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UW scientists make encouraging progress toward a vaccine.
[“The Warlord’s Biographer,” Spring 2015], was an excellent article! Brian [Glyn] Williams was my teacher back in Madison (1998, I think) for a Central Asian Studies class, and it was the best class I ever took. Your article definitely took me back. He’s an incredible teacher, and it’s great…
[In regard to Flashback in the Spring 2015 issue]: When I was an eleven-year-old, my mother, Etta Wittchow Barfknecht ’31, brought me to Madison to see and hear one of the great world leaders [Jawaharlal Nehru]. Thank you for reminding me of that day.
Charles Barfknecht ’60 Iowa City,…
In his recent book, Brian Williams PhD’99 sets the record straight on Afghanistani general and now vice president Abdul Dostum, who, along with his cavalry of two thousand Uzbek horsemen, helped the United States defeat the Taliban in a key battle in late 2001.
The cultures of multiple homelands were stitched together in a School of Human Ecology class during fall semester.
India’s Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru ended his 1949 U.S. tour with a UW visit.
Using her understanding of human decision-making, Laura Schechter is improving sanitation in Senegal — and in the process, she's changing the way that social scientists and economists think.
For Anna Therese Day ’10, going the freelance route in pursuit of a journalism career wasn’t so much a choice as it was a calling.
An innovative UW program is aiming to bring Madison and Washington closer together, one semester at a time.
Chinese alumni create talk-show videos to educate, ease isolation.
Chen had no idea what she wanted to do with her life — only that she wanted a U.S. education.
Catering to our obsession with the entire tradition of stately homes, titles, and pomp and circumstance.
Due to a belief that their body parts bring good luck, people with albinism in some African countries are hunted and killed. Two alumni are stepping in to help Tanzania, where the problem is most severe.
A professor steps up to protect an ancient culture from modern threats.
On Wisconsin dispatches a bevy of reporters to track down UW experts and ask for advice on everyday stuff.
Economist Andrew Zimbalist ’69 argues that big-time sports and big-time stadiums are not necessarily a boon for cities.
UW experts in classics, physics, and more will explore the ancient site.
Think that world hunger can’t be overcome? Bettina Luescher begs to differ.
Statistics indicate heat waves are the deadliest weather.
Students discover there’s much to savor in south Madison.
A simple idea to house free books in quirky little buildings on posts is bringing neighborhoods together and enhancing literacy around the world.
At a factory in Latin America, workers are sewing UW apparel, providing for their families, and spreading hope that the global textile industry can change.
From a temple in India to American beauty salons, a global trade network spins hair into Black Gold
Delivering birth control to elephants is more difficult than you’d think — and more important.