University of Wisconsin–Madison
Earlier this week, the Wisconsin International Scholars (WISc) Program celebrated their graduating seniors with a certificate ceremony and surprise Skype-in by WISc Faculty Chair Jolanda Vanderwal Taylor, associate professor of Dutch and German. Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization, presented each graduate with a certificate. The 2010 …
The International Studies Major and Global Cultures Program Graduation Reception was held last Friday, April 30, 2010. Many of this year’s 162 international studies graduates and 43 Global Cultures Program graduates, came together to celebrate the end of the year with their parents, faculty, and friends. Graduates mingled over cake and punch with fellow students, …
Global Studies, in collaboration with the United States Institute of Peace and Madison College, offers a two-day development workshop for professional educators, practitioners, and others interested in understanding and teaching about international peace-building movements. This workshop for professional educators, Nonviolent Civic Action Around the World, will be held June 28-29, 2010 at the Pyle Center …
In August 2009, UW–Madison received a Twinning Center grant through the American International Health Alliance (AIHA) to strengthen the capacity of Emergency Medical Services and support the prevention, care, and treatment of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. Through strong collaborations and dedicated partnerships with People 2 People, Addis Ababa University, and Black Lion Hospital, the project has …
Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters News — Today’s global economic crisis has turned a media spotlight on immigration. Sagging labor markets have led to calls for even tougher restrictions on potential competition from immigrant workers, and ballooning fiscal deficits have heightened fears about the added burden to welfare states. But do these actions …
The National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages held its 13th annual conference in Madison, WI last month. Dean and Vice Provost Gilles Bousquet gave welcome remarks and was also a member of the opening panel discussion “Building Language Capacity: Innovation and Collaboration,” where presenters focused on collaboration, innovation, and globalization.
UW–Madison news release CONTACT: Stacy Forster, (608) 262-0930, forster2@wisc.edu April 29, 2010–The Institute for Research on Poverty will welcome two important figures to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May to present seminars on economic issues that affect everyone but which hit the poor especially hard. On May 4, scholar, journalist and author Richard Longworth will …
Hosted by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Alliance Française in Chicago, last week’s three-day program, Albert Camus: 50 Ans Après, reexamined Camus’ literary and political writings on the anniversary marking 50 years since his death. Camus, a French Algerian author, philosopher, and journalist, received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957. He was a …
Channel3000 (April 28, 2010) — A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students have developed a system to help give those in developing countries electricity in their homes. UW–Madison electrical engineering graduate student Dan Ludois was looking for a way to provide power to people in developing countries without any. “People want to be able to …
UW News Release (scroll down for highlights) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 4/27/10 CONTACT: Julie Stubbs, (608) 890-0370, stubbs@wisc.edu UW-MADISON UNDERGRADUATES WIN PRESTIGIOUS NATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS MADISON – University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors Asad L. Asad and Nicholas Lillios have recently been awarded $30,000 each for graduate study. Asad was recently announced as one of only 20 undergraduates in …