University of Wisconsin–Madison
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are invited to apply to WUN at UIUC for up to $15K for participation in new WUN collaborations. The deadline is May 1. UW–Madison collaborators of UIUC researchers may want to encourage their partners to apply. The Division of International Programs and Studies (IPS) at the University of …
UW–Madison’s Division of International Studies and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) are pleased to announce a 2008-2009 virtual seminar on Contemporary China organized by the University of Leeds. UW–Madison will connect via videoconferencing technology with colleagues at WUN partner institutions for three talks followed by discussion: March 5, 2009, 11:00 a.m., Pyle Center “Rural land …
The Global Legal Studies Center and the Human Rights Initiative are pleased to invite you a lecture on: “Environmentalism and Human Rights” by Judge Christopher Weeramantry Former Vice President, International Court of JusticeThursday, March 5, 2009 Lubar Commons (7200 Law) , 4-5pm followed by a reception at 5pm About the speaker: Judge Christopher Weeramantry …
Cinematic visions of Tel Aviv will be the focus of the 2009 Israel Film Festival, which kicks off at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Sunday, March 1. The UW Hillel Foundation and the Mosse/Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies announced the film festival, which will be held at the Chazen Museum of Art, 800 University Ave., …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 27, 2009 CONTACT: Kimberly Coulter, (608) 261-1016, kcoulter@international.wisc.edu Madison– The Division of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) are pleased to announce the awarding of ten International Collaboration Grants totaling more than $32,000. The awards are designed to “seed fund” UW–Madison researchers’ international …
Eight faculty have received Kellett Mid-Career Awards for their research. Kellett Awards are given by the Graduate School and funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. They are given to faculty who are five to 20 years past their first promotion to a tenured position. Honorees receive a $60,000 flexible research fund. Among the winners …
Nine faculty have been honored with Romnes Faculty Fellowships. The awards are given by the Graduate School and funded by the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation. They recognize tenured faculty members who have attained tenure within the prior four years. Winners receive a $50,000 flexible research fund. Among the recipients are: Sara Guyer, English. Guyer received …
by Sandra Knisely, UW-Communications A film crew representing a Japanese public broadcast station will be on the College of Engineering campus on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27, to interview participants from Innovation Day, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual invention competition. The crew from New York-based TopSpin Creative Corporation is developing a program for the Gakusei …
by Brian Mattmiller, UW Communications If ignorance of history makes one more likely to repeat it, as the saying goes, then the stakes of historical knowledge are at their highest when involving military strategy and war. A new summer course at UW–Madison will examine the successes and failures of America’s foreign policy “grand strategy” during …
Jeff Colman, a 1970 history graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will visit campus Monday, March 9, and give a free public talk about his experience representing prisoners held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Colman will discuss “Guantánamo and The Rule of Law” with a question-and-answer session hosted by the College …