CONTACT: Wendy Johnson, 608-262-1473, wsjohnso@wisc.edu UW News — MADISON – For some of Laura Koebel’s students at Plymouth High School, “ethnic” food means a Hawaiian pizza. So an excursion to an East African restaurant such …
Month: November 2009
WAGE Advanced Dissertation Research Assistantships – Deadline December 4
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce that it will award one or more doctoral research assistantships for spring semester 2010. Applications must be submitted no later than …
Returning Home to Restore Sight [Wisconsin State Journal]
Wednesday night, November 4, at the Marriott Madison West, the Combat Blindness Foundation (CBF) – founded in 1984 by Suresh Chandra, an ophthalmologist at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health – will celebrate …
Talk on “Agent of Change: Road Building and Global Positioning in Southwest China”- Event November 5
Zhou Yongming, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present, “Agent of Change: Road Building and Global Positioning in Southwest China” Thursday, November 5, at 11 a.m. at the Pyle Center, Room …
Dr. Flavia Agnes to Speak on “Women’s Rights and Legal Advocacy in India” – Event November 10
The Gender and International Policy Research Circle and Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) presents, “Women’s Rights and Legal Advocacy in India,” a talk by Dr. Flavia Agnes, attorney at the Bombay High …
Introducing 2009-2010 Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc)
The Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program is an enrichment program offered by the Division of International Studies for undergraduate students in any college or major who are interested in adding an international dimension to their …
Global Hot Spots: “Is Organic/Fair-trade Agriculture Sustainable? Observations from Mexico, Peru and Wisconsin” – Event November 13
The Global Hot Spots Lecture Series event will be on the topic “Is Organic/Fair-trade Agriculture Sustainable? Observations from Mexico, Peru and Wisconsin.” The event will be held Friday, November 13 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the …
Economist Takes on Global Debt Crisis in Classroom, Book, Blog
UW-Madison News – As the financial markets melted down last fall, UW-Madison economist Menzie Chinn says he was surprised not only by the depth of the economic downturn that set in, but also by the …