The Country’s Military Might Obscure Its Other Difficulties, A Speaker Contends. SCOTT CARNEY For the Wisconsin State Journal Nuclear weapons in North Korea aren’t the biggest problem there. The biggest problem is the regime, said …
Steve Barcus
Story by Steve Barcus, International Division
Globalization and International Studies courses announced for Spring 2006
Interested in globalization and international studies? Looking for one more course to complete your Spring 2006 schedule? 1. Topics in Global Security: Introduction to Global Studies Instructor: Michael Curtin (Comm Arts) International Studies 601 section …
From Madison To Cameroon, A Helping Hand
by Rob Zaleski, The Capital Times Unless people have actually visited a Third World country such as Cameroon, they can’t possibly appreciate how primitive the health care is. Nobody realizes that more than Emilie Ngo …
Award Winning Journalist to Speak on Recent Events in Kazakhstan
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/28/05 Contact: Alisha Kirchoff, CREECA events coordinator, at 608-262-3379 or events@creeca.wisc.edu Madison, WI- Jerry Huffman will speak about “The Gucci Revolution” in Kazhakstan at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 5 …
The Holberg International Memorial Prize 2006 – Call for Nominations
The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund has the pleasure to call for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology …
Third World bears brunt of global warming impacts
Untitled Document In a recent chilling assessment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate now lead to at least 5 million cases of illness and more than 150,000 deaths …
Historian takes on a weighty task: Understanding Kissinger
Untitled Document by Brian Mattmiller, UW Communications When Jeremi Suri received an email in February 2004 with the imposing subject line, “A Message from Dr. Henry Kissinger,” his first thought was: “Which colleague is pulling …
UW-Madison students studying abroad in greater numbers
Untitled Document by Ronnie Hess UW-Madison students continue to study abroad in record numbers, according to figures released by the UW-Madison Division of International Studies. According to International Studies, the number of students studying abroad …
Program to receive Spanish program visas
Untitled Document by John Potratz, The Badger Herald Monday, November 14, 2005 All University of Wisconsin students traveling to Spain next spring will soon be receiving their visas. Concluding weeks of tenuous uncertainty, Division of …
Laird Boswell on Wisconsin Public Radio
Joy Cardin and her guest, Laird Boswell, explore the culture, politics, and history that have led up to the riots in France. Laird Boswell is a professor of History at UW-Madison. He specializes in French …