In eighth grade, Chumani Mokoena’s teacher organized a field trip for the class to visit a nuclear energy facility about an hour or two north of their school in Johannesburg, South Africa. The space acted …
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King-Morgridge Scholars take center stage in podcast series
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s King-Morgridge Scholars could one day lead the charge in alleviating poverty and other international issues around the globe. With roots in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, …
Mwakatika marks first semester at UW with big win in campus speech contest
What does it take to deliver a strong persuasive speech? King–Morgridge Scholar Lusayo Mwakatika could tell you. The freshman agricultural business management major was chosen as last semester’s winner of the Communication Arts 100 (CA …
$20 million matching gift supports student scholarships, faculty excellence
Two of UW–Madison’s top fundraising priorities received a significant boost today as donors John and Tashia Morgridge announced a new $20 million gift to the university’s All Ways Forward campaign to support faculty excellence and …