University of Wisconsin–Madison
From UW–Madison Communications This month, seven students will learn about and try to remedy some of the major environmental injustices surrounding the Mexican-U.S. border area through a University of Wisconsin–Madison summer course titled “Crossing Borders: Environmental Justice at the Mexico/U.S. Border.” Students will spend the first week of their four-week journey in Madison, learning from …
NEWS ADVISORY June 11, 2007 Contact: Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-6823 Click here to download a pdf of the flyer. Madison, WI – Book lovers may want to get a jump on this fall’s titles in the “World Beyond our Borders” series. The popular series, sponsored by the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of …
DATE: Friday, June 1, 2007 CONTACT: Richard Miller, Associate Director of the Center for East Asian Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, eaassocdirector@eastasia.wisc.edu Madison, WI – The Korean Studies Initiative at UW–Madison will be significantly expanded, thanks to a $750,000 grant from the Korea Foundation, the Division of International Studies, the College of Letters and Science, and …
Plans for sustainable development in Norway’s arctic region got a boost this month with the release of a study by University of Wisconsin–Madison graduate students. Research findings by a group of students in the La Follette School of Public Affairs will be delivered to Norwegian officials this week by Thomas Loftus, a former U.S. ambassador …
How can the U.S. and the European Union find solutions to environmental problems while also supporting the economy? Eight Europeans with expertise in creating and using new policies to meet 21st century environmental and economic challenges will be in Madison June 19 at Monona Terrace as part of an open-to-the-public “international dialogue on ecological policy” …
By Karen Faster, La Follette School La Follette School student Allison Quatrini is off to China for 14 months, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. The international public affairs scholar also won the Critical Language Enhancement Award, a new part of the Fulbright program to increase the number of Americans learning needed languages. It is affiliated …
The Wisconsin Alumni Association will honor University of Wisconsin–Madison history professor and department chair David McDonald with the Ken and Linda Ciriacks Faculty Outreach Excellence Award on Thursday, May 10. The Ken and Linda Ciriacks Alumni Outreach Excellence Award recognizes UW–Madison faculty members who go above and beyond their job roles to support the Wisconsin …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, May 10, 2007 CONTACT: Courtney Skare, International Academic Programs, University of Wisconsin–Madison, (608) 261-1020, caskare@bascom.wisc.edu Madison, WI –International Academic Programs (IAP), a member program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Division of International Studies, has announced the 2007 winners of its annual study abroad photo contest. Participants of UW–Madison study abroad …
The Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia to the United States, Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, visited the UW–Madison campus May 4 and gave a public talk about U.S.-Indonesia relations in the current context of East and Southeast Asia. Gilles Bousquet, dean of International Studies, and Andy Sutton, the director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies, welcomed …
Ernest Darkoh, a global health hero in the fight against HIV/AIDS, will return to campus on Thursday, May 10, to receive a Distinguished Alumni Award. Five other graduates will also be honored at a 5 p.m. ceremony at the Memorial Union, which is free and open to the public. (Click here for more information) Dr. …