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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 2010 (TFSA ’10) are outstanding examples of non-fiction productions of the last two years from this part of Asia. They …
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 in research and policy at the Kauffman Foundation, Wildavsky has worked as a journalist and educational policy consultant, and remains …
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 undergraduate and 13 graduate alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, UW–Madison is eighth in the rankings. The university has …
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 and Italian), Nadav Shelef, (Political Science), and Adel Talaat, (Veterinary Medicine). The panel will be moderated by political science professor, …
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. UW–Madison News –February 1, 2011 If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found …
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 School of Public Health and Dr. Darren Shickle of the Leeds Institutes for Health Sciences at the University of Leeds. …
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. The Badger Herald – January 25, 2011 “UW renews Chinese Champion program for 3 additional years; As Big Ten Network …
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 Great Brain Race: Rise of the Global Education Marketplace” on Monday, January 31, 2:30-4:30 p.m., in the Wisconsin Idea Room …
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 program, “Beijing Badgers,” airs nationally at noon (CST), on Tuesday, Jan. 25 on the BTN. (Channel 73 on Charter Digital …
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 Wisconsin–Madison’s growing Global Health Initiative is taking on this multisector challenge by fostering research collaborations that advance sustainable health in …