International human rights will be the focus of a series of important campus events this April featuring prominent scholars, government officials, journalists, and human rights activists. April 17, 2007 Amnesty International’s executive director Larry Cox …
Month: March 2007
UW-Madison International Conference on Darfur
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sharon E. Hutchinson, Professor of Anthropology and African Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 608-262-2866 or 262-7381; or James Delehanty, Faculty Associate, African Studies Program, UW-Madison, (608) 262-4458; …
Human Rights Conference to Address Judicial Responses to Atrocities
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sumudu Atapattu, Associate Director, Global Legal Studies Center, UW Law School, Phone:(608) 890 1395, saatapattu@wisc.edu Madison, WI — The University of Wisconsin-Madison Division of International Studies …
Head of Amnesty International to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI –Larry Cox, the executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will …
Students bring Far East to UW campus
From The Badger Herald by Peter Sielski, The Badger Herald A large audience was treated to an array of cultural skits and dances Tuesday night as part of a Languages and Cultures of Asia Department …
Pair of Undergraduates Receive Truman Scholarships
From University of Wisconsin-Madison News by Liz Beyler, UW Communications University of Wisconsin-Madison juniors Adam Schmidt and Max Bruner are among 65 students from 56 colleges and universities nationwide who have been selected as 2007 …
Distinguished Alumni Awards Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 28, 2007 CONTACT: Mary DeNiro, WAA Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, mdeniro@uwalumni.com Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alumni Association has announced its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards are the …
Call for Proposals Announced for Faculty Research Grants
NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 CONTACT: For the International Institute: Aili Mari Tripp, Associate Dean, Division of International Studies, 262-5805 or tripp@bascom.wisc.edu; for Worldwide Universities Network, Kris Olds, Associate Professor and WUN Faculty …
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Global warming forecasts creation, loss of climate zones
From University of Wisconsin-Madison News by Jill Sakai, UW Communications A new global warming study predicts that many current climate zones will vanish entirely by the year 2100, replaced by climates unknown in today’s world. …