On November 20th the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) convened a panel of distinguished UW-Madison professors who offered different perspectives on the causes, consequences, and potential solutions for the global economic …
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Jorge Avendaño Receives 2008 Wisconsin Global Citizen Award
Jorge Avendaño, professor of law at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, will receive the 2008 Division of International Studies Wisconsin Global Citizen Award. Avendaño demonstrated outstanding leadership in the study of international law and furthered …
WUN Leeds Fund for International Research Collaborations 2008/09 call opens
The WUN Leeds FIRC provides individual development grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 for use over an 18 months period. The aim is to provide vital seed funding to allow new, high quality, long term …
Where are Human Rights Today? The 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights – 60th Anniversary “Where are Human Rights Today?” UW-Madison Humanities Building, Room 3650 December 10, 2008 4:30 – 6:00pm Free admission, members of the public invited Featuring guest speakers: …
Students Abroad Blog To Educate Peers and Highlight Wisconsin Experience [Madison Commons]
By Valerie Figlmiller, for Madison Commons Students have recently begun to blog about their time while studying abroad to give others perspective and to emphasize the “Wisconsin Experience.” UW-Madison’s Division of International Studies publicly launched …
Call for Proposals: International Funding Opportunities
We are pleased to announce these following funding opportunities for the 2009-10 academic year. Please see the links below for proposal information, deadlines, financial guidelines, and eligibility. You may direct any questions to Associate Dean …
Global Classrooms: Going Off to College for Less [The New York Times]
By Tamar Lewin, The New York Times ST. ANDREWS, Scotland — Isobel Oliphant felt she was making an offbeat choice when she graduated from Fox Lane High School in Bedford, N.Y., and enrolled at the …
Fusing Ecological and Health Sciences to Predict the Next Emerging Zoonotic Disease
Peter Daszak, Ph.D. Executive Director Consortium of Conservation Medicine 12:00 pm December 12, 2008 Ebling Symposium Room 1220 MSB Peter Daszak will be giving the first lecture of the series of the Global Infectious Diseases …
Human Rights and the War in Eastern Congo
Join us for a special panel discussion to explore and reflect upon the complexities of the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Human Rights and the War in Eastern Congo Wednesday, December 3, …
Center for Global Health Educational Travel Fellowships Awarded
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Center for Global Health (CGH) is pleased to announce the awarding of seven educational travel fellowships to UW faculty and staff members. These grants are awarded to CGH affiliates to support …