University of Wisconsin–Madison
by Jessi Polsky, The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Yurish was feeding elephants in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, while thousands of miles away, fellow UW senior Erica Efron attempted to navigate the narrow medieval streets of Prague, Czech Republic. Every year, thousands of students stuff their backpacks, grab their passports and hop …
The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is pleased to sponsor new course development grants to further course offerings on human rights on campus. The grants will be available to tenure-track and tenured faculty in all disciplines. The purpose of the grants is to develop new human rights content, which can come …
Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times After nearly two decades of preparation, dozens of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists and engineers are eagerly anticipating Wednesday’s scheduled startup of the Large Hadron Collider — billed as the largest physics experiment in history. This $10 billion endeavor is a collaboration of thousands of scientists and engineers from around the …
By: Abby Sears, The Daily Cardinal The Kikkoman Foundation is giving $100,000 in scholarships to environmental studies students as part of the partnership with UW–Madison. Officials and business leaders from both Wisconsin and Japan gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of an innovative new Kikkoman research facility in University Research Park. Gov. Jim Doyle, Madison …
The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for €300,000 (ca. $450,000) from the European Commission in Brussels renewing its funding through 2011. “Since the establishment of the Wisconsin European Union Center, our University has emerged as one of the major centers of European Studies in the United …
Warfare recently erupted in the Caucasus. On Aug. 7, 2008, the Republic of Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia in an attempt to regain control of that breakaway, pro-Moscow province, while Russian forces responded with tanks, troops, and bombing raids, both in South Ossetia and in Georgia proper. Since hostilities broke out, Russia and Georgia …
by Quinn Kampschroer, The Badger Herald Hundreds of students attended the Multicultural Student Center’s 27th Multicultural Orientation Reception Friday, an event consisting of fairs, a multicultural showcase and a dance. The evening’s theme was “Mind, Body and Soul: Making Every Experience Count,” to reflect the challenge “to make the very most of your experience here …
WUN expands its membership to 17 and welcomes its second Australian member. WUN is delighted to announce the arrival of new member, the University of Western Australia. Professor Michael Arthur comments “Multilateral partnership in research through organisations like WUN is going to be vital in global HE and it gives me enormous pleasure to have UWA join us at this …
Coinciding with the 60th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights on September 26, the Division of International Studies will publicly launch the UW–Madison Human Rights Initiative. Building on UW–Madison’s tradition as a champion of human rights and international service, the initiative redefines traditional human rights to include economic, social, and cultural rights, setting it …
GREEN BAY, Wis. — University of Wisconsin experts will discuss the changing Wisconsin economy and the university’s role in developing workforce talent at a public lecture on Sept. 11. “Wisconsin in the World: Growing Global Talent” will feature David J. Ward, interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay, and Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International …