Students and members of organized labor have been demonstrating across France recently against a new labor law. Jonathan Zeitlin, director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy and professor of Sociology, Public …
Month: March 2006
French Strikes Focus of UW-Madison Panel Discussion
Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu FRENCH STRIKES FOCUS OF UW-MADISON PANEL DISCUSSION Madison, WI – The French student strikes …
International Institute celebrates 10 years as portal to the world
Gilles Bousquet has been dean of International Studies and director of the International Institute since 2002 and is a professor of French. When the institute was founded 10 years ago as a joint initiative of …
From neighbors to killers: Book explores the personal horror of Rwanda’s genocide
by Brian Mattmiller, UW-Madison Communications Scott Straus became a foreign correspondent stationed in central Africa in 1995, one year after one of the most unspeakable crimes in modern history: A swift genocide campaign in Rwanda …
UW-Madison Launches International Internship Program
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, March 20, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Madison, WI – Thanks to a …
UW-Madison to launch new influenza research institute
by Terry Devitt, UW-Madison Communications In an effort to bolster what is already recognized as one of the world’s top programs of influenza research, UW-Madison announced today plans to launch a new Institute for Influenza …
UW-Madison Conference to Explore Global Biological Threats
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS Madison, WI – Leading government and academic experts …
UW-Madison Conference to Examine Change in the Middle East
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2006 CONTACT: David Morgan, Professor, UW-Madison, Dept. of History, and director of the Middle East Studies program, (608) 262-6117; or Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of …
Worldwide Mercury Warning
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UW-Madison to Offer 32 Languages in Summer 2006 Offerings
Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Monday, March 6, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu or Dianna Murphy, Acting Director, Language Institute, (608) 262-1575, diannamurphy@wisc.edu UW-MADISON TO …