The Millennium Development Goals Awareness Project will host Act for the World: Educational Forum on the United Nations Millennium Development Goals Forum, an event for students from all majors on Thursday, October 22, from 4-7 p.m. …
Month: October 2009
Global Hot Spots: “Russia Update: Issues and Challenges” – October 15
Ted Gerber, director of Center for Russia, East Europe and Central Asia (CREECA) and professor of sociology will present, “Russia Update: Issues and Challenges.” The event will be on Thursday, October 15 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., …
Funding Opportunities: International Institute Research Circles – Applications Due December 4
The International Institute, Division of International Studies, and Global Studies are pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for International Institute Research Circles. Research Circles provide up to three years of funding to UW faculty to …
Funding Opportunities: Center for Global Health Educational and Research Travel Awards – Applications Due November 10
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Global Health is pleased to announce that funding support is available for UW faculty and staff for educational and research travel that relates to the mission of the Center …
Director Shares Her Passion for Languages [Wisconsin Week]
UW-Madison News (Oct. 7, 2009) – In elementary school, most Wisconsin residents probably looked ahead to language study as an “either-or” proposition: a few years of high school French or Spanish, maybe German. Lucky ones, …
CANCELED: Brazilian Ambassador to Speak on US-Brazil Relations: Bilateral, Regional, and Global Dimensions
The Division of International Studies; Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER); Brazil Initiative; and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) regret to announce that the upcoming visit (Wednesday, October 21) by Brazilian …
Peace Corps Representative and First Lady Jessica Doyle to Speak on “How Language Learning and the Peace Corps Influenced my Life”
Language for Life is hosting the event “How Language Learning and the Peace Corps Influenced my Life” which will take place Tuesday, October 20 from 4-5 p.m. in the On Wisconsin Room at the Red …
Advisory Board Meets to Advance Global Talent, Engagement
Members of the Division of International Studies Dean’s Advisory Board came from across the United States and abroad for their annual meeting on September 25, 2009. During the meeting, Dean of International Studies Gilles Bousquet …
Video: “China and the Global Economic Crisis”
On September 24, 2009, the Division of International Studies and the Wisconsin China Initiative hosted a panel discussion on “China and the Global Economic Crisis.” The panel, which took place after the annual meeting of …
UW-Madison Researchers Ranked among World’s Top 20 Universities
UW-Madison News (Oct. 5, 2009) – A recent assessment of the research impact of scientists at more than 4,000 universities around the world ranked those at the University of Wisconsin-Madison No. 20. The ranking by …