March 10, 2010, Wisconsin State Journal By Karen Rivedale UW-Madison is partnering with some of the world’s leading business schools to create a first-of-its-kind graduate degree in global real estate. The unique model for the …
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New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop – March 19-20
The New Perspectives on Gender and Human Security Workshop will take place Friday, March 19 from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Saturday, March 20 from 9 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Pyle Center …
Global Hot Spots Addresses AIDS in Africa and Global Health – March 12
Claire Wendland, assistant professor of Anthropology at UW–Madison, will present “AIDS in Africa and Global Health” in the upcoming Global Hot Spots Lecture Series‘ event, Friday, March 12 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Pyle Center, …
Call for Proposals: WAGE Pre-dissertation Travel Grants – Applications Due March 15
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to …
Call for Proposals: 2010 WAGE Individual Faculty Research Awards – Applications Due April 6
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) announces an individual grant competition to support research projects on globalization and the international economy. All University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty are encouraged to apply. There …
Annual Lecture Invites Yakin Ertürk, Former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women – March 18
Yakin Ertürk, former UN special rapporteur on violence against women, will speak at the annual J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor Fund lecture series on March 18, 2010, in the AT&T …
What Links Human Health and Well-Being to Environmental Sustainability? – March 4
Please join the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies and the Global Health Initiative for the Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series event, “Environmental Sustainability: Foundational Links to Human Health and Well-Being” with Dr. Howard Frumkin, former director …
Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There – Feb. 25-27
The Institute for Research in the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is celebrating its 50th Anniversary by sponsoring a Symposium on Globalization and the Humanities: Then and Now, Here and There. Natalie Zemon Davis, …
“Global Trends in Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution” with Philip Altbach – March 1
The Spring 2010 Global Studies in Higher Education (GSHE) Distinguished Speaker Series presents, “Global Trends in Higher Education: Tracking an Academic Revolution”with Philip Altbach. The event will be held Monday, March 1, from 2:30 – …
CIBER Presents: Employment in International Organizations – Feb. 24
Retired Ambassador H. Stephan Halloway, special adviser, United Nations Industrial Development Organization, will discuss the ins and outs of working for international organizations on February 24, from 4-5 p.m., at 4151 Grainger Hall. The International …