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  2. Year: 2016
  3. Month: March

Month: March 2016

Wisconsin Idea: UW–Madison language learners assist high school students

Posted on March 29, 2016

Morgan Haefner, of Appleton, and Marcus Amato, of Oshkosh, both studied Spanish in middle and high school. Both arrived at the University of Wisconsin–Madison looking for a new language to learn, and both chose Arabic. …

Posted in Languages, Wisconsin Idea

Faculty profile: Anthropologist Bowie ‘embraces the unpredictable’

Posted on March 29, 2016

The story of Katherine Bowie’s life and career might be titled “The Accidental Anthropologist” or perhaps “The Serendipitous Scholar.” Bowie has followed a winding path guided by her constant curiosity and an openness to pursue …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Languages, Research

2016 Fulbright-Hays DDRA competition is open

Posted on March 22, 2016

The DDRA 2016 competition is open. The deadline for students to submit their complete applications is 12:00 Noon, Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Letters of support and language evaluations must be submitted BEFORE the student can …

Posted in Fulbright & Fellowships, News, StudentsTagged Fellowships, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad

Médicins sans Frontières veteran, UW Zika panel headline Global Health Symposium

Posted on March 16, 2016

The 12th annual Global Health Symposium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will feature a keynote address by a Médicins sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) veteran and a Zika Virus Panel that will highlight how researchers …

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

Fish-Harnack Lecture: Buergenthal to talk about Auschwitz, human rights

Posted on March 15, 2016

Thomas Buergenthal spent the first 11 years of his life under the cloud of Nazi Germany, growing up in the Jewish ghetto of Kielce, Poland, and later in concentration camps at Auschwitz and Sachsenhausen. At …

Posted in Projects & Initiatives

Muller to talk about her Perilous Journeys

Posted on March 11, 2016

Karin Muller knows about adventure. The acclaimed Swiss-born author, filmmaker and photographer has spent 20 years traveling alone to remote locales and conflict zones, learning new languages and customs, and sampling local foods, as well …

Posted in Wisconsin Idea

Bonn short term Grad student application: extended deadline

Posted on March 9, 2016

Extended deadline for UW-Bonn University graduate student short term fellowships: Wednesday, April 13 12:00 NOON The University of Bonn, Germany will offer several short-term awards to UW–Madison advanced graduate students who wish to pursue independent …

Posted in Fulbright & FellowshipsTagged Fellowships

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