Untitled Document Study: Demographer reassesses Japanese marriage slump October 24, 2005 by Paroma Basu, UW-Madison Communications It seems obvious to assume that marriage rates are waning in the industrialized world because women are more educated …
Month: October 2005
UW-Madison establishes center for global health
UW-Madison has established a Center for Global Health, a joint initiative of the UW schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and the Division of International Studies. The center’s mission is to develop and …
Professor makes an impact in Sudan human rights
Anthropology professor Sharon Hutchinson wants to expand the bubble that Americans live in. by Daniel Uttech, UW-Madison Communications “It’s OK to live in a bubble,” she says. “But people need to see through it. We …
Special Guest Lecture Series at UW-Madison Examines US – North Korea Relations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 10/17/2005 CONTACT: Christine Merritt, Center for East Asian Studies, cmerritt@wisc.edu SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE SERIES AT UW-MADISON EXAMINES US- NORTH KOREA RELATIONS Madison, WI – Although an agreement in principal concerning dismantlement …
Jeremi Suri on the Legacy of Korean War
In an op. ed. in the October 18, 2005 edition of Chosun Ibo, the leading Korean newspaper, UW-Madison professor Jeremi Suri writes about “the real history of the Korean War.” Professor Suri argues that “high-level …
German Marshall Fund Official to Speak on U.S. – Europe Relations
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Friday, October 14, 2005 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, UW-Madison European Studies Alliance, 608.265.4766, eecovington@wisc.edu or info@europeanstudiesalliance.org GERMAN …
Middle School Students to See the World at World Cultures Day
Middle School Students to See the World at World Cultures Day Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2005 CONTACT: Lara Kain, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russia, East Europe, …
From Madison to Kazakhstan: Dr. John Doyle honored
The Capital Times By Bob Rashid Special to The Capital Times ALMATY, Kazakhstan – More than a decade’s worth of work to improve public health by Madison doctors has earned heartfelt thanks half a world …
Report: Growing deficits jeopardize U.S. influence around world
Twenty years ago, the United States was the world’s largest creditor nation, unsurpassed in its ownership of assets outside of its borders, even after deducting what foreigners owned inside its borders. “In the last 20 …
UW-Madison Students Winners of Fulbright, Boren Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2005 CONTACT: Erin Crawley, Ph.D., Fellowships Advisor, UW-Madison International Institute, Phone: (608) 262 9632, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS WINNERS OF FULBRIGHT, BOREN AWARDS Madison, WI – Over 30 UW-Madison students …