by Paroma Basu, UW-Madison Communications The politics of subversion, and the people who risk everything to shake up the status quo, fascinate Teju Olaniyan. Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a …
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Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowships
Untitled Document Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Graduate Fellowships Funding is available from UW-Madison Area and International Studies Programs for Summer Intensive Language Study (2006) and Academic Year Language/Area Studies (2006-07) FLAS Fellowships are …
New maps reveal the human footprint on Earth
by Paroma Basu, UW-Madison Communications As global populations swell, farmers are cultivating more and more land in a desperate bid to keep pace with the ever-intensifying needs of humans. As a result, agricultural activity now …
WSJ N. Korea Problems Reach Beyond Weapons
The Country’s Military Might Obscure Its Other Difficulties, A Speaker Contends. SCOTT CARNEY For the Wisconsin State Journal Nuclear weapons in North Korea aren’t the biggest problem there. The biggest problem is the regime, said …
Globalization and International Studies courses announced for Spring 2006
Interested in globalization and international studies? Looking for one more course to complete your Spring 2006 schedule? 1. Topics in Global Security: Introduction to Global Studies Instructor: Michael Curtin (Comm Arts) International Studies 601 section …
From Madison To Cameroon, A Helping Hand
by Rob Zaleski, The Capital Times Unless people have actually visited a Third World country such as Cameroon, they can’t possibly appreciate how primitive the health care is. Nobody realizes that more than Emilie Ngo …
Award Winning Journalist to Speak on Recent Events in Kazakhstan
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 11/28/05 Contact: Alisha Kirchoff, CREECA events coordinator, at 608-262-3379 or events@creeca.wisc.edu Madison, WI- Jerry Huffman will speak about “The Gucci Revolution” in Kazhakstan at 4 p.m. on Monday, December 5 …
The Holberg International Memorial Prize 2006 – Call for Nominations
The Ludvig Holberg Memorial Fund has the pleasure to call for nominations for the Holberg International Memorial Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the fields of the arts and humanities, social science, law and theology …
Third World bears brunt of global warming impacts
Untitled Document In a recent chilling assessment, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that human-induced changes in the Earth’s climate now lead to at least 5 million cases of illness and more than 150,000 deaths …
Historian takes on a weighty task: Understanding Kissinger
Untitled Document by Brian Mattmiller, UW Communications When Jeremi Suri received an email in February 2004 with the imposing subject line, “A Message from Dr. Henry Kissinger,” his first thought was: “Which colleague is pulling …