UW alumni Danny Kim ’08 received the Emerging Filmmaker Award at the Los Angeles Asia Pacific Film Festival in May. Danny received the award for his first feature documentary film, Zero Waste, which raises awareness of …
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UW, Japan Ties Remain Strong
The Japan Times recently featured a story, “UW-Madison: Sights set on Japan and the world,” highlighting the university’s pedigree and relationships with its Japanese partners. IIP was proud to see its Director Michelle Kern Hall …
Lusayo Mwakatika, Commencement Speaker
King-Morgridge Scholar and Project Malawi President Lusayo Mwakatika will give a graduation speech at Saturday’s spring commencement. You can tune into Lusayo’s speech on graduation day, here. The undergraduate ceremony will begin Saturday, May 8, …
Using Motorcycles and 55-cent Payments, Uganda Group Maps Route to Health Care in Remote Villages
By David Tenenbaum KAMPALA, Uganda – A nonprofit group in Uganda has issued another loan for a motorcycle-taxi that will also offer free transport for health care workers. Motorcycle taxis are the common form of …
UW Student Presents Art Exhibits in South Africa and The Met Through Internship
By Steven Barcus Children in Wisconsin and South Africa now share a special connection thanks to Shiloah Coley, a journalism major who is also pursuing certificates in art and African-American studies. Since January, Coley has …
Africa in Our Lives: Bre Begley
By Aberdeen Leary Bre Begley is a senior undergraduate student at UW-Madison. During the summer of 2018, she completed an internship abroad with an organization called Health Access Connect in Uganda. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, …
4W Summer Internships Show Global Impact
By Bailey Schult 2018 Summer 4W Internships Expand Globally This summer, the 4W Nepal internship program from 2017 with Professor Jennifer Angus was expanded to include seven students and IIP Advisor and Program Coordinator Carly Stingl organized …
Alumnus shares Wisconsin ag expertise with Japanese Dairy Farms
Read about alumnus Kazutoshi Ueno who helped create a new summer 2018 internship with Horai Dairy at Senbonmatsu Farm in Japan. By Steve Barcus Wisconsin’s reputation as a leading producer and innovator in the dairy industry …
New International Children’s Museum Internship in Madison & South Africa!
An exciting new opportunity for UW Madison students to spend spring and fall at the Madison Children’s Museum and summer in South Africa with Play Africa. Apply at: go.wisc.edu/iip-museum-africa.
Health access program bridges micro-finance, health for Uganda’s poor
Health Access Connect hosts UW-Madison interns through the International Internship Program. Find the postings for the summer 2018 Media & Communications Internship and the Monitoring & Evaluation Internship. By David Tenenbaum In 2008, Kevin Gibbons began …