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University Announcements
Krishna Ella to receive honorary degree from UW-Madison
Krishna Ella, founder of Bharat Biotech, who earned a PhD in plant pathology from UW-Madison in 1993, will receive an honorary degree at Spring commencement this May alongside Keith Nosbusch. Read the full announcement here
UW–Madison Ranked First Among Public Universities by Washington Monthly
Professor Mou Banerjee Interviewed by Madison News Station about Afghanistan
Prof. Banerjee lends a historical perspective to the Taliban’s role in Afghanistan, discusses the role of Sharia law, and offers some clarification on common misconceptions surrounding the relationship between the Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and ISIS. Watch …
Professor Aparna Dharwadker Receives Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
Professor Aparna Dharwadker received one of this year’s Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support her latest book project, “Contested Modernities and the Modernization of Urban Theatre in India.”
Professor Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker Awarded 2020 Callaway Prize for Best Book in Drama and Theatre
The 2020 Callaway Prize for Best Book in Drama and Theatre has been awarded to A Poetics of Modernity: Indian Theater Theory, 1850 to the Present, (Oxford University Press), edited by Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker. The …
Jeremy Manheim Receives Ho Buddhist Studies Fellowship
Jeremy Manheim, Ph.D. Student in Asian Languages & Cultures, has recently been awarded a Robert H. N. Ho Family Foundation Program in Buddhist Studies Fellowship to support 10 months of dissertation research about Indian and …
2021 Undergraduate Paper Award Winners
The Center for South Asia is delighted to announce this year’s winners for our Undergraduate Paper Awards! Each year, participating IRIS centers award up to $1000 for the best undergraduate student writing in respective world …
Samantha Helle Awarded Boren Fellowship for Nepal
Photo courtesy of Samantha Helle. Samantha Helle, Conservation Biology PhD Student, was awarded a Boren Fellowship! Helle will use the Boren Fellowship to help fund research on the endangered tiger population across the world, but …
2021-22 Academic Year FLAS Awards Now Open (Including Tamil!)
CSA is now accepting applications for half-year FLAS awards for Fall 2021 or Spring 2022. Students studying any South Asia language at UW-Madison may apply: Hindi, Persian, Tibetan, or Urdu. We also encourage students who …