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Information master’s student leads pioneering research at School of Nursing

Graduate student Jinghao Zhou leads innovative research at the UW–Madison School of Nursing, applying information skills to improve public health.

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Going back to school as a working engineer: How to make it work

Read on to find out how current and former students have managed to balance work and family while earning their engineering master’s degree.

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Episode 35: Library & Information Studies MA Alum Student Spotlight

Library & Information Studies alum, Lauren, shares how career services at UW–Madison helped her navigate a career pivot and land a fulfilling role as an instructional designer. 

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MS Information student Rahil Virani contributes to UW–Madison Alzheimer’s research

The Master of Science in Information program equips students with the technical skills necessary to comprehend today’s information and data systems, as well as the critical thinking, design and communication skills to govern and critique them. Rahil Virani tells his story.

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Students, alum share benefits of engineering accelerated master’s programs 

University of Wisconsin–Madison engineering students looking to advance their careers quickly are turning to the College of Engineering's accelerated master's degrees. 

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Unique internships and special projects elevate grad student experiences

Due to strong industry partnerships, the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy’s master’s programs in Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation (PPI) and Applied Drug Development (ADD) are helping students like Abdul Rasheed and Sanchez gain valuable industry experience through internships and special projects.

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Psychoactive pharmaceutical grads share program insights

UW–Madison’s Pharmaceutical Sciences: Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation (PPI) MS and Psychoactive Pharmaceutical Investigation (PPI) Capstone Certificate programs could be your ticket to learning and career advancement.

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Episode 25: Catch Up with an Accelerated Engineering Master’s Grad

Catch up with Alisha, an alumni featured in a previous episode, to learn how completing an accelerated engineering degree jump-started her career as an engineer at Apple.

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Episode 24: Catch Up with a Master’s of Special Education Graduate

Considering a career change? Catch up with Jesus, who was featured in one of our first podcast episodes. He pivoted from engineering to graduating with a Master of Science in Special Education and is thriving as a new teacher.

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Catch Up with a Master’s of Educational Psychology Grad

Catch up with Landon, who was featured in our inaugural podcast episode. He's a teacher who advanced his career by pursuing an online Master’s in Educational Psychology: Learning Analytics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Faraz Ali

Faraz Ali tells us why chose Mechanical Design and Engineering at UW-Madison.

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