Category State & Global
Probe seeking life on Saturn’s moon earns student team a spot at international space conference
Somewhere beneath as much as 30 miles of ice on the surface of Saturn’s moon Enceladus, extraterrestrial life could be waiting to be discovered under a subglacial ocean. And a team of University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering mechanics and astronautics students want to be the people who find it. For their senior design course, Alex Gonring, Capri Pearson, Samantha Robinson, Jake Rohrig and Tyler Van Fossen designed a mission that would take a probe from Earth to deep below Enceladus’ icy surface, where an array of science instruments would look for carbon-based life. Read More
In Shanghai, UW–Madison inaugurates first overseas office
The UW–Madison Shanghai Innovation Office, which will serve as a focal point for the university’s growing engagement in China and across East Asia, has officially opened. Read More
China visit aims to deepen Wisconsin’s engagement
University of Wisconsin–Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward is leading a Wisconsin delegation to China, where he will inaugurate UW–Madison's first overseas outpost and participate in events aimed at deepening engagement with Chinese partners. Read More
Helping China produce more milk will boost U.S. dairy exports to China, experts say
As China expands its domestic milk production, it will buy more milk products from the United States. Read More
School of Education partners with Stockholm University
Graduate students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education have a new opportunity to bring a global perspective into their work as they seek to tackle some of the toughest issues in education. Read More
At 80, Harold Scheub keeps the storytelling tradition alive
As the African Studies Program celebrates its 50th anniversary, Harold Scheub remains a constant. Read More
Programs kept Wisconsin families from poverty, report finds
Temporary increases in safety net programs and tax credits for working families helped keep many in Wisconsin from poverty during the recession and its aftermath, a new report by researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds. Read More
African Studies Program celebrates 50 years with conference and reunion
In 1978, while completing coursework towards a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Linda Thomas-Greenfield received a research grant to study in Liberia. Read More
Partnership helps Chinese children learn about cranes
In southwestern China’s Guizhou Province, the International Crane Foundation and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies are partnering on a novel environmental education program for elementary school children that incorporates western techniques and local traditions. Read More