University of Wisconsin–Madison
From WISC-TV Students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are sharpening their foreign language skills and developing global perspectives in foreign language housing. As part of the program, students immerse themselves in their language of choice on one of six floors, each with a focus on a different culture, WISC-TV reported. “It’s really important to just …
The Center for the Humanities proudly presents: Human Subjects: Bioethical Boundaries and Global Health Claire Wendland Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology; Obstetrics & Gynecology; Medical History and Bioethics; African Studies Program; Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies; Center for Global Health January 30, 2009 @ 12:00 pm Banquet Room, University Club Reservation Deadline is …
Undergraduates: 2009 EU Studies Summer Program in Brussels The Wisconsin and Seattle EU Centers of Excellence are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the summer 2009 EU Studies Summer Program in Brussels, hosted and co-organized by the Institute for European Studies at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The EU Studies Summer …
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. We anticipate awarding 1-3 grants of up to $10,000, which will be available for use from June 1, 2009 thru …
UW–Madison News Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2009 CONTACT: Cindy Haq, 608-263-6546, clhaq@wisc.edu MADISON – Last September, 40 or so students, faculty, and staff gathered in a small conference room of the Health Sciences Learning Center for what Cindy Haq, director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Center for Global Health, called “a very …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: January 15, 2009 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Madison — City University London will award University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of mechanical engineering Patrick Farrell with an honorary degree [DSc (h.c.)] later this month in recognition of his long-standing contributions to research and education in the field of mechanical engineering. …
Co-sponsored by the new Center for Translation Studies and the Program in Medieval Studies, this international conference brought together at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, on October 28 and 29, 2008, medievalists whose scholarship focuses on translation in the Middle Ages or on the cultural transfer of medieval ideas, images, and ideologies. View video …
“In Search of Stability: The Politics and Economics of the Global Financial Crisis” Professor Mark Copelovitch (Political Science) will discuss the causes and consequences of the ongoing global crisis, as well as the key issues facing domestic and international policymakers in the coming year. 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, January 23, 2009 Pyle Center For information, visit …
Adjusting to Hollywood Style: International trends in the 1910s and 1920s Professor David Bordwell (UW–Madison) Within a very few years — approximately 1910-1917 — Hollywood filmmakers developed a distinctive approach to visual storytelling. Within a few more years, most filmmakers in the major producing countries of Europe and Asia had accepted the premises of this …
As part of her semester break, Dean of Students Lori Berquam has accompanied three UW–Madison faculty members and four students on a two-week service-learning trip to Punta Gorda, Belize. The educational travel fellowship is aimed at giving students in the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation’s physical therapy program the opportunity to develop community education programs …