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Global Studies seeking applicants for Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Grants

February 16, 2012   Division of International Studies   No comments

Applications are now being accepted for two graduate fellowships offered by UW–Madison Global Studies for Summer 2012:

  • Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Internship Grants to graduate students (working towards a doctorate) interested in undertaking practitioner internships on social justice issues.
  • Scott Kloeck-Jenson International Pre-Dissertation Travel Grants to support summer travel for doctoral students exploring potential field research sites.

These fellowships are awarded in memory of Scott Kloeck-Jenson who, after two years with the Peace Corps in Lesotho, began studying for his doctorate in political science at UW–Madison. He completed his M.A. in 1993 and then embarked on his doctoral research with the prestigious Fulbright and MacArthur fellowships.

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Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, whose UW work earned the Nobel Prize, dies

November 12, 2011   Division of International Studies   No comments

UW News

Biochemist Har Gobind Khorana, who received the Nobel Prize for research he conducted while at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, died Wednesday, Nov. 9 in Concord, Mass. at age 89.

“He revolutionized biotechnology with his pioneering work in DNA chemistry,” says Aseem Ansari, UW-Madison professor of biochemistry. “The work that he did in Wisconsin from 1960 to 1970 continues to propel new scientific discoveries and major advances.”

Khorana came to Madison in 1960 to serve as co-director of the UW Institute for Enzyme Research and a member of the Department of Biochemistry.

It was at Wisconsin that he and colleagues discovered the mechanisms by which RNA codes for the synthesis of proteins. This work led to the Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine in 1968, which he shared with Robert Holley of Cornell University and Marshall Nirenberg of the National Institutes of Health.

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Global Health Institute awards seed grants, celebrates merger

October 25, 2011   Division of International Studies   No comments

UW News — October 25, 2011

Eight research projects ranging from human and animal disease to agriculture to economic growth will move forward with start-up funding as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s focus on global health.

The grantees will be recognized Oct. 27 at an event launching the Global Health Institute, a merger of the Center for Global Health and Global Health Initiative.

“The institute’s mission is to tackle the root problems of human health, and to do that requires an unprecedented, multi-faceted approach to these problems,” said Jonathan Patz, population health professor and director of the Global Health Institute. “So it is really exciting to be able to find engineers, economists, agriculture and veterinary and medical science ready to step up to these challenges.”

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Call for Proposals: Worldwide Universities Network (WUN)

September 16, 2011   Division of International Studies   No comments

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is pleased to announce the Global Challenges call for proposals, due the UW-Madison Division of International Studies by 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 18, 2011.

UW-Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for grants designed to facilitate international collaboration. To support research collaborations, the WUN Research Development Fund (RDF) offers grants of up £15,000 (average £10,000) from an overall fund in 2011-2012 of up to £200,000. For more information on the submission and review process please review the following pdf document. Apply using this form, by Oct. 18, 2011.

WUN is a consortium of leading public research universities. Together, members seek to strengthen international partnerships and advance knowledge and understanding on issues of global concern through collaborative international research, virtual seminars, innovative learning opportunities, and online resource development.

The initiative has created a “Global Challenges” research collaboration funding opportunity. WUN Research Development Funds will be awarded to projects about:

  • Adapting to Climate Change
  • Understanding Cultures
  • Global Health – (Public Health – non-communicable disease)
  • Globalization of Higher Education and Research

Find WUN member universities to partner with, as well as the Global Challenges application and guidelines on the WUN website. Also, see information on current WUN-funded projects on the WUN Central website.

Contact David Joiner (dljoiner@international.wisc.edu or 265.4753) with questions.

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