The UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce the winners of our 2008 Individual Research Award competition. WAGE will provide $10,000 to support each of three research projects …
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UW-Madison’s ‘African Storyteller’ premieres on ResearchChannel
On June 18, the ResearchChannel began airing “The Storyteller with Professor Harold Scheub,” the story of Sheub’s remarkable experience with African storytellers. Forty years ago, Scheub, a professor of African languages and literature at the …
UW-Madison emeritus professor helps travelers navigate global kitchens [The Capital Times]
Susan Troller — 6/12/2008 for The Capital Times Joan Peterson is the author of the Eat Smart series of travel guides for food lovers, which helps people discover the culture of a country through its …
How Networks Impact the Myanmar, China Disaster Responses
The recent disasters in China and Myanmar underline the network aspects of the crisis response, says emergency management expert Donald Moynihan, associate professor at the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the …
UW Receives Large Grant from German Government for German and European Studies
Contact: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, European Studies Alliance, (608) 265-4778, eecovington@wisc.edu The Center for German and European Studies (CGES) at University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for $530,000 from the German Academic Exchange Service …
Badger Alum Brings Awareness To World Hunger
Chenoweth Inspires UW Students from Channel 3000 WISC-TV MADISON, Wis. — Florence Chenoweth, who has been a Badger alum for nearly four decades, is the focus of WISC-TV’s Inspiring Women series. After getting her Masters …
UW-Madison Expertise on Beijing Olympics
(Media-Newswire.com) – As China prepares to welcome athletes from around the globe for the Summer Olympics in Beijing, interest in the games and the world’s most populous country is reaching new heights. From China’s rapidly …
Chenoweth featured on WISC-TV
We are delighted to announce that Channel 3 (WISC-TV) news will run a feature this evening on our distinguished international visitor and UW-Madison alum Florence Chenoweth. The feature, which is part of WISC-TV’s “Inspiring Women” …
Human Rights International Book Series features Leigh Payne
The International Institute’s International Faculty Book Series (formerly the World Beyond Our Borders Book Series) on Human Rights around the World presents Leigh Payne (UW–Madison, Political Science) discussing her new book Unsettling Accounts: The Politics …
International Faculty Book Series Features Human Rights Around the World
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Wendy Christensen, Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, communication@international.wisc.edu, 608 262-5590 UW–Madison’s International Institute Faculty Book Series Features Human Rights Around the World Celebrating the contributions that UW–Madison faculty bring to …