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Brazil—one of today’s most vibrant rising global powers and a long-time U.S. partner—is the focus of a variety of visits and events in coming weeks at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Brazil’s economy, now the world’s eighth largest, has enjoyed a solid performance during the global financial crisis and is expected to rise to fifth within …
Hundreds of high school students and teachers from around Wisconsin were invited to the Orpheum Theatre for UW–Madison’s 8th World Cinema Day on March 31, 2011. World Cinema Day is held annually in conjunction with the Wisconsin Film Festival and invites high school students and teachers for the screening of a high-quality international film along …
The Wisconsin China Initiative at UW–Madison invites you to attend two upcoming events. PUBLIC TALK: “The Third Waves: Recent Films from Taiwan” Thursday, April 7: Lin Wenchi, the director of film studies at National Central University in Taiwan will deliver a public talk, “The Third Waves: Recent Films from Taiwan.” 4-5:30 p.m., Vilas Communication Hall. …
Patti McGill Peterson, a senior associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) will be giving a free public talk titled “Liberal Education in Global Perspective” on Monday, April 11, 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. at 336 Ingraham Hall. Peterson will visit UW–Madison under the auspices of the Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) initiative. …
How is knowledge of a second language useful in a career in engineering? Come to this panel discussion Monday, April 4 from 4-5 p.m., to hear from three UW–Madison alumni who use languages in their work as engineers. Join the April 4 event at Tong Auditorium: 1003 Engineering Centers Building, 1550 Engineering Drive. How is …
UW- Madison News — March 15, 2011 Celebrating 50 years of the Peace Corps and the state of Wisconsin’s history of volunteerism and public service, the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host a variety of free and public programs featuring stories, film, poetry and some well-known former Peace Corps volunteers on Friday and Saturday, March 25-26, …
The Peace Corps is a celebrated organization working to help people around the world, while promoting a better understanding of Americans and of other people on the part of American volunteers. UW–Madison is presently ranked as the number two, sending university with 2,906 returned volunteers and about 77 alumni currently serving. With the African Studies …
UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in 2009 to help tackle complex global health challenges by stimulating collaboration across disciplines. This semester GHI introduced the Incubator Series, an 8-session series focused on the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and featuring some of UW–Madison’s best minds as speakers. UW–Madison launched the Global Health Initiative (GHI) in …
Public lecture by Ziad Abbas Monday, March 21 4:00 – 5:30 p.m. 336 Ingraham Hall, UW–Madison Ziad Abbas is a Palestinian refugee whose family was uprooted from the village of Zakariah in 1948. He will talk about his own experiences growing up under Israeli occupation, and discuss the Palestinian issue examining the potential impact of …