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UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in 2009 to help tackle complex global health challenges by stimulating collaboration across disciplines. This semester GHI introduced the Incubator Series, an 8-session series focused on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and featuring some of UW–Madison’s best minds as speakers. UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in …
Public lecture by Ziad Abbas Monday, March 21 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. 336 Ingraham Hall, UW–Madison Ziad Abbas is a Palestinian refugee whose family was uprooted from the village of Zakariah in 1948. He will talk about his own experiences growing up under Israeli occupation, and discuss the Palestinian issue examining the potential impact of …
The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences announces that course development awards are available to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more undergraduate courses. Awards, which provide up to $10,000 in flexible funds, are for courses in the sciences. The College …
On Thursday, March 17, Wisconsin Alumni Association – France will host a panel of four UW alumni who will discuss points in their careers when they made difficult decisions or experienced challenges. Alumni and students of all ages are welcome to attend, ask questions, and help each other find answers for their professional ambitions and …
The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased to offer a Global Research and Curriculum Development grant program for faculty and academic staff with instructional responsibilities. The deadline for the next round of awards is Friday, April 1, 2011. The UW–Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased …
Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school where his parents met in the late 1940s. President Yang’s father, Guang-hua Yang, earned a Ph.D. in chemical engineering from UW–Madison in 1951. Wei Yang, president of Zhejiang University, spent February 20-21 on campus, learning more about the school …
The Division of International Studies together with partners, Global Studies and the Department of Educational Policy Studies, would like to share news about the Global Studies in Higher Education initiative. You are invited to read the spring semester newsletter and continue to stay informed on upcoming and archived events. The Division of International Studies together …
Please note: This event was rescheduled from February 25, 2011 to March 4, 2011, due to an emergency meeting of the Board of Regents held in the same location. We apologize for the inconvenience and hope to see you Friday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center, Room 235. Please note: This event …
Dr. Lalita du Perron is the associate director of the Center for South Asia and the faculty associate for the India Initiative, as well as a faculty liaison for the study abroad program in Varanasi, India. She has come to UW–Madison by way of London, with a background in South Asian Studies and Hindi. Du …
India: Steps for Business Success Friday, February 25 Holiday Inn Campus 2703 Craig Road Eau Claire, Wisconsin The Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) is pleased to partner with the UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) and the Center for South Asia to co-sponsor the workshop India: Steps for …