University of Wisconsin–Madison
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies invites you to a free public lecture Half the Sky: Climate Change, Population and the Lives of Women with Guest Speaker Robert Engelman Tuesday, April 14 7:00 p.m. 1315 Daniels Chemistry Building, 1101 University Ave. University of Wisconsin–Madison The last program in this year’s Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series on …
The Global Legal Studies Center & The Wisconsin International Law Society Invite you to: A Poster Session on the Global Financial Crisis Date: April 3, 2009 Time: 11:00 – 1:00 Venue: Law School Atrium Presented by: The Center for International Finance and Development, University of Iowa PIZZA WILL BE SERVED All are Welcome!
In video conference held today, UW–Madison signed an agreement with Tikrit University in Iraq to explore the feasibility of educational and scientific cooperation. The Chicago Tribune: UW–Madison to sign agreement with Iraqi school The Wisconsin State Journal: UW–Madison to connect with Iraq’s Tikrit University The Badger Herald: UW, Tikrit to sign Memorandum of Understanding
Marceline Kongolo-Bice (SOS Femmes en Dangers, Democratic Republic of Congo) Will speak on “SOS: Women at Risk in Congo Wars” March 31, Tuesday 4 pm B22 Ingraham Co-sponsored by Gender and International Policy Research Center, Women’s Studies Research Center, Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training project, African Studies Program, Human Rights Initiative, Division of …
Announcing a public lecture by Klaus Scharioth German Ambassador to the United States “The Transatlantic Agenda – A German Perspective” Wednesday, April 1 1:30-2:30pm Plenary Room, 1305 Grainger Hall Germany’s highest ranking representative to the United States, Ambassador Scharioth has worked at the United Nations and the International Law Division of the German Federal Foreign …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is preparing to sign a historic agreement with one of the foremost institutions of higher education in Iraq. On Monday, March 30, UW–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will meet by videoconference with Tikrit University President Maher Saleh Allawi to sign a memorandum of understanding pledging to explore and pursue opportunities for educational …
UW Communications High school students in Wisconsin are digging into great world literature that would bewilder older and more experienced readers: “Don Quixote,” by Miguel de Cervantes, “Dante’s Inferno,” by Dante Alighieri, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez and “The Brothers Karamazov,” by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. All the students need is a chance …
Need inspiration on how to apply your interests in African Studies and Journalism after graduation? Come and meet Cyrus Farivar to find out how he went from studying abroad in UW’s Senegal program in 2003 to reporting for National Public Radio and The New York Times within five years of graduation. Thursday, March 26th, 3:30pm …
CONTACT: Wendy Johnson, 608-262-1473, wsjohnso@wisc.edu MADISON – On Friday, April 3, Wisconsin high school students and teachers will participate in World Cinema Day, for an educational screening of “Football Under Cover” (Germany, 2008: in German, Persian and English with English subtitles) , a film that documents the efforts of both the Iranian and German teams …
UW–Madison’s Global Studies and the Inside Islam team have received a second year of Social Science Research Council (SSRC) funding for Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates. Inside Islam is a collaboration of UW–Madison’s National Resource Centers and Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders.