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  2. Year: 2018
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Month: August 2018

UW-Madison scholars gain global perspectives at summer institute hosted by Beijing Normal

Posted on August 31, 2018

Four scholars with ties to UW-Madison’s School of Education traveled to China last month to take part in the 2018 International Network of Education Institutes’ (INEI) Summer Program, which was hosted by Beijing Normal University.

Posted in Faculty & Staff, PartnershipsTagged 2018 International Network of Education Institutes, Beijing Normal University

Former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights to Deliver Fish-Harnack Lecture

Posted on August 30, 2018

Navi Pillay is a seasoned fighter in the struggle for human rights. From being the first woman to start a law practice in her home province in South Africa to her role as UN High …

Posted in NewsTagged fish-harnack, navi pillay

Great World Texts in Wisconsin

Posted on August 30, 2018

Great World Texts in Wisconsin is a yearlong program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for the Humanities that brings contemporary and historical literature from around the world to life in Wisconsin high schools. Focusing …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, Projects & InitiativesTagged Great World Texts in Wisconsin

Alex Frecon ’09 Passing the Puck in Pyongyang

Posted on August 30, 2018

When Alex Frecon ’09 left his home in Minnesota to play hockey against the North Korean men’s national team in Pyongyang in March 2017, he didn’t tell his parents — or anyone else except for two close …

Posted in AlumniTagged Alex Frecon, North Korean men’s national team

Solving the Mystery of Cosmic Rays

Posted on August 30, 2018

Since cosmic rays were discovered in 1912, scientists have sought the origins of these mysterious particles. In September 2017, a flash of blue light in the ice deep beneath the South Pole set researchers on …

Posted in Faculty & Staff, ResearchTagged cosmic neutrinos, South Pole

UW-Madison’s Apple delivers keynote at international symposium in Singapore

Posted on August 24, 2018

UW-Madison’s Michael W. Apple earlier this month delivered the keynote address at the International Symposium on Cultural Legacy and Educational Institutions, which was held at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Posted in Faculty & Staff, NewsTagged International Symposium on Cultural Legacy and Educational Institutions, Michael W. Apple

UW alumna blazed trail for women in Japan through writings and translations

Posted on August 23, 2018

Kyoko “Michi” Michishita ’67 knows the power of words. For over four decades, Michi has used her talents for writing and translation to share feminism, pacifism, art, and history across borders—introducing audiences to icons of …

Posted in AlumniTagged georgia o'keefe, gloria steinem, japan, kyoko michishita

UW–Madison International and Area Studies Centers Awarded $4 Million in Federal Grants

Posted on August 23, 2018

Eight area and international studies centers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will receive $4 million in federal Title VI grants for the 2018-19 academic year under the National Resource Centers (NRC) and Foreign Language and …

Posted in Awards & GrantsTagged area studies, FLAS, title vi

Global Learning Experience Prepares Wisconsin MBA Students for International Business

Posted on August 22, 2018

They may have been nearly 9,000 miles from Madison, but the traveling Wisconsin MBA students found themselves immersed in an activity that felt right at home: swapping ideas and best practices with other business professionals …

Posted in Internships & Careers, StudentsTagged global learning experience, Wisconsin MBA

4W SUMMER INTERNSHIPS SHOW GLOBAL IMPACT

Posted on August 20, 2018

4W, an initiative founded at the School of Human Ecology (SoHE), is aiming to leverage the strengths of UW-Madison “to make life better for women and make the world better for all.” Indeed, the most …

Posted in Internships & Careers, StudentsTagged 4W initiative, Summer 4W Internships
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