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The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2009 Individual Research Award competition. WAGE will provide support to four research projects that explore the consequences of and challenges posed by economic globalization and its governance. Four faculty, Menzie Chinn (Public Affairs and Economics) , …
CONTACT: Aliko Songolo, 608-262-5937, asongolo@wisc.edu MADISON – It was one of the biggest honors of his life, and Aliko Songolo doesn’t know who to thank. In March, Songolo, professor of French and Italian and African languages and literature at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, received a letter from the French Consulate in Chicago informing him that …
Emeritus Professor of Languages and Cultures of Asia, Prof. Usha Nilsson has been awarded one of the highest civilian honors in the field of art and culture in India, the Padmabhushan Moturi Satyanarayan Puraskar by the Ministry of Education. This award is for her outstanding contributions to Hindi literature under her pen name Usha Priyamvada. She …
– John Ferrick, associate director of international programs, College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, Robert Heideman Award for Excellence in Public Service and Outreach Ferrick has consistently gone above and beyond expectations in developing and leading the university’s engagement with rural communities in Uganda. During his tenure, he has helped establish a public health and …
From Argentina to England to Jordan, a record number of 1,000 photos were submitted to this year’s Study Abroad Photo Contest. Winners were chosen from four different categories: Natural Landscapes, Urban Landscapes, People and Culture, and Badgers Abroad. The top three winners in each category will receive prizes and recognition in our joint Annual Photography …
From UW–Madison Communications Ten University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty will receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards. A ceremony and reception are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, April 22, in the Lee Lounge at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Among the recipients are: Richard Goodkin, professor of French and Italian, Chancellor’s Award. Goodkin has taught …
Four alumni of the University of Wisconsin–Madison whose positive contributions have earned them national recognition will be honored this month with the 2009 Distinguished Alumni Awards, presented by the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). “We couldn’t be prouder to recognize these outstanding UW alumni,” said Paula Bonner MS’78, WAA’s President and CEO. “Whether through their successful …
UW–Madison’s Global Studies and the Inside Islam team have received a second year of Social Science Research Council (SSRC) funding for Inside Islam: Dialogues and Debates. Inside Islam is a collaboration of UW–Madison’s National Resource Centers and Wisconsin Public Radio’s Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders.
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign are invited to apply to WUN at UIUC for up to $15K for participation in new WUN collaborations. The deadline is May 1. UW–Madison collaborators of UIUC researchers may want to encourage their partners to apply. The Division of International Programs and Studies (IPS) at the University of …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: February 27, 2009 CONTACT: Kimberly Coulter, (608) 261-1016, kcoulter@international.wisc.edu Madison– The Division of International Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) are pleased to announce the awarding of ten International Collaboration Grants totaling more than $32,000. The awards are designed to “seed fund” UW–Madison researchers’ international …