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Students and members of organized labor have been demonstrating across France recently against a new labor law. Jonathan Zeitlin, director of the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy and professor of Sociology, Public Affairs and Political Science, UW–Madison, recently discussed the demonstrations with Wisconsin Public Radio’s Joy Cardin. http://clipcast.wpr.org:8080/ramgen/wpr/jca/jca060330c.rm
Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu FRENCH STRIKES FOCUS OF UW-MADISON PANEL DISCUSSION Madison, WI – The French student strikes will be the subject of a special talk, “Behind the French Strikes: Youth Protests and Employment Reform,” at 12:00 p.m., …
Gilles Bousquet has been dean of International Studies and director of the International Institute since 2002 and is a professor of French. When the institute was founded 10 years ago as a joint initiative of the Division of International Studies and the College of Letters and Science, he was program director of the European Studies …
by Brian Mattmiller, UW–Madison Communications Scott Straus became a foreign correspondent stationed in central Africa in 1995, one year after one of the most unspeakable crimes in modern history: A swift genocide campaign in Rwanda that killed a half-million people. Straus says what he saw as a journalist left him with many questions about how …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, March 20, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Madison, WI – Thanks to a new, first-of-its-kind program at UW–Madison, a core group of undergraduates will soon be able to experience what it’s like to …
by Terry Devitt, UW–Madison Communications In an effort to bolster what is already recognized as one of the world’s top programs of influenza research, UW–Madison announced today plans to launch a new Institute for Influenza Viral Research. The $9 million initiative includes the development of 20,000 square feet of new research space for flu research, …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS Madison, WI – Leading government and academic experts from Washington, D.C. and Madison will address key issues and questions surrounding global biological threats in an all-day symposium on …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2006 CONTACT: David Morgan, Professor, UW–Madison, Dept. of History, and director of the Middle East Studies program, (608) 262-6117; or Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Madison, WI – The UW–Madison’s Middle …
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Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Monday, March 6, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu or Dianna Murphy, Acting Director, Language Institute, (608) 262-1575, diannamurphy@wisc.edu UW-MADISON TO OFFER 32 LANGUAGES IN SUMMER 2006 OFFERINGS Madison, WI – The UW–Madison, a national leader in language education, will offer …