Hea Jun Oh
Major: Nursing This summer I was given the opportunity to go to the Philippines and provide the children there with basic health education. I worked with University of Bohol Grade School and Sandingan Shema...
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Harish Kilaru
Major: Health Policy and Community Development Last summer, I spent five weeks in southern India with Rural Innovations in Medical Engineering (RIME). I founded RIME at the beginning of my sophomore year with the...
Dana Del Vecchio
Major: Honors Program for Arabic Studies This past year, I was fortunate enough to extend my internship at International Relief in Development (IRD) in Amman, Jordan due to the Wallenberg Summer Service Award. As...
Nour Soubani
Major: International Studies and American Culture This summer, through the Wallenberg grant and others, we launched QUWA, a self-defense and trauma therapy program for Syrian women refugees in Turkey. QUWA seeks to build peace...
Denis Mukwege Wins the 2014 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought
As the director of the Panzi Hospital, Dr. Mukwege has been a steadying presence amid the turmoil. In a white surgeon’s coat and Crocs, he focuses on healing the physical damage and the psychological...
2002 Wallenberg Medal recipient, Kailash Satyarthi, receives 2014 Nobel Peace Prize
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has announced that Kailash Satyarthi, 2002 recipient of the Wallenberg Medal, is co-winner of the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize, together with Malala Yousafzay. They have received the Peace Prize in...
Agnes Heller Inspires a Full House as She Receives the Wallenberg Medal
The video of the lecture is now available. “I lived in a time when we needed heroes,” Agnes Heller, 2014 Wallenberg Medalist, says when discussing being a good citizen and the ways in which...
Wallenberg Winner Reflects on Holocaust Experience
The U-M student newspaper reports on Agnes Heller’s Wallenberg ceremony.
Lily Bonadonna “Living in the Spirit of Raoul Wallenberg”
2014 Wallenberg Fellow Lily Bonadonna welcomes readers to follow her journey in Peru. Join her here to read about her experiences, research, writing and travels during her year of exploration and education in Lima.
A New Article on the Wallenberg Lecture in Today’s University Record
A life lived out loud: Wallenberg medalist Agnes Heller speaks against an oppressive regime and stands up for civic engagement. Join us for her Wallenberg Lecture.
