University of Wisconsin–Madison
International Student Services and International Academic Programs will celebrate the winning photos from the 2009 Study Abroad and International Student Photo Contests with a photo exhibit and award ceremony. Photos will be on display in the 1974 Gallery on the 2nd Floor of the Red Gym and the awards will be distributed at a small …
The Division of International Studies and the School of Human Ecology invite you to Global Philanthropy and U.S. Foreign Policy: Impacts at Home and Abroad with Joan E. Spero Visiting Fellow, Foundation Center Former president, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation Wednesday, May 6 Noon-1pm 4151 Grainger Hall (Directors Room) 975 University Ave. [map] Private U.S. foundations …
Brown Bag Forum Associations, Networks, and Alliances: Making Sense of the Emerging Global Higher Education Landscape Kris Olds Associate Professor, Department of Geography Faculty Affiliate, WISCAPE University of Wisconsin–Madison Tuesday, May 5 Noon – 1:00 p.m. Harrison Parlor, Lathrop Hall, 1050 University Avenue This program is free and open to the public. Evidence suggests that …
Deadline: June 1, 2009. All UW–Madison faculty and academic staff are invited to apply for travel grants of up to $1500 to support the development of WUN collaborative research projects. Read more online.
On Thursday, April 23rd, UW alumna and former ambassador, Jean Wilkowski, shared her experiences and advice with students and faculty at UW–Madison. From her 35 years in the U.S. Foreign Service she advised students to be open to traveling, to gain real world work experience, and to learn at least one other language if they …
CONTACT: Severino Albuquerque, 608-262-2528, sjalbuqu@wisc.edu MADISON – The University of Wisconsin–Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy. It follows the success of the China and India initiatives, launched in 2006 and 2007, …
The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2009 Individual Research Award competition. WAGE will provide support to four research projects that explore the consequences of and challenges posed by economic globalization and its governance. Four faculty, Menzie Chinn (Public Affairs and Economics) , …
CONTACT: Aliko Songolo, 608-262-5937, asongolo@wisc.edu MADISON – It was one of the biggest honors of his life, and Aliko Songolo doesn’t know who to thank. In March, Songolo, professor of French and Italian and African languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, received a letter from the French Consulate in Chicago informing him that …
CONTACT: Karin Borgh, 608-277-2508, karin.borgh@BTCI.ORG MADISON – Sustainability will be the focus of the eighth annual International Bioethics Forum to be held in Madison Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24. The forum, sponsored jointly by the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) , Promega Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, is intended to provide …
Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia, Prof. Usha Nilsson has been awarded one of the highest civilian honors in the field of art and culture in India, the Padmabhushan Moturi Satyanarayan Puraskar by the Ministry of Education. This award is for her outstanding contributions to Hindi literature under her pen name Usha Priyamvada. She …