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Human Rights Month at UW-Madison

International human rights will be the focus of a series of important campus events this April featuring prominent scholars, government officials, journalists, and human rights activists. April 17, 2007 Amnesty International’s executive director Larry Cox April 20, 2007 International conference on judicial responses to atrocity April 27-28 International conference on Darfur

UW-Madison International Conference on Darfur

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sharon E. Hutchinson, Professor of Anthropology and African Studies, University of Wisconsin–Madison, 608-262-2866 or 262-7381; or James Delehanty, Faculty Associate, African Studies Program, UW–Madison, (608) 262-4458; or e-mail symposium@africa.wisc.edu Website: www.africa.wisc.edu Click here to download the conference program. Madison, WI — The African Studies Program, the …

Human Rights Conference to Address Judicial Responses to Atrocities

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Sumudu Atapattu, Associate Director, Global Legal Studies Center, UW Law School, Phone:(608) 890 1395, saatapattu@wisc.edu Madison, WI — The University of Wisconsin–Madison Division of International Studies announces an all-day conference, “Responses to Atrocity: International and Domestic Judicial Mechanisms,” Friday, April 20, 2007. The conference will be …

Head of Amnesty International to Speak at UW-Madison

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, March 29, 2007 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI –Larry Cox, the executive director of Amnesty International USA (AIUSA) will deliver the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Mr. Cox will speak on “The …

Students bring Far East to UW campus

From The Badger Herald by Peter Sielski, The Badger Herald A large audience was treated to an array of cultural skits and dances Tuesday night as part of a Languages and Cultures of Asia Department program to educate students about a lesser-known part of the world. The program — called “LCA Cultural Night” and held …

Pair of Undergraduates Receive Truman Scholarships

From University of Wisconsin–Madison News by Liz Beyler, UW Communications University of Wisconsin–Madison juniors Adam Schmidt and Max Bruner are among 65 students from 56 colleges and universities nationwide who have been selected as 2007 Truman Scholars. They were chosen from among 585 candidates nominated by 280 public and private institutions. “It is a great …

Distinguished Alumni Awards Announced

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 28, 2007 CONTACT: Mary DeNiro, WAA Vice-President for Marketing and Communications, mdeniro@uwalumni.com Madison, WI – The Wisconsin Alumni Association has announced its 2007 Distinguished Alumni Awards. The awards are the highest honor bestowed by the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Since 1936, WAA has been presenting the awards to the most prestigious …

Call for Proposals Announced for Faculty Research Grants

NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 CONTACT: For the International Institute: Aili Mari Tripp, Associate Dean, Division of International Studies, 262-5805 or tripp@bascom.wisc.edu; for Worldwide Universities Network, Kris Olds, Associate Professor and WUN Faculty Coordinator, 262-2138 or kolds@wisc.edu Madison, WI – The Division of International Studies has announced a call for proposals for a …

How do you view “best practices”?

Click here to view International Studies’ Showcase 2007 WUN PowerPoint presentation! See our WUN website for more information.

Global warming forecasts creation, loss of climate zones

From University of Wisconsin–Madison News by Jill Sakai, UW Communications A new global warming study predicts that many current climate zones will vanish entirely by the year 2100, replaced by climates unknown in today’s world. A new climate modeling study has identified regions of the world where greenhouse gas emissions during the next century are …