To cross the Blue Nile River in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, there’s only one option, short of braving the dark waters below. An aging, narrow bridge serves all types of travelers: cars, bikes, mopeds, rickshaws, pedestrians, …
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African Studies Graduates Reflect on Time at Madison
This weekend, six UW-Madison seniors graduated with certificates in African Studies. Olivia Giddings, Bailey Huser, Riley Klarkowski, Aberdeen Leary, Olivia Mulford, and Cali Sanborn have spent their past few years taking African Studies courses, learning …
Call for Abstracts for 2019 Global Health Symposium
2019 Global Health Symposium, “Health in the Balance: Acting Now for a Healthy Tomorrow” University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty, staff, clinicians, students and colleagues are invited to submit abstracts for podium and poster presentations at the …
Nominate a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer for Sargent Shriver Award
The Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service is awarded annually by the National Peace Corps Association to Returned Peace Corps Volunteers who continue to make a sustained and distinguished contribution to humanitarian causes at …
Africa in Our Lives: Biana Speed
Biana Speed is an undergraduate student at UW-Madison studying biology. During the summer of 2018 she traveled to Nigeria through funding from a FLAS award to further her study of the Yoruba language. In this …
Become a Discovery Box Curator!
Are you interested in sharing your international research and cultural knowledge with students and teachers throughout Wisconsin? If so, consider contributing to a new initiative: IRIS’s Discovery Box program. What are discovery boxes? Discovery Boxes …
Fund Your Project Through the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship
The Wisconsin Idea Fellowship proposal deadline is only a couple months away! The Wisconsin Idea Fellowships support innovative projects designed collaboratively by UW-Madison undergraduate students, community partners (ie: nonprofits, municipalities, NGOs) and faculty to help …
Global Health Grants/Awards Now Open
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has opened the application period for its 2019 grants and awards. This competitive grant program is designed to support global health efforts of faculty, staff and graduate …
Job Opening: Data Specialist for Congo Biodiversity
DATA SPECIALIST FOR THE BONOBO AND CONGO BIODIVERSITY INITIATIVE POSITION DESCRIPTION The Data Specialist is dedicated to the Bonobo & Congo Biodiversity Initiative (BCBI), the ZSM’s bonobo conservation program in the Salonga National Park, Democratic …
Job Opening: Africa Conservation Officer
Rainforest Trust is seeking an Africa Conservation Officer. The organization supports the protection of critical habitat for endangered species through local partnership.The Africa Conservation Officer would develop and manage a portfolio of protected area projects …