The African Studies Program is sad to report the death, at age 94, of the African Studies Program’s founding Assistant Director Marj Harris who was known for her administrative competence, sharp mind and devotion to ASP. …
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Enough Project job openings and positions
Enough: The Project to End Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity is hiring! Enough is a Washington, D.C. based non-profit organization that “seeks to build leverage for peace and justice in Africa by helping to …
PHOTOS: 2nd Annual South Madison International Community Night
Photos from the second annual South Madison International Community Night are now available for viewing. University of Wisconsin-Madison News and The Cap Times have both featured images from the evening. With more than 150 people …
In the Shadow of Ebola featured by PBS
In the Shadow of Ebola, a short documentary on the Ebola crisis in Liberia, has now been released free online on PBS/Independent Lens. In the Shadow of Ebola is an intimate story of a family …
Summer Stories from Africa: A New Series
SUMMER STORIES from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Debuting for the first time in summer 2015, SUMMER STORIES highlights brief, but memorable …
Delehanty to lead the UW’s Institute for Regional and International Studies
Jim Delehanty, ASP’s long-serving Associate Director, begins a new position this summer as the Executive Director of the Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS). IRIS will replace the International Institute as the umbrella for …
Blood samples from Sierra Leone help UW virologist develop Ebola vaccine
In the Summer 2015 issue, highlights UW-Madison virologist Yoshihiro Kawaoka and his team’s work on developing an Ebola vaccine. Read the article.
Tripp awarded Fulbright Fellowship to work in Morocco
Aili Tripp, professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach and carry out research in Morocco for the academic year 2015-16. Her project, “Women’s Changing Constitutional and …
Interfaith memorial for Garissa attack held April 30
UW-Madison students and others will gather together on Bascom Hill to honor those killed at at Garissa University College in Kenya on April 2. Ibrahim Saeed, president of the Islamic Center of Madison, and Pastor David Mngodo will …
UW research team learns from Ebola in Sierra Leone
University of Wisconsin-Madison News features the work of a UW Ebola research team in Sierra Leone. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, pathobiological sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, began studying Ebola in 1995 …