The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) at UW-Madison encourages you to apply for the International Collaboration Travel Awards for 2010-2011. The deadline is April 18, 2010. All UW-Madison faculty, academic staff, and graduate students are invited …
Month: March 2010
Peace Corps at UW-Madison
To celebrate National Peace Corps Week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison held a series of activities during the first week of March to honor the work of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) and to learn more …
Outreach Workshop – Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin
The Global Legal Studies Center is pleased to announce an outreach workshop for attorneys, policy makers, state agencies, civil society groups, and other interested groups on: Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin Monday, March 22, …
UW and Chinese Delegation from Anhui Province Discuss Partnership to Reduce Water Pollution
Earlier this month, a delegation of leaders from China’s Anhui Province traveled to Wisconsin and met with UW–Madison faculty and Division of International Studies‘ staff to discuss a future partnership. Through a close business colleague …
Introducing Maj Fischer, First Managing Director of UW-Madison’s International Internship Program
The Division of International Studies has hired Maj Fischer to serve as the first managing director of the International Internship Program (IIP) at UW–Madison. IIP is a campus-wide, centralized international internship office funded by the …
From Haiti to Rwanda: Engineering Innovations for Revolutionizing Third World Housing and Infrastructure – March 23
Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Gilson Global Impact Series Presents: From Haiti to Rwanda: Engineering Innovations for Revolutionizing Third World Housing and Infrastructure — Tuesday, March 23, 2010 On January 12, 2010, an earthquake in Haiti …
Next Weekend: Teach-in on Afghanistan, Pakistan
UW–Madison News – A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20. “During the Vietnam War, teach-ins added …
UW-Madison Organizes a Global Real Estate Program [WSJ]
March 10, 2010, Wisconsin State Journal By Karen Rivedale UW-Madison is partnering with some of the world’s leading business schools to create a first-of-its-kind graduate degree in global real estate. The unique model for the …
Chai, Sitars, and Fieldwork – UW Student’s Video on College Year in India
Last year UW–Madison student Ed Wallace studied in Varanasi, India on an intensive Hindi language and research program. When Wallace, an Oconto, WI native, returned home, he created a video of his experience. We invite …
New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop – March 19-20
The New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop will take place Friday, March 19 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center …