Year: 2018
Fulbright US Student Program 2019-2020 competition opening soon!
The Fulbright US Student Program (FUSP) competition for 2019-2020 awards will be opening on April 2. The IRIS Awards Office will offer a number of information sessions and open houses over the coming months. Complete …
IRIS Summer Fieldwork Award & Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship competitions accepting applications for Summer 2018
The competitions for the 2018 IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship are open! These awards are for graduate students @ UW-Madison (in any department) planning on conducting research outside the United …
Learn a new language this summer with WISLI!
by Felecia Lucht, Director, WISLI Each summer, around 200 undergraduates, graduate students, professionals, and other non-traditional students from across the country come to Madison to study a language at the Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI). WISLI …
Representative from the Asian Development Bank Visits Campus
by Omar Dumdum, IRIS Project Assistant A top official from one of the world’s largest multilateral development banks visited UW-Madison on January 25 and gave a lecture on the changing landscape for development in the …
“PEOPLE in the World” Event Draws Over 400 Students!
On Saturday, October, 28th 2017, over 400 students from UW-Madison’s PEOPLE (Pre-College Enrichment Opportunity Program for Learning Excellence) program spent five hours at Monona Terrace enjoying an IRIS event that was specially designed for them. “PEOPLE …
Language Summit to Address Wisconsin’s Multilingual Workforce Needs
On January 26th, leaders from Wisconsin’s business, human service, K–16 education, community, and government sectors will meet to discuss language and cultural competencies and their role in the state’s economic success. IRIS and its regional …
Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship competition now open for Summer 2018 awards!
We have opened the online application for the 2018 competition of the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. These fellowships are for graduate students (from any department) to support overseas travel to potential field research sites for doctoral …
UW-Madison Doctoral Alum Favorite to Win Colombia’s Next Presidential Election
Sergio Fajardo, former math professor and mayor of the Colombian city of Antioquia is running for president of Colombia. He holds a doctorate degree in mathematics from UW-Madison. Read a former On Wisconsin article about …