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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, Treu is pursuing a certificate in international engineering. “I think they were impressed that I had thought about engineering as …
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 Commissioner for Human Rights, will deliver a talk on “Human Rights in the 21st Century” for the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human …
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 Wednesday, October 1, 2008. The deadline for the next round of Applied Funds support is Monday, December 1, 2008. CIBER’s …
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 Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Friday, September 26, 2008 4:00 p.m. Ebling Symposium Center Microbial Sciences Building 1550 Linden …
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 in Madison, Wis. This is not your typical scientific meeting. The entire summit is open to anyone. In the past, …
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, announced by the UW–Madison Division of International Studies in 2008, has brought together a group of outstanding faculty, alumni, and …
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 to complete her undergraduate degree. But halfway through the year she liked China so much that she applied for a …
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 narrow medieval streets of Prague, Czech Republic. Every year, thousands of students stuff their backpacks, grab their passports and hop …
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 tenured faculty in all disciplines. The purpose of the grants is to develop new human rights content, which can come …
Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times After nearly two decades of preparation, dozens of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists and engineers are eagerly anticipating Wednesday’s scheduled startup of the Large Hadron Collider — billed as the largest physics experiment in history. This $10 billion endeavor is a collaboration of thousands of scientists and engineers from around the …