By David Brown, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 19, 2008; A01 Courses in epidemiology, public health and global health — three subjects that were not offered by most colleges a generation ago — are …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Changing the Face of Study Abroad [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
Colleges reach out to minority students in effort to reduce racial disparities by Ingrid Norton- The Chronicle of Higher Education When Jaime Alvarez looks at his life, he sees two narratives: what might have been …
Peruvian Activist for Human Rights and Women’s Issues to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 Virginia Vargas will deliver her talk “Women’s Long March for Equality and Democracy in Latin America” at the Pyle Center at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. …
International education prepares engineering students for global workplace
by Sandra Knisely During University of Wisconsin-Madison materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu’s interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume. In addition to her engineering degree, …
Former President of Ireland, Human Rights Champion to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION TO SPEAK AT UW-MADISON MADISON – Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations …
Faculty Grant Opportunities via CIBER
Upcoming Deadlines for CIBER Grant Opportunities The UW-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) offers two university grant programs for UW System faculty. The deadline for the next Global Research/Curriculum Development awards is …
Mary Robinson to Give Human Rights and Democracy Lecture
The UW-Madison Division of International Studies and the Human Rights Initiative present the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture Human Rights Challenges in the 21st Century Mary Robinson Former President of Ireland and United …
World Stem Cell Summit comes to Madison Sept. 21-23
by Jordana Lenon, UW Communications Meeting stem cell experts from around the world, unique networking opportunities, and a public day of outreach await those attending the World Stem Cell Summit and related events Sept. 21-23 …
Law School’s Ohnesorge Named Co-Director of UW-Madison China Initiative
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor John Ohnesorge has been named Co-Director of the new UW-Madison China Initiative, which is designed to promote global competence and to advance internationalization with respect to China. The Initiative, …
China Moves Up to Fifth as Importer of Students [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
By Mara Hvistendahl, The Chronicle of Higher Education When Seo Ming-jun came to Shanghai Jiaotong University five years ago to study Chinese, she was planning to stay a year, then return to her native Seoul …