FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 Virginia Vargas will deliver her talk “Women’s Long March for Equality and Democracy in Latin America” at the Pyle Center at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. …
Month: September 2008
International education prepares engineering students for global workplace
by Sandra Knisely During University of Wisconsin-Madison materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu’s interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume. In addition to her engineering degree, …
Former President of Ireland, Human Rights Champion to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION TO SPEAK AT UW-MADISON MADISON – Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations …
Faculty Grant Opportunities via CIBER
Upcoming Deadlines for CIBER Grant Opportunities The UW-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) offers two university grant programs for UW System faculty. The deadline for the next Global Research/Curriculum Development awards is …
Mary Robinson to Give Human Rights and Democracy Lecture
The UW-Madison Division of International Studies and the Human Rights Initiative present the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture Human Rights Challenges in the 21st Century Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and United …
World Stem Cell Summit comes to Madison Sept. 21-23
by Jordana Lenon, UW Communications Meeting stem cell experts from around the world, unique networking opportunities, and a public day of outreach await those attending the World Stem Cell Summit and related events Sept. 21-23 …
Law School’s Ohnesorge Named Co-Director of UW-Madison China Initiative
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor John Ohnesorge has been named Co-Director of the new UW-Madison China Initiative, which is designed to promote global competence and to advance internationalization with respect to China. The Initiative, …
China Moves Up to Fifth as Importer of Students [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Mara Hvistendahl, The Chronicle of Higher Education When Seo Ming-jun came to Shanghai Jiaotong University five years ago to study Chinese, she was planning to stay a year, then return to her native Seoul …
Unexpected adventures abroad: From absent visas to the weak U.S. dollar, students learn lessons from afar [The Badger Herald]
by Jessi Polsky, The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Yurish was feeding elephants in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, while thousands of miles away, fellow UW senior Erica Efron attempted to navigate the …
Human Rights Course Development Grants
The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is pleased to sponsor new course development grants to further course offerings on human rights on campus. The grants will be available to tenure-track and …