Thursday, March 18, 2010 from 7:00 – 10:30 p.m., the Wisconsin International Student Association (WISA) will host the annual Intercultural Night and Intercultural Festival, sponsored by International Student Services (ISS). Intercultural Night will include multicultural …
Month: March 2010
Chancellor Signs Partnership Linking UW-Madison with Kazakhstan
For up-to-date information, go to the UW-Nazarbayev University Project website: http://international.wisc.edu/nuproject/ UW-News (March 4, 2010) — A newly created partnership will increase cooperation between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new university in Kazakhstan. Aslan …
Global Hot Spots Addresses AIDS in Africa and Global Health – March 12
Claire Wendland, assistant professor of Anthropology at UW–Madison, will present “AIDS in Africa and Global Health” in the upcoming Global Hot Spots Lecture Series‘ event, Friday, March 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, …
World Languages Day Expands with Special Community Event
UW-New (March 5, 2010) — MADISON – The University of Wisconsin-Madison has always been a leader in language instruction and study abroad activities. Community members will now have a chance to experience what thousands of …
Dalai Lama Plans Madison Visit in May
Take time to learn more about the Dalai Lama visit to UW–Madison in May, 2010. EXCERPT from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Dalai Lama to visit, inaugurate new center at UW The 14th Dalai Lama, spiritual …
Call for Proposals: WAGE Pre-dissertation Travel Grants – Applications Due March 15
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to …
Call for Proposals: 2010 WAGE Individual Faculty Research Awards – Applications Due April 6
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. There …
Chilean Student Association Hosts Fundraising Event to Support People in Chile
The Chilean Student Association (CSA) is sponsoring a Chile Earthquake Relief fundraising event on Sunday, March 7 at 4:30 p.m. to support people affected by the devastating earthquake that hit Chile on February 27, 2010. …
Annual Lecture Invites Yakin Ertürk, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women – March 18
Yakin Ertürk, former UN special rapporteur on violence against women, will speak at the annual J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund lecture series on March 18, 2010, in the AT&T …
Doug Moe: A Chance Lunch, a Diary and a Spot on ‘Antiques Roadshow’
Wisconsin State Journal (February 25, 2010) — This is a story that begins with a lunch engagement between strangers and ends with a friendship and the publication of a remarkable book. The strangers in question …