By Aaron Nathans The Capital Times How do you stop a herd of rampaging elephants? A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison business students recently learned that the answer lies in learning to think from a …
Year: 2006
AIDS course explores ‘perfect ecology’ of a killer
by Brian Mattmiller, UW-Madison Communications Few infectious diseases in human history have posed more public health challenges than HIV/AIDS, a disease that has emerged in the past three decades to infect more than 40 million …
UW-Madison ranks as top-producing Peace Corps institution
by Rachel Alkon Alumni of UW-Madison and the Peace Corps continue to have a strong historical bond. Since the program’s inception in 1961, UW-Madison has produced thousands of volunteers. And today, for the 20th consecutive …
UW Madison Scholars Clarify Slavery’s Timelines
In the early European histories of the New World, there are numerous accounts of African slaves accompanying explorers and colonists. Now, digging in a colonial era graveyard in one of the oldest European cities in …
Grant from the Korea Foundation Boosts Korean Studies at UW-Madison
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 1/31/2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu GRANT FROM THE KOREA FOUNDATION BOOSTS KOREAN STUDIES AT UW-MADISON Madison, WI – The …
Canadian Election Makes Heads Spin
by Rob Zaleski Well, so much for retiring to Vancouver Island. Or some remote fishing cabin in Ontario. Or anywhere else in Canada, which — until last week — seemed like one of few sane …
New Study Abroad Information Session
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 25, 2007 CONTACT: Courtney Skare, Study Abroad Advisor, International Academic Programs (IAP), UW-Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu NEW STUDY ABROAD “101” INFORMATION SESSION Madison, WI – Starting this semester, …
Torture Worldwide and the CIA: A UW-Madison Professor’s Book Tells 50-Year Tale of Pyschological Torture Techniques Devised by U.S. Agency
Untitled Document Wisconsin State Journal TORTURE WORLDWIDE AND THE CIA A UW-MADISON PROFESSOR’S BOOK TELLS 50-YEAR TALE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE TECHNIQUES DEVISED BY U.S. AGENCY. Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006 Byline: RON SEELY rseely@madison.com 608-252-6131 …
Australian Consul-General to Visit UW-Madison Campus
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu AUSTRALIAN CONSUL-GENERAL TO VISIT UW-MADISON CAMPUS Madison, WI – Bob Charles, …
Films, Speakers Examine War Reporting
Series, in conjunction with UW-Madison School of Journalism seminar, runs from February 1 through May. See Web for list and dates of speakers, films. http://www.journalism.wisc.edu/latest/1_07Warstories.htm