Wisconsin Public Television, UW-Madison’s Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) , and P.O.V. present a screening of the documentary film Belarusian Waltz by Andrzej Fidy 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 4070 Vilas …
Month: July 2008
Eight UW–Madison Graduate Students Receive Scott Kloeck-Jenson Travel Award
Global Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has awarded the Scott Kloeck Jenson Award to eight outstanding graduate students whose work will deepen international understanding and global social justice concerns. The grants given to the …
The (Global) Wisconsin Idea [Madison Magazine]
The university may draw them here but Middle Eastern students are forging connections – and creating a special community – throughout Madison By Jennifer Page, for Madison Magazine The growing crowd gathers in the sparse …
Language immersion programs at UW-Madison [The Capital Times]
Todd Finkelmeyer — The Capital Times 7/21/2008 The Southeast Asian Studies Summer Institute and the South Asia Summer Language Institute are eight-week intensive language training programs for undergraduates, graduate students and professionals. The eight-week courses, …
For The Record: Engineers Without Borders [WISC-TV]
WISC-TV’s Neil Heinen talks with members of a University of Wisconsin-Madison group who are making life significantly better for the people of Rwanda. Click here to watch the video.
Weak dollar drives up cost of studying abroad [USA Today]
By Sarah Butrymowicz, USA TODAY For years, rising numbers of U.S. college students have been packing their bags and flying overseas, typically to Europe, for a semester or year abroad and a wealth of irreplaceable …
Universities Seek to Strengthen Ties in Africa and China [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Karen Fischer, The Chronicle of Higher Education Officials from research universities meeting here this week agree there is a pressing need to build stronger and more sustained partnerships with African institutions. They also concur …
Doctoral student shares experiences from Nobel laureates meeting
by Renee Meiller, UW Communications From June 29-July 4, UW-Madison nuclear engineering doctoral student Rachel Slaybaugh was among nearly 500 young researchers from around the world to attend the Lindau Meeting, a unique event in …
Dalai Lama visit to Wisconsin highlights close ties [Associated Press]
The Dalai Lama is admired around the world but he’s a particularly big hit in this slice of America’s Dairyland. The Tibetan political and spiritual leader has developed a tight relationship with Madison over the …
Foreign students flock to the US [The Boston Globe]
By Peter Schworm, The Boston Globe The faltering US dollar, which has steadily lost value against major currencies around the world, has produced a silver lining for foreign students, and the American universities that recruit …