April 23-24, 2009 BioPharmaceutical Technology Center (Promega) Madison, WI Registration Required, Scholarships Available ABOUT THE EVENT: Join us for a lively two days of information-sharing and discussion regarding this important – and often challenging (and …
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Silk Road Ensemble Concert
The Central Asian Student Association (CASA) and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) invite you to a celebration of Nawruz, the traditional Central Asian New Year, with a free concert by …
Announcing the Baltic Studies Summer Institute
The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) in the summer of 2009 (June …
Sustaining Study Abroad [Inside Higher Education]
By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education Sustainable study abroad. “It almost seems like an oxymoron,” says Daniel Greenberg, executive director of Living Routes, an Amherst, Mass.-based provider that runs study abroad programs in eco-villages. The …
Five Colleges Win Diversity Award [The Badger Herald]
UW-Madison fails to make list, looks to increase efforts on campus to gain ranking By Courtney Stacy, The Badger Herald Five colleges and universities across the nation were awarded Tuesday for their outstanding efforts to …
Thai Delegate Has Strong Madison Ties [The Wisconsin State Journal]
Doug Moe, The Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday evening, at the Sa-Bai Thong restaurant on Odana Road, a distinguished-looking visitor from Thailand eased into a booth and smiled broadly as he was handed a copy of …
Students Start Charity Library Program After Studying Abroad in Maua, Kenya [The Daily Cardinal]
By: Andrea Carlson /The Daily Cardinal – March 9, 2009 UW-Madison students began a charity program in Kenya after visiting the country on a study abroad program last spring. When twelve UW-Madison students traveled to Kenya …
Global Hot Spots: Dynamics of the Israeli/Palestinian Conflict
Nadav Shelef (Political Science, UW-Madison) Friday, March 13 1:30 – 2:30 p.m Room 121, The Pyle Center, UW-Campus Nadav Shelef (Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley, 2005) is the Harvey M. Meyerhoff Assistant Professor of Israel …
Globalization and Conflict Management in Schools
Ali İlker Gümüşeli Professor of Educational Administration & Supervision Yildiz Technical University, Istanbul, Turkey Thursday, March 12, 2009 12:00-1:00 p.m. Room 259 Educational Sciences Building Global connectivity increases every day, countries can no longer be …
UW-Madison Seeks Joint Program with Iraqi University [Wisconsin Public Radio]
By Gil Halsted, Wisconsin Public Radio Listen to the audio (in Realplayer). (MADISON) As the U.S. war in Iraq appears to be winding down, officials at UW-Madison are exploring a unique partnership with the university …