University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Advisory Board to the Interim Director of the Division of International Studies has issued its report, containing proposals for restructuring the Division to better support the university’s stated commitment to internationalizing research, education and service/outreach. “I believe that the board’s recommendations are designed to advance international endeavors at UW–Madison in a positive and dynamic …
A team of seven students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison performed best overall in the 2013 Chinese Speech Contest of U.S. Summer Programs in China. The students, participants in the 2013 UW Intensive Chinese Language program in Tianjin (China), took the top two positions – and, in one case, the top three positions – in …
A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students traveled to New York City for a week in June to visit the United Nations headquarters and, through the lens of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), examine key issues that affect health – poverty, hunger, education, gender, child and maternal care, disease, and environment. The United Nations …
Masaharu Yoshida, the Consul General of Japan at Chicago, visited Madison recently, and met informally with a group of UW–Madison students who had traveled recently to Japan, as well as several faculty and staff members, on the Memorial Union Terrace on July 23, 2013. In May, Charo D’Etcheverry, associate professor of Japanese literature, led a …
A group of UW–Madison international students, along with some family members, enjoyed a Wisconsin experience by visiting a local family farm on Sunday, June 30, 2013. The international group traveled by bus to the farm just outside Cottage Grove, owned by Martha Querin-Schultz of the International Student Services (ISS) staff and her husband, Steve. The …
An exhibit showcasing the life-long efforts of His Majesty King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand to promote scientific research will be on display at the Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street, June 21-28, sponsored by the Royal Thai Embassy in Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the Center for Southeast Asian Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The …
Robert Skloot describes himself as “a believer that the arts must play a role in the discussions of issues of serious social importance.” Skloot, who has taught and directed plays at the University of Wisconsin–Madison since 1968, is among the few scholars who specialize in theatre and the Holocaust. “The arts create different ways of …
After graduating from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in December 2012 with bachelor’s degrees in biology and Spanish, plus a certificate in global health, Elizabeth Hovel embarked on a new learning adventure earlier this year—an internship in northern Spain, with the health department of Asturias, one of 17 Spanish autonomous communities. The Asturias Consejería de Sanidad—comparable …
Nine University of Wisconsin–Madison students are among more than 850 undergraduates from 324 colleges and universities across the United States awarded the prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, for study abroad during the fall 2013 semester or 2013-14 academic year. Each Gilman …
Eleven University of Wisconsin–Madison students have received 2013-14 fellowships from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the country’s flagship program for international exchange. The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides recipients with funding for a full academic year of study, research or assistant teaching abroad. This program is sponsored by the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Educational …