Taiwanese Arts Week (Sept 10 – 18, 2011) is a series of arts-related performances, lectures, and events celebrating the tradition and innovation of creative practice in Taiwan. A public reception will be held Wednesday, September 14 at …
Faculty & Staff
UW-Madison and Unicamp Set Stage for Collaborations
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (Unicamp), the top research university in Brazil, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to open the door for developing collaborations across a range of areas. …
Luce Scholars Program Director to Visit Campus and Answer Questions August 26
Mr. Ling Li, the program director for the Luce Scholars Program and program officer for Asia of the Henry Luce Foundation, will be on campus on Friday, August 26 to discuss the Luce Scholars Program. …
Chinese, American Students Join to Explore Sustainability Issues
Eighteen academically-talented high school students from China and the United States recently wrapped up a unique, three-week residential experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where they explored global issues of sustainability and the promise of …
Post-event Media: Global Panel to Discuss Education and Competitiveness
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 …
UW Students Win at 2011 Chinese Speech Contest of Summer Programs
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, …
[Department of Defense] Minerva Initiative is Accepting Research Proposals
University consortia and individual investigators are encouraged to submit white papers and full funding proposals to the Minerva Initiative, the Department of Defense’s competitive, university-based social science basic research program. Because of a delay in …
Global Panel to Discuss Education and Competitiveness
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 …
Crim: Alta Gracia is Promising Model for Apparel Industry
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 …
Bousquet Reflects on Kazakhstan Initiative
For up-to-date information, go to the UW-Nazarbayev University Project website. Gilles Bousquet, dean of the Division of International Studies and vice provost for globalization at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, recently traveled to Astana, the …