5:00 p.m. Thursday October 2 Room 4151, Grainger Hall 975 University Ave. Open to the public. Reception follows. Bill Berg, French Professor A Wisconsin-Normandy Connection through Literature and Painting Professor Berg, a specialist in 19th-century …
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WUN welcomes University of Alberta to network
WUN expands its membership to 18 and welcomes the University of Alberta as its second Canadian partner The Worldwide Universities Network is delighted to announce that the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) has joined the …
Announcing the Utrecht University Short Stay Fellowship Deadline: Dec. 1, 2008
Utrecht University will award 7 short stay fellowships (3 months) for PhD students at WUN partner universities. The fellowship includes travel and maintenance costs. The deadline for Utrecht supervisors to file applications for the fellowships …
Upcoming Event: Global Population and the Global Environment to 2050
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies invites you to a free public lecture Global Population and the Global Environment to 2050 with Guest Speaker Joel Cohen Tuesday, October 7 7:00 p.m. 165 Bascom Hall, 500 …
For a Global Generation, Public Health Is a Hot Field [The Washington Post]
By David Brown, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 19, 2008; A01 Courses in epidemiology, public health and global health — three subjects that were not offered by most colleges a generation ago — are …
Changing the Face of Study Abroad [The Chronicle of Higher Education]
Colleges reach out to minority students in effort to reduce racial disparities by Ingrid Norton- The Chronicle of Higher Education When Jaime Alvarez looks at his life, he sees two narratives: what might have been …
Peruvian Activist for Human Rights and Women’s Issues to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 Virginia Vargas will deliver her talk “Women’s Long March for Equality and Democracy in Latin America” at the Pyle Center at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. …
International education prepares engineering students for global workplace
by Sandra Knisely During University of Wisconsin-Madison materials science and engineering senior Sarah Treu’s interview with GE Aviation, company recruiters noticed an extra credential on her already impressive resume. In addition to her engineering degree, …
Former President of Ireland, Human Rights Champion to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 17, 2008 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 FORMER PRESIDENT OF IRELAND, HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMPION TO SPEAK AT UW-MADISON MADISON – Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations …
Faculty Grant Opportunities via CIBER
Upcoming Deadlines for CIBER Grant Opportunities The UW-Madison Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER) offers two university grant programs for UW System faculty. The deadline for the next Global Research/Curriculum Development awards is …