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Shams Banihani, a policy analyst with the United Nations Development Programme, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison for presentations in early March on the UN’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and UNDP’s work in poverty reduction, HIV/AIDS, gender equality and building green jobs. Banihani, a 2003 UW graduate in business administration, also will give a talk …
The late Donald Nichols, emeritus professor of economics and public affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, was “the catalyst for all our efforts to relate international studies to the state’s changing role in the global economy,” says David M. Trubek, Dean Emeritus of International Studies. Nichols, who advised three Wisconsin governors and a president, died …
UW–Madison journalism graduate student Erin Luhmann is the winner of this year’s Win a Trip with Nick Kristof contest, The New York Times announced. The coveted prize will send Luhmann on an overseas trip with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist later this year to report on and raise awareness of poverty and global health issues. Luhmann, …
A new scholarship created by the Promega Corporation will enable undergraduate science majors at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to work abroad as interns on projects aimed at improving the quality of life in the world. Promega has committed $100,000 over the next four years to support undergraduate scientific internship experiences. In addition to advancing professional …
4:00 PM, Thursday, February 21, 336 Ingraham Hall This is a session devoted to discussing the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Program. If you are an undergraduate who is interested in teaching English abroad after you graduate, or a graduate student early in your graduate career, you are invited to attend this session to learn more …
3:30 PM, Wednesday, February 13 in 336 Ingraham Hall If you are an undergraduate interested in pursuing a project abroad after you graduate, this session is for you. Undergraduates at all levels are welcome to attend; it’s never too early to find out what you’ll need to do to produce a competitive Fulbright application. If …
International Academic Programs (IAP), the largest study abroad office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, has launched a scholarship program that offers individual awards starting at $2,500 to enable more students to study abroad and then share their experiences with the campus community after they return. The IAP Scholars Program encourages students – including first-generation college …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison currently has 103 graduates serving overseas in 47 countries as Peace Corps volunteers, ranking third for the second consecutive year on the corps’ annual list of the top volunteer-producers among large U.S. universities. UW–Madison has made the list every year since the ranking system began in 2001 and held the No. …
In the fall of 2007, Farha Tahir arrived in the nation’s capital and went to work on K Street, the home of numerous think tanks, lobbying firms and advocacy groups. There, Tahir got immersed in researching how U.S. military might could be leveraged with softer elements of foreign policy—e.g., development, diplomacy, and economic integration—for more …
As the new Fulbright Alumni Ambassador at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Zig Hampel-Arias likes to share his experiences as a Fulbright-supported researcher in Argentina to help encourage prospective applicants. Hampel-Arias and International Fellowships Officer Crawley have scheduled several sessions this semester because it is a good time for people to begin their applications for the …