February 18-20: Traveling Film South Asia 2010 Twelve outstanding documentaries from South Asia Memorial Union The Center for South Asia presents: Traveling Film South Asia 2010. The 12 touring documentaries of Traveling Film South Asia …
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Post-event Media: Author Lends Insight on the Rise of the Global Education Market
Ben Wildavsky, author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, gave a public speech on the rise of the global education market on Monday, January 31, 2011. A senior fellow …
[UW News] UW-Madison Ranks Eighth in Peace Corps Volunteers
UW-Madison News — February 3, 2011 For the 11th year in a row, UW-Madison has placed in the top tier of the Peace Corps’ nationwide list of large schools producing Peace Corps volunteers. With 91 …
Panel Discussion on the Protests in Egypt Scheduled for February 14
The Division of International Studies, in partnership with the African Studies Program and the Middle East Studies program, will sponsor a panel discussion on the protests in Egypt. Panelists include UW-Madison professors Nevine El-Nossery, (French …
[UW News] Global Health Initiative Sparks Creative Thinking with Incubator Series
UW-Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension.
Dr. Tom Oliver Receives Worldwide Universities Network Funding Award for Public Health
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) announced a funding award to University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Medicine and Public Health faculty member Dr. Tom Oliver and his collaborators, Dr. Ken Zakariasen of the University of Alberta …
[The Badger Herald] UW Renews Chinese Champion Program for 3 Additional Years
The Badger Herald – January 25, 2011 “UW renews Chinese Champion program for 3 additional years; As Big Ten Network shows film on visit, Chinese, UW officials sing praises of student transfer” by Katherine Krueger.
Author Ben Wildavsky to Speak on the Rise of the Global Education Marketplace, Talk Begins 2011 GSHE Speaker Series
Ben Wildavsky, a senior fellow in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation and author of The Great Brain Race: How Global Universities Are Reshaping the World, is giving a free public talk titled “The …
[UW News] Chinese Champions to be Featured on the Big Ten Network
UW News Release – Jan. 21, 2011 A new television feature show produced by the University of Wisconsin-Madison will showcase the success of the Chinese Champions Program for a Big Ten Network audience. The 30-minute …
[UW News] Global Health Initiative Seeks Campuswide Involvement in Incubator Series
UW News Release — Jan. 6, 2011 Global health problems extend beyond clinics, vaccine laboratories, and hospitals. Some of the most pressing problems stem from societal, economic and environmental factors as well. The University of …