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The 2009 Study Abroad Fair hosted by International Academic Programs (IAP) welcomed a record number of visitors–at last count 2,500 students stopped by the tables in Memorial Union’s Great Hall to learn more about opportunities to study and intern abroad. With more than 150 programs to choose from in more than 50 countries, IAP offers …
There are three opportunities to listen to an important talk, “Gender Dimensions of the Global Financial Crisis: Middle and Low Income Countries” presented by Professor of Sociology at University of Essex Diane Elson. Diane Elson is professor of Sociology at the University of Essex (UK). For almost 40 years, she has carried out research on …
The Board of the Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund is calling for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize 2010 for outstanding scholarly work in the field of the arts and humanities, social science, law, and theology. The prize has a value of $700,000. Application deadline is October 10, 2009. For further information, visit the Holberg …
Background: The Gorgas Memorial Institute of Tropical and Preventive Medicine (GMI) was named for General William Crawford Gorgas, the U.S. Army physician (later Surgeon General) who managed control efforts of yellow fever, malaria and other diseases during the building of the Panama Canal. The GMI has a long history of fostering research and disease control …
By Aarushi Agni, Madison Magazine, September 2009 Mongolian throat singers, marching bands and monks—it’s all at this year’s Madison World Music Festival. Take music from anywhere around the world. Add a venue full of excited music lovers. Plug it into the formula, derived by a committee of dedicated students and adults. Multiply by the danceability …
The Human Rights Initiative presents, “Climate, Change, and Conflict: Myths, Facts, and Futures” a talk given by Dr. Clionadh Raleigh, assistant professor of Geography and Politics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland will speak Wednesday, September 23 at 206 Ingraham from 3:30-5:00 p.m. Dr. Clionadh Raleigh writes extensively on the patterns and processes of war …
The Wisconsin China Initiative Leadership Board will gather for their annual meeting, September 23 -24, with a public panel discussion on September 24, from 2- 4 p.m. at the Pyle Center, Room 235 (overflow: Pyle Center, Room 313). Dean Gilles Bousquet of the Division of International Studies, and the faculty co-chairs of the Wisconsin China …
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research or CIBER will co-sponsor two Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) programs, in India and China, and will pay registration costs for one UW system faculty or academic staff with teaching responsibilities to participate in each program. Participants are responsible for their own international airfare and …
Dr. Bernard Belloc, higher education and research adviser to French President Nicholas Sarkozy, spent a week in the Midwest sharing perspectives on higher education with faculty, staff, students, and business and community leaders. After a stop at the Alliance Française in Chicago, Dr. Belloc attended a reception with UW–Madison students, participated in a faculty roundtable, …
The Centers for International Business Education and Research (CIBERs) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Hawaii at Manoa will host the second Vietnam Faculty Development in International Business (FDIB) program January 2-14, 2010. This program will focus on the unique aspects of doing business in Vietnam, comparing and contrasting the business environments …