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  2. Year: 2011
  3. Month: October

Month: October 2011

In Vietnam, Mopeds Help Teach Economics

Posted on October 28, 2011

Grow Magazine — Fall 2011 When Corbett Grainger wanted to teach Vietnamese students the basics of environmental economics, he had no problem getting them motivated. He just talked about the motor scooters jamming the roads …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Partnerships, Wisconsin Idea

Global Health Institute awards seed grants, celebrates merger

Posted on October 25, 2011

UW News — October 25, 2011 Eight research projects ranging from human and animal disease to agriculture to economic growth will move forward with start-up funding as part of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s focus on …

Posted in Awards & Grants, Faculty & Staff, Research, Wisconsin Idea

UW-Madison hosts Iraqi economic development delegation

Posted on October 19, 2011

UW News — October 19, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq’s Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities …

Posted in Wisconsin Idea

Patz discusses environmental health with Dalai Lama

Posted on October 19, 2011

Nelson Institute — October 17, 2011 For professor Jonathan Patz, who directs the UW-Madison Global Health Institute and holds an appointment in the Nelson Institute, conversations around environmental ethics are an everyday occurrence. It’s not …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Wisconsin Idea

1979 Delegations to China have Enduring Impact

Posted on October 14, 2011

Among the hundreds of new graduate students who arrived on campus for the start of the fall 2011 semester, Zhao Jingzhou of Shanghai could claim a unique connection to a  special moment in UW-China relations. …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Projects & Initiatives, Wisconsin Idea

Study Abroad Alum Returning to Troubled Country

Posted on October 13, 2011

Jenny Browne is excited about traveling to Sierra Leone this month to teach creative writing, but admits feeling a tinge of anxiety. This isn’t her first trip to Africa. In June, Browne, an assistant professor …

Posted in Alumni, Study Abroad

World Bank Chief Economist to Speak on Campus Oct. 14

Posted on October 6, 2011

Justin Yifu Lin, the chief economist at the World Bank, will give a public lecture Friday, October 14, as part of the annual meeting of the Wisconsin China Initiative advisory board. Dr. Lin will be …

Posted in Faculty & Staff

UW Alum Prompts Exchange With Condoleeza Rice

Posted on October 4, 2011

Anna Therese Day, who received her B.A. in political science and communications arts with minors in Middle East Studies and education policy and leadership from UW-Madison in 2010, has landed in a public exchange over …

Posted in Wisconsin Idea

Internship in D.C. Opens Door to Career

Posted on October 4, 2011

For Megan Arendt, the Semester in International Affairs in Washington, D.C., delivered “an amazing internationally routed experience only a short plane ride from home” – an experience that also opened the door to a career …

Posted in NewsTagged Featured Post, International Internships, UW Students

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