Published February 25, 2008 by the American Council on Education Despite global terrorism and other tumultuous international events, college-bound high school students’ interest in study abroad and other international learning experiences while in college is …
Year: 2008
Part 3 of the Global Hot Spots Lecture Series: Analysis of the Russian Elections
Join Madison-area learners for a free, thought-provoking lecture series on current events and global affairs. UW faculty experts will discuss international topics ranging from politics, global health and economics to human rights and the environment …
Fourth Annual Global Health Symposium: Global Health and Human Rights
Fourth Annual Global Health Symposium “Global Health and Human Rights” (pdf) Keynote Speaker: Florence Chenoweth, MS, PhD “Health Care and Human Rights: The World Cannot Wait” Managing Director, UW Human Rights Initiative Former U.N. Food …
World-Class Universities [Higher Education Policy Journal]
Jeroen Huisman, Higher Education Policy (2008) 21, 1–4 The central theme of this issue of Higher Education Policy — world-class universities — is high on the agenda of various stakeholders across the globe (see also …
Symposium: “Medical Tourism Meets Health Law: US-EU Dialogue”
The Wisconsin International Law Journal’s 26th Annual Symposium MEDICAL TOURISM MEETS HEALTH LAW: US-EU DIALOGUE Friday, March 7, 2008 8:30 am-5:45 pm UW-Madison Health Sciences Learning Center – Room 1335 750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI …
Workshop On “Emerging Powers in the Global System”
“Emerging Powers in the Global System” 8 March 2008 Location: Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison In our view, recent events, including what is now being widely referred to as the US economic crisis, highlight the …
UW alumni among the world’s best and brightest innovators and citizens
by Kate Dixon, UW-Madison Communications They are innovators in business, champions for education and dedicated international volunteers — and they’re all under age 40. The Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA) is honoring 23 University of Wisconsin-Madison …
UW students help El Salvadoran towns build wastewater system
by Sandra Knisely, UW-Madison Communications New Year’s Eve in Nejapa, El Salvador, looks a lot like the Fourth of July. At Griselda Guzman’s house, homemade fireworks lighted the front yard, where the guests dancing outside …
Refugee Health Awareness Week
Refugee Health Awareness Week 3/3/08 – 3/7/08 Hosted by the Global Health Interest Group, MEDiC and Physicians for Human Rights All talks are at the Health Sciences Learning Center. Lunch provided for all noon talks …
The Human Rights Initiative Spring Lecture Series: Health as a Human Right
The Human Rights Initiative Spring Lecture Series “Health as a Human Right: The Right to Health in Theory and Practice” Professor Stephen Marks François-Xavier Bagnoud Professor of Health and Human Rights Director, Program on Human …