The Department of Religious Studies at the University of Virginia invites applications for a one-year Post-doctoral Research Associate and Lecturer position in the religions of Africa and the African Diaspora. Candidates may specialize in either African or Diasporic religions, but must be able to offer at least one undergraduate course on each. Scholars of particular …
Dawd Siraj is a professor of Medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Recently, Dawd has been involved in the creation of a Global Health Program at UW–Madison and has developed a partnership with Jimma University in Ethiopia, where he regularly travels with medical students. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, …
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, even livestock. And, as you might expect, that kind of competition for two lanes can quickly—and routinely—bring traffic to a …
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 African languages, and studying abroad on the continent. The African Studies Program joined up with two of these newly graduated …
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 2019 Global Health Symposium, “Health in the Balance: Acting Now for a Healthy Tomorrow.” The call is open to those …
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 home or abroad or are innovative social entrepreneurs who will bring about significant long-term change. The award honors the tremendous …
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 AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Biana discusses her experience in Nigeria and explains why undergraduate students should consider applying for FLAS …
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 are small (15”L x 12”W x 10”H) boxes containing items that bring an international story to life for K-12 students. …
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 address a community-identified need, locally or globally. On average, 5-9 projects are awarded funding each year, and projects can last …
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 students across campus, fostering the Wisconsin Idea locally and globally. This year, the Institute will offer a new grant targeted …