Year: 2010

Post-event Media: Former Special Rapporteur Addressed Violence Against Women at Annual Distinguished International Lecture Series

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Yakin Ertürk, former special rapporteur to the United Nations Commission on violence against women, its causes and consequences, was this year’s distinguished speaker for the J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund lecture last Thursday, March 18, at the Pyle Center. Ertürk,  professor of sociology and head of the Gender and …

Martin Leads UW Delegation to China

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UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty and staff to China as part of her first trip to Asia as the university’s leader. Martin is visiting Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Shanghai to participate in a variety of activities designed to raise the university’s visibility …

Call for Applications: Certificate in Global Health

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Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health?  The UW–Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the Certificate in Global Health, a collaborative offering of UW faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, …

CIBER Colleague Suzanne Dove Provides a Global Perspective on Business

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Wisconsin State Journal (March 20, 2010) — When Suzanne Dove graduated from West High School in 1987, she vowed never to come back to Madison to live. The daughter of respected UW–Madison McArdle Laboratory cancer researchers William Dove and Alexandra Shedlovsky Dove, Suzanne went off to see the rest of the world. For nearly 20 …

Grant to Establish Undergraduate Russian Flagship Center

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UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — The University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to be a national leader in language learning with the recent award of nearly $1 million from the National Security Education Program to establish an undergraduate Russian Flagship Center. The three-year grant will establish an innovative program to promote advanced language learning, giving …

Call for Proposals: WUN International Collaboration Travel Awards

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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 to apply for grants designed to facilitate international research collaboration. These grants will support travel to meet with a WUN …

Peace Corps at UW-Madison

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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 about the Peace Corps program at UW–Madison. The week was also intended to support new volunteers and provide information for …

Outreach Workshop – Beyond Copenhagen: Climate Change and Wisconsin

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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, 2010, 2:45-5:45 p.m. Lubar Commons, 7200 Law, UW Law School *CLE Credit for Wisconsin Attorneys Pending Registration is free. Speakers : …

UW and Chinese Delegation from Anhui Province Discuss Partnership to Reduce Water Pollution

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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 living in Milwaukee, the delegation connected with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and arranged a visit to the state to …

Introducing Maj Fischer, First Managing Director of UW-Madison’s International Internship Program

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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 Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU) and was proposed jointly by the Division and the Office of Corporate Relations. The International …