Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program Alberto Vargas is the associate director of the Latin American, Caribbean and Iberian Studies Program (LACIS). He holds a bachelor’s degree in general agriculture from the Monterrey Technological Institute in Mexico and an M.S. from Texas A&M University. His Ph.D. is in both Forestry and Land Resources from …
International Division Frances Vavrus is the vice provost and dean of the International Division at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, which leads campus efforts to promote international scholarship and engagement, cultivate global awareness, and prepare students for a diverse and interconnected world. The division is the home to UW–Madison’s distinguished regional studies centers, study abroad and …
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Engineering Giri Venkataramanan studied electrical engineering degree at the Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, India. He received the B.S. degree from the University of Madras, India, the M.S. degree from Caltech, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, in 1992. He began his academic career …
Department of Anthropology, College of Letters and Science Claire Wendland is professor and chair of the Department of Anthropology in the College of Letters and Science. As a medical anthropologist, Wendland focuses on the globalization of biomedicine, particularly in Africa. Related work includes the anthropology of reproduction, sexuality and the body. Her first book, “A …
Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine Mostafa Zamanian is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathobiological Sciences in the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Dr. Zamanian earned his doctorate in Neuroscience at Iowa State University and trained as a postdoctoral fellow at McGill University and Northwestern University. Dr. …