University of Wisconsin–Madison
CH. 27 – WKOW (March 1, 2010) — Madison residents with family in Chile are glad their family members are safe. EXCERPT: Also relieved, many UW students with family in Chile. UW–Madison students Patricio Mendoza and Javier Vera are graduate students at the UW. Mendoza is from Santiago, Chile.. about ten hours from the epicenter …
To celebrate National Peace Corps Week, the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites you to engage in a series of activities to honor the work of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCV) and to learn more about the Peace Corps program at UW–Madison. The week is also to support new volunteers and find out if the Peace Corps …
UW–Madison News — The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s First Wave hip-hop theater ensemble has been selected to participate in Contacting the World 2010, an international theater project linking young people’s theater groups from around the world in the spirit of creating theater across boundaries of geography and culture. First Wave is the performance troupe of the …
Please join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Global Health Initiative for the Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series event, “Environmental Sustainability: Foundational Links to Human Health and Well-Being” with Dr. Howard Frumkin, former director for the National Center for Environmental Health. The lecture is Thursday, March 4 at 7 p.m. in the Ebling Symposium …
The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by sponsoring a Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There. Natalie Zemon Davis, R. Radhankrishnan, and Anna L. Tsing will give keynote addresses, and conference panels will feature a broad range of work …
The Spring 2010 Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series presents, “Global Trends in Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution”with Philip Altbach. The event will be held Monday, March 1, from 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. at 206 Ingraham Hall. Learn More About GSHE Global Studies in Higher Education, a project of Global Studies, …
Retired Ambassador H. Stephan Halloway, special adviser, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, will discuss the ins and outs of working for international organizations on February 24, from 4-5 p.m., at 4151 Grainger Hall. The International Opportunities Month event is sponsored by the UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) and the Division of …
Five UW–Madison students received £500 travel awards to study at the University of Leeds this semester. The award recipients were: Natalie Ornat and Lauren Wachos, both undeclared juniors; Kyle Tasch, a junior biology major; Laurel Schultz, a junior communication disorders major; and Kieven Sperry, a communication arts senior. The travel award has been generously funded …
Gary Garrison, senior program officer for Asia and the Pacific at the Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES), will offer a workshop on the Fulbright Program for faculty and professionals. Learn about lecturing and research opportunities in more than 130 countries. Get advice on which country to apply to and how to make contacts …
[NB: This interview first appeared in last week’s Oconto Reporter.] Ed Wallace, Oconto, WI native, is a senior majoring in Languages and Cultures of Asia (LCA) and English. Last year, he studied abroad in Varanasi, India on an intensive Hindi language and research program. He has recently been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to return to …