PhD student Danielle Burke has received a fellowship to help her create a digital map of craftspeople from the Handicraft Movement and invite the people who still have or use those handiworks today to contribute to the site.
Marianna studies how hip-hop and other types of music shape national identity and ideas of belonging in contemporary France.
Will’s scholarship focuses on the school experiences of queer youth, trans youth, and youth of color.
Tanuj specializes in engineering the interaction between light and optical materials and devices, especially in the areas of spacecraft propulsion and thermoregulation, and far-infrared imaging.
Mireya’s research focuses on immunology in Down syndrome and CD18 expression.
As the Political Science Department’s Teaching Assistant (TA) mentors, Rachel Tan and Lisa de Sousa Dias bring incredible passion and dedication to the work of teaching. Between them, they have taught an estimated 700 students, mentored dozens of Political Science TAs, and built a powerful and lasting friendship. “Before graduate school, a professor and mentor once told me that it would be my peers who would shape my experience most profoundly, and that has stayed with me,” Rachel said.
Before starting her PhD at UW–Madison, Thérèse had a long career as a Hmong language consultant for school districts with Hmong bilingual education programs, while also starting a family and raising children. That experience is vital to her work as a scholar and researcher who can connect the dots between theory and practice. “I think it was a blessing in disguise that I took the time to raise my children, but also utilize that time for me to really grow and to develop this really strong connection with Hmong literacy,” Thérèse said.
After earning his undergraduate degree at UW–Madison, Andrew stayed to pursue a master’s in bacteriology. In addition to his master’s research, he works at the Food Research Institute to help prepare articles for journal publication. “I really value the community of scientists in the Bacteriology department,” Andrew said.
Pablo is the glue that holds the Cabrera research lab in Animal and Dairy Sciences together, whether it’s informing lab mates about important events, sharing growth opportunities, or even remembering birthdays. “I aim to give back this sense of community that I experienced when I first arrived at Madison,” Pablo said.
Alia wants everyone to read more books for fun. She loves libraries and museums, and helps sustain spaces like these through her work as a children’s librarian. “I am encouraged by the joy, wonder, and learning that happens in these spaces,” Alia said.