Year: 2006

Trubek Named to NRC Committee

The study in which Trubek will participate will review the adequacy and effectiveness of the Title VI international education programs of the Higher Education Act as well as Fulbright-Hays international education programs administered through the U.S. Department of Education. Congress has identified eight key areas for the committee to address to evaluate the success of …

Canada and Canada-USA Relations to be Focus of Series of Events on UW-Madison Campus

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, January 19, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, rlhess@wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 CANADA AND CANADA-USA RELATIONS TO BE FOCUS OF SERIES OF EVENTS ON UW-MADISON CAMPUS Madison, WI – Canada, the world’s second-largest country in total area, and Wisconsin’s most important international trading …

WUN: The Secret to Success? Get Yourself Plugged In

Untitled Document by Anthea Lipsett anthea.lipsett@thes.co.uk Published: 19 January 2007 in the Times Higher Education Supplement Networks are becoming even more vital to academic life as they exploit technology to help researchers find colleagues and sustain work in novel fields. Anthea Lipsett reports When Steve Banwart watched a videoconference seminar by a leading American climate …

New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend

by Barbara Wolff, UW–Madison Communications Sorry. There is no a hands-on lab section in this class. It does, however, come with ample opportunities for discussion. About 30 undergraduates will get a taste of how cultures spread through one of the world’s most potent and long-lived icons. The subject is the vampire, and the venue will …

UW-Madison offering French, Norwegian, Italian classes for adults

Adults in the Madison area can learn French, Norwegian and Italian in non-credit classes offered by the UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies. “French Language and Culture: Beginning 1” is scheduled for Mondays, Jan. 23-March 20, 5:45-7:15 p.m. at a campus location. The class focuses on learning to communicate in French in various social and cultural …

CIA Interrogations From Cold War to War on Terrorism to Lead off International Institute World Beyond Our Borders Book Series

Untitled Document HOLD FOR RELEASE January 17, 2006 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, rlhess@wisc.edu (608) 262-5590 CIA INTERROGATIONS FROM COLD WAR TO WAR ON TERRORISM TO LEAD OFF INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE’S NEXT “WORLD BEYOND OUR BORDERS” BOOK SERIES Madison, WI – A new book by University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Alfred …

2006 Year of Study Abroad

Toward the end of the old year, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution designating 2006 the “Year of Study Abroad.” “Whereas educating students internationally is an important way to share the values of the United States, to create goodwill for the United States around the world, to work toward a peaceful global society, and …

Eye on Florence

Over a thousand UW–Madison students have participated in the International Academic Program in Florence since it began in 1982, making the study-abroad program one of the Division of International Studies’ most renowned. Since 1986, students have studied and lived at the Villa Corsi-Salviati, a historic monument located in the village of Sesto Fiorentino, six miles, …

Author explores CIA connections to torture tactics

by Barbara Wolff, UW–Madison Communications A professor of history at UW–Madison has authored a book available this month that explores evidence of a 50-year legacy of U.S. government-sponsored forms of psychological torture. Alfred McCoy, author of the new book “A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror,” which …

As Amazon’s tree line recedes, malaria-wielding mosquitoes buzz in

by Paroma Basu, UW–Madison Communications Scientists have long known that chronic deforestation can spawn a jungle of environmental woes. But now, a study confirms that vanishing forests inflict more than environmental damage: they may cause human diseases, too. Working in the Peruvian Amazon, a team of researchers from UW–Madison and Johns Hopkins University found that …