University of Wisconsin–Madison
Mark your calendar for July 26 to 28, 2011, for the UW International Convocation 2011. The Wisconsin Alumni Association invites alumni from around the world to return to Madison and join a conversation with campus leadership about how UW–Madison can remain a global pace-setter in research and education.
The Badger Herald, April 4, 2010. Chancellor Biddy Martin returned from a trip to China last night, bringing stories and new initiatives with her, including a new partnership with the University of Wisconsin and Beijing University of Sport which will bring Chinese Olympian student-athletes to spend six months studying at UW. Read the full article …
The Post-Crisis Global Economy: Prospects for Recovery and Reform Tuesday, April 13 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 1310 Grainger Hall The event is free, but registration is required. Overview: As the global economy emerges from the worst economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression, attention has shifted toward the prospects for recovery, as well as …
UW–Madison’s Center for Global Health will host the Global Health Seminar Series: “From the Tsunami to Haiti and Chile: A Global and UW Perspective,” featuring Marvin Birnbaum, MD emeritus professor and former director of emergency medical services at UW Hospital and Clinics. The event will be held, Wednesday, April 7, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. Students, faculty, …
Please join the Center for World Affairs and Global Economy (WAGE) on April 15 for two events on Doing Business in India: Strategies for Doing Business in India 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fluno Center Registration is required with a charge for lunch. Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India Outreach Workshop 2:45 p.m. – …
Yakin Ertürk, former special rapporteur to the United Nations Commission on violence against women, its causes and consequences, was this year’s distinguished speaker for the J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund lecture last Thursday, March 18, at the Pyle Center. Ertürk, professor of sociology and head of the Gender and …
Would you like to develop or enhance your skills in the area of global health? The UW–Madison Center for Global Health invites graduate and health professions students and mid-career professionals to consider applying for the Certificate in Global Health, a collaborative offering of UW faculty from the Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Nursing, Pharmacy, …
The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) at UW–Madison encourages you to apply for the International Collaboration Travel Awards for 2010-2011. The deadline is April 18, 2010. All UW–Madison faculty, academic staff, and graduate students are invited to apply for grants designed to facilitate international research collaboration. These grants will support travel to meet with a WUN …
Earlier this month, a delegation of leaders from China’s Anhui Province traveled to Wisconsin and met with UW–Madison faculty and Division of International Studies‘ staff to discuss a future partnership. Through a close business colleague living in Milwaukee, the delegation connected with the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and arranged a visit to the state to …
UW–Madison News – A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty have organized a teach-in on Afghanistan and Pakistan to be held on campus next weekend, March 19 and 20. “During the Vietnam War, teach-ins added needed critical information to the public discourse,” says Joseph Elder, a UW–Madison professor of sociology and languages and cultures of …