Learning about the state we serve
From Europe to South America, Dylan Bizhikiins Jennings has traveled the world, but still calls the state of Wisconsin home. Originally from Odanah, Jennings graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2013 with a Bachelor of Arts degree, double majoring in Anthropology and Archaeology with certificates in American Indian Studies and Environmental Studies. He is now …
Ideas Together is a newsletter that features people and places animated by the Wisconsin Idea. Many of the folks we highlight have engaged the Wisconsin Idea Seminar in some way: as collaborators, participants, expert advisors, hosts, friends, and passionate boosters of the Wisconsin Idea. Ideas Together highlights stories of University partnerships that are rooted in …
As a graduate student, physicist Justin Vandenbroucke helped build the IceCube South Pole Neutrino Observatory, a cubic kilometer of sensors drilled deep into the ice. Now Vandenbroucke is an assistant professor in the Department of Physics who works with UW–Madison students to analyze and understand the data that comes from the IceCube. Listen to his …
Walking into the classroom and studio spaces in the School of Human Ecology is enough to excite and stimulate the mind with a dynamic spectrum of colors, cloth, fabrics, and patterns. It is no wonder that Marianne Fairbanks creates such creative and innovative designs that draw the eye and capture your attention. As an Assistant …