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The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will kick off Friday, September 23, 2011, with the talk “The Arab Spring into Fall” from Jon Pevehouse, professor of political science. This free lecture is open to all. It will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center, located at 702 Langdon Street in …
UW–Madison alum Paul Kellner (M.S. ‘07, Life Sciences Communication) recently completed a year working in Jakarta, Indonesia, as a 2010-11 Luce Scholar. The Henry Luce Foundation created the year-long Luce Scholars Program to increase awareness about Asia among potential leaders in American society who have had limited experience in the region and who might not …
Interim Chancellor David Ward welcomed a group of education leaders from around the world to the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Tuesday, July 26 for a panel discussion, “Education and Competitiveness: The End of an American Century?” held in the Wisconsin Idea Room of the Education Building on Bascom Hill. The panel focused on trends in …
Six members of the UW-Tianjin Summer Program, through UW–Madison’s International Academic Programs (IAP), have received awards for their participation in the “2011 Chinese Speech Contest of Summer Programs” at Peking Normal University on July 31, 2011. UW–Madison students Jae Sang Lee, John Prusynski, and Mark Troianovski all received first place for their speeches in their …
Countries around the world are ramping up investments in higher education in a push to create world-class research institutions. At the same time, the top research universities in the United States are confronting the challenges of dwindling resources and support. Interim Chancellor David Ward will welcome a group of education leaders from around the world …
Changing how an apparel factory operates can have a profound impact on an entire community. Dawn Crim witnessed that earlier this year during a trip to the Dominican Republic. As special assistant to the chancellor for community relations and liaison to the Labor Licensing Policy Committee at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Crim spent five days …
On Wisconsin — “Eye of the Storm” By David McKay Wilson Lynsey Addario ventures into the world’s most troubled regions and creates stunning photos of pain, deprivation, and beauty. Nine days after her release from captivity by the Libyan army in March, freelance photographer Lynsey Addario ’95 vowed to return to the battlefield, intent on …
The Cap Times “Uprising in Egypt Launched Journalism Career of Recent UW–Madison Grad” by Todd Finkelmeyer EXCERPT: People around the globe took notice of the Egyptian revolution earlier this year. Anna Therese Day was on the ground in Cairo following it all. A 2010 graduate of UW–Madison, Day covered the uprising — which led to …
Thirteen students who came to the University of Wisconsin–Madison from top-ranked international business schools in Hong Kong, Costa Rica, and France recently celebrated the successful completion of their degree as the inaugural class of the Wisconsin Real Estate Program’s Global Real Estate Master’s program (GREM). To provide a real estate education that transcends borders, or …
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue Friday, May 20, 2011 with the talk “Milk Safety, Melamine and Manure, A Ground Level Look at Modern Dairy Farming in China” by Pamela Ruegg. This free lecture is open to all, and will take place from 1:30-2:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center, Room 235. Pamela Ruegg …