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  2. Year: 2015
  3. Month: August

Month: August 2015

Ladinsky Memorial Fund receives gift, launches lecture

Posted on August 22, 2015

The Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently received a $360,000 gift to the Judith L. Ladinsky Memorial Fund, which honors Ladinsky, professor of Population Health Sciences and long-time head of …

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

Yin named director of China Initiative

Posted on August 21, 2015

Jerry C.P. Yin, professor in the Departments of Genetics and Neurology, has been named as the new faculty director of the Wisconsin China Initiative (WCI) by Vice Provost and Dean Guido Podestá of the University …

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

Global Hot Spots: DeWitt to discuss pope’s call to action and Global Wisconsin Idea

Posted on August 21, 2015

In his encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis critiqued consumerism and irresponsible development, lamented environmental degradation and global warming, and called on all people of the world to take “swift and unified global action.” Recently, Dr. …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Partnerships

Study Abroad Fair showcases opportunities from across campus, around the world

Posted on August 21, 2015

Thinking about studying abroad? Perhaps you haven’t made up your mind yet about whether going overseas is right for you. Or maybe you’ve decided to go abroad, but aren’t sure where, for how long, or …

Posted in Internships & Careers, Languages, Study Abroad

Peace Corps journey leads Kloppenburg home

Posted on August 17, 2015

“I can talk all day, really about anything, and especially about the weather,” says Micah Kloppenburg. “The weather can easily be an entry point to any other conversation, any discussion that you would want to …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Peace Corps

Jhabvala to speak on structural inequalities and poverty in India

Posted on August 3, 2015

Structural inequalities are among the main reasons widespread poverty persists in India, despite continuous economic growth, says Renana Jhabvala, the 2015 J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor. Jhabvala, who has been …

Posted in Awards & Grants, Partnerships, Projects & Initiatives, Wisconsin Idea

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