FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI – New research grants totaling nearly $140,000 have been awarded to UW-Madison faculty and staff, the …
Month: August 2007
Award-winning Khrushchev biographer to speak in Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2007 CONTACT: Jennifer Tishler, Associate Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), 608-262-3379, jtishler@creeca.wisc.edu. Madison, WI – William Taubman, Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science at …
Humanities scholars earn fellowships for international research
Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. The ACLS is a private, non-profit federation that …
Chinese and Arabic languages gain local popularity
Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times — 8/21/2007 8:09 am Click here to read the full article. Forget Paris. Today’s kids increasingly want to speak the languages of Beijing and Baghdad. In Wisconsin and …
Chancellor Wiley discusses globalization and universities on Wisconsin Public Radio
John Wiley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor, talks about the globalization of American universities with Jean Feraca on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders. Click here to listen to the broadcast.
New certificate prepares students for global change
Graduate students intrigued by large-scale environmental challenges like climate change will have a new opportunity this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will introduce a graduate-level Certificate on Humans …
Chancellor Wiley discusses his recent trip to China
Chancellor Wiley of University of Wisconsin-Madison recently returned from an 11-day trip to China, South Korea and Japan, during which he visited Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo. As the chief executive officer of this …