FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 From oral traditions in Northern Europe to modern Turkish-German novels, from an anthropologist’s memoir of India to …
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WAGE offers fall courses related to globalization and the international economy
WAGE Senior Fellows and Affiliates regularly offer graduate and undergraduate courses related to globalization and the international economy. The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy encourages students to review the below list of …
Beijing seminar helps Wisconsin dairies build a bridge to China
by Michael Penn, UW-Communications Along the northern and northeastern borders of China, traditionally considered the country’s dairy belt, daily life can resemble a scene from a Wisconsin of a bygone era. The farms that dot …
New research awards announced to UW-Madison faculty, staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI – New research grants totaling nearly $140,000 have been awarded to UW-Madison faculty and staff, the …
Award-winning Khrushchev biographer to speak in Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: August 21, 2007 CONTACT: Jennifer Tishler, Associate Director, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA), 608-262-3379, jtishler@creeca.wisc.edu. Madison, WI – William Taubman, Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science at …
Humanities scholars earn fellowships for international research
Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. The ACLS is a private, non-profit federation that …
Chinese and Arabic languages gain local popularity
Karyn Saemann Correspondent for The Capital Times — 8/21/2007 8:09 am Click here to read the full article. Forget Paris. Today’s kids increasingly want to speak the languages of Beijing and Baghdad. In Wisconsin and …
Chancellor Wiley discusses globalization and universities on Wisconsin Public Radio
John Wiley, University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor, talks about the globalization of American universities with Jean Feraca on Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders. Click here to listen to the broadcast.
New certificate prepares students for global change
Graduate students intrigued by large-scale environmental challenges like climate change will have a new opportunity this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will introduce a graduate-level Certificate on Humans …
Chancellor Wiley discusses his recent trip to China
Chancellor Wiley of University of Wisconsin-Madison recently returned from an 11-day trip to China, South Korea and Japan, during which he visited Beijing, Hong Kong, Seoul, and Tokyo. As the chief executive officer of this …