagged Internships, japan, jr-central, kasai

Japanese literature course leads to the ultimate field trip for UW students

Posted on March 10, 2017

Late last semester, UW–Madison professor Adam L. Kern sent an urgent, cryptic email to four of his students. He summoned them to his office early the next morning, promising something “potentially extremely interesting and important, …

Posted in Study AbroadTagged adam kern, japan, manga, tv osaka

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