The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment is supporting a diverse portfolio of community-inspired projects for 2009, from improving Midwest flood-response policies to exploring Wisconsin’s language roots. Included in the …
Month: January 2009
Deadline Extension: Wisconsin and the Emerging Regional Powers Funding Opportunities
The Division of International Studies would like to announce an extension for the two Wisconsin and the Emerging Regional Powers funding opportunities co-sponsored by the Wisconsin School of Business, and the International Institute. The original …
UW Global Health Symposium to Address Sustainable Health
Fifth Annual Global Health Symposium February 4, 2009, 5— 9 p.m. 1306 Health Sciences Learning Center “Wisconsin and the World: Working Together for Sustainable Health” You are cordially invited to attend University of Wisconsin-Madison Center …
A Team of Expatriates: Many of Obama’s Top Advisers Have Learned and Lived Abroad [Newsweek]
Newsweek, January 26, 2009 By Jeffrey Bartholet and Daniel Stone The fact that Valerie Jarrett spent her early childhood in Iran made it easier to bond with Barack Obama. The subject came up the first …
Free Trade Under Threat: Impact for U.S. Business
Thursday, February 5, 2009 11:30 AM – 2:00 PM Grainger Hall Executive Dining Room 975 University Avenue Registration Required Speaker: Paul Blustein, journalist in residence in the Global Economy and Development Program at the Brookings …
Predicting the Future Spread of Infectious-disease Vectors
by Jill Sakai, UW-Madison Communications As global warming raises concerns about potential spread of infectious diseases, a team of researchers has demonstrated a way to predict the expanding range of human disease vectors in a …
New Penn State WUN Initiative
The Office of the Senior Vice President for Research and the Office of International Programs are initiating a new program to enhance Penn State’s involvement in WUN. Under this program, the two offices will support …
Live & Learn [Spectrum Magazine]
By Andy Cho, Spectrum Magazine, January 2009 Verb conjugating textbooks were never part of the curriculum. Not a single audiotape blared out a generic list of important phrases. I became bilingual simply by living with …
Foreign Language Housing Challenges Students [WISC-TV]
From WISC-TV Students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are sharpening their foreign language skills and developing global perspectives in foreign language housing. As part of the program, students immerse themselves in their language of choice …
Human Subjects: Bioethical Boundaries and Global Health
The Center for the Humanities proudly presents: Human Subjects: Bioethical Boundaries and Global Health Claire Wendland Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; Obstetrics & Gynecology; Medical History and Bioethics; African Studies Program; Holtz Center for Science …