University of Wisconsin–Madison
CONTACT: Severino Albuquerque, 608-262-2528, sjalbuqu@wisc.edu MADISON – The University of Wisconsin–Madison Brazil Initiative will bring faculty and alumni together with private foundations, Wisconsin businesses and state agencies to help the state better understand and engage with this emerging global economy. It follows the success of the China and India initiatives, launched in 2006 and 2007, …
The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2009 Individual Research Award competition. WAGE will provide support to four research projects that explore the consequences of and challenges posed by economic globalization and its governance. Four faculty, Menzie Chinn (Public Affairs and Economics) , …
CONTACT: Aliko Songolo, 608-262-5937, asongolo@wisc.edu MADISON – It was one of the biggest honors of his life, and Aliko Songolo doesn’t know who to thank. In March, Songolo, professor of French and Italian and African languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, received a letter from the French Consulate in Chicago informing him that …
CONTACT: Karin Borgh, 608-277-2508, karin.borgh@BTCI.ORG MADISON – Sustainability will be the focus of the eighth annual International Bioethics Forum to be held in Madison Thursday and Friday, April 23 and 24. The forum, sponsored jointly by the BioPharmaceutical Technology Center Institute (BTCI) , Promega Corp. and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, is intended to provide …
Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia, Prof. Usha Nilsson has been awarded one of the highest civilian honors in the field of art and culture in India, the Padmabhushan Moturi Satyanarayan Puraskar by the Ministry of Education. This award is for her outstanding contributions to Hindi literature under her pen name Usha Priyamvada. She …
Professor Aili Mari Tripp (Political Science, Gender & Women’s Studies) was a featured guest on World Focus Radio. Tune in: Online radio show on African women in power Over the past several decades, women politicians have made strides in Africa. The share of parliamentary seats held by women increased from 7 percent in 1990 to …
Rui Yang Professor Faculty of Education University of Hong Kong April 20, 2009 8:00 AM – 9:30 AM The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street This event is free and open to the public. In the coming decade, Peking University aims to achieve world-class status as an international research institution. However, the institution has encountered a fundamental …
Chris Olsen, Associate Dean and Professor – School of Veterinary Medicine Friday, April 17 1:30pm – 2:30pm The Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Join Madison-area learners for a free, thought-provoking lecture series on current events and global affairs. UW faculty experts will discuss international topics ranging from politics, global health and economics to human rights …
– John Ferrick, associate director of international programs, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Robert Heideman Award for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach Ferrick has consistently gone above and beyond expectations in developing and leading the university’s engagement with rural communities in Uganda. During his tenure, he has helped establish a public health and …
World Languages Day is an educational outreach program of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Language Institute. At World Languages Day, high school students from throughout the state of Wisconsin gather on the UW–Madison campus to experience for a day what the university can offer them for a lifetime. Through workshops focusing on storytelling, cinema, skits, cuisine, …