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 …
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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 …
College For Kids highlights East Africa
Through the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education’s College for Kids (CFK) program, former African Studies Program Outreach Coordinator Anne Wailula taught fifth graders from across Wisconsin about East Africa this month. According to its …
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 …
SUMMER STORIES: Teas and thanks in Luganda
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Teas and thanks in Luganda I have often considered foreign correspondence as a career, …
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.
Bushmeat hunting affects health and biodiversity
UW-Madison researchers interviewed hunters and non-hunters in Southeast Nigeria to better understand disease transmission between people and wildlife. Their article, “Drivers of Bushmeat Hunting and Perceptions of Zoonoses in Nigerian Hunting Communities,” written by Sagan …
Africa in Our Lives: Aleia McCord
Ph.D student Aleia McCord traces her steps from Ghana to Wisconsin to Uganda. From tips on making plans post-graduation to her passion for renewable energy in Uganda, McCord shares her experiences at home and abroad. …
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 …