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In an op. ed. in the October 18, 2005 edition of Chosun Ibo, the leading Korean newspaper, UW–Madison professor Jeremi Suri writes about “the real history of the Korean War.” Professor Suri argues that “high-level government records from Russia and China, released in the 1990s, reveal [that] the leaders of North Korea, the Soviet Union, …
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Friday, October 14, 2005 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, UW–Madison European Studies Alliance, 608.265.4766, eecovington@wisc.edu or info@europeanstudiesalliance.org GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OFFICIAL TO SPEAK ON U.S. –EUROPEAN RELATIONS Madison, WI – UW–Madison alumnus Ronald Asmus, a former senior member …
Middle School Students to See the World at World Cultures Day Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Thursday, October 13, 2005 CONTACT: Lara Kain, Outreach Coordinator, Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and Center for European Studies (CES), UW–Madison, (608) 265-6298, outreach@creeca.wisc.edu MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS TO “SEE” THE …
The Capital Times By Bob Rashid Special to The Capital Times ALMATY, Kazakhstan – More than a decade’s worth of work to improve public health by Madison doctors has earned heartfelt thanks half a world away. A banquet honoring Madison’s Dr. John Doyle and others was held Saturday at the Hotel Dostyk in Almaty, Kazakhstan. …
Twenty years ago, the United States was the world’s largest creditor nation, unsurpassed in its ownership of assets outside of its borders, even after deducting what foreigners owned inside its borders. “In the last 20 years, the United States has become the world’s largest debtor nation,” says Chinn, who served as a senior economist for …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: October 5, 2005 CONTACT: Erin Crawley, Ph.D., Fellowships Advisor, UW–Madison International Institute, Phone: (608) 262 9632, fellow@intl-institute.wisc.edu UW-MADISON STUDENTS WINNERS OF FULBRIGHT, BOREN AWARDS Madison, WI – Over 30 UW–Madison students have received major scholastic awards for international study, the International Institute of the University of Wisconsin–Madison announced today. Ten students …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: September 28, 2005 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, UW–Madison Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Madison, WI — It was a power lunch September 19 when seven Scott Kloeck-Jenson fellows and their advisors got together to talk about research. The fellowships are awarded to outstanding UW–Madison graduate students whose …
In conjunction with the second annual Madison World Music Festival (WMF), the festival, the UW–Madison Division of International Studies and International Institute are co-sponsoring a series of talks about world music and musicians. http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/news/WorldMusicFestival.asp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Friday, September 23 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Leading German Jurist to Give Human Rights, Democracy Talk Madison, WI – Brun-Otto Bryde, judge of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany, will deliver the Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture at …
From Colonial Landscapes to Cannibalism to Italian Culinary Rituals: World Beyond Our Borders Series Features New UW–Madison Faculty Books The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s International Institute and Borders Books announce the fall 2005 series of the partners’ highly popular and long-running faculty book series, “World Beyond Our Borders.” The series, which began in 2003 and has …