University of Wisconsin–Madison
by Terry Devitt, UW–Madison Communications Although the vast majority of Americans are blithely unaware, the United States and its system of food production is irreversibly hitched to modern biotechnology. In short, most people unwittingly and regularly consume food that was produced through genetic engineering. With the exception perhaps of the local organic food cooperative and …
Madison, WI — Jose C. Ugaz, professor of criminal law at the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, will deliver his talk “Embedded Corruption Networks” on Tuesday, September 25 from 12-1pm at the University of Wisconsin Law School (Lubar Commons, 7200 Law). Regarded as one of the most outstanding criminal lawyers of Peru, Professor Ugaz has …
One of Madison’s highlights returns on September 13-15, when the Wisconsin Union Theater, in collaboration with other campus departments and community groups, presents the 2007 Madison World Music Festival. This year, you can contribute to the festival to help it thrive for years to come. In its fourth year the festival again brings extraordinary artists …
UW–Madison is highlighting the presence and contributions of Hmong Americans within the university and in the larger community. The campus community is invited to learn more at the Eighth Annual Diversity and Climate Campus Forum to be held on Friday, Sept. 28 at Memorial Union, 800 Langdon St. Titled “Diversity: Engagement, Resistance, Change,” the daylong …
Where in the world do you want to go? Over 1,000 UW–Madison students study abroad each year, on every continent except Antarctica! UW–Madison offers more than 150 study abroad programs. These opportunities include programs for all undergraduate degrees and majors, as well as programs for first year students, sophomores, juniors and seniors. For interested students …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 From oral traditions in Northern Europe to modern Turkish-German novels, from an anthropologist’s memoir of India to Kissinger’s impact on the last century, this fall’s “World Beyond Our Borders” series offers a lively and eclectic mix of …
WAGE Senior Fellows and Affiliates regularly offer graduate and undergraduate courses related to globalization and the international economy. The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy encourages students to review the below list of courses offered this fall. Please note that enrollment is at the discretion of the individual professor and a number of …
by Michael Penn, UW-Communications Along the northern and northeastern borders of China, traditionally considered the country’s dairy belt, daily life can resemble a scene from a Wisconsin of a bygone era. The farms that dot the vast grassy plains are typically small operations with less than a dozen cows, and hardly modern. Most farmers still …
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 Division of International Studies announced today. The grants are being made possible through the International Institute with generous support from …
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 Amherst College, will deliver a talk, “Nikita Khrushchev: The Man and His Era,” in Madison on September 6. (4:00 – …