Untitled Document Wisconsin State Journal TORTURE WORLDWIDE AND THE CIA A UW-MADISON PROFESSOR’S BOOK TELLS 50-YEAR TALE OF PSYCHOLOGICAL TORTURE TECHNIQUES DEVISED BY U.S. AGENCY. Date: Sunday, January 22, 2006 Byline: RON SEELY rseely@madison.com 608-252-6131 …
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Trubek Named to NRC Committee
The study in which Trubek will participate will review the adequacy and effectiveness of the Title VI international education programs of the Higher Education Act as well as Fulbright-Hays international education programs administered through the …
New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend
by Barbara Wolff, UW-Madison Communications Sorry. There is no a hands-on lab section in this class. It does, however, come with ample opportunities for discussion. About 30 undergraduates will get a taste of how cultures …
CIA Interrogations From Cold War to War on Terrorism to Lead off International Institute World Beyond Our Borders Book Series
Untitled Document HOLD FOR RELEASE January 17, 2006 Contact: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW-Madison, rlhess@wisc.edu (608) 262-5590 CIA INTERROGATIONS FROM COLD WAR TO WAR ON TERRORISM TO LEAD OFF INTERNATIONAL …
Author explores CIA connections to torture tactics
by Barbara Wolff, UW-Madison Communications A professor of history at UW-Madison has authored a book available this month that explores evidence of a 50-year legacy of U.S. government-sponsored forms of psychological torture. Alfred McCoy, author …
As Amazon’s tree line recedes, malaria-wielding mosquitoes buzz in
by Paroma Basu, UW-Madison Communications Scientists have long known that chronic deforestation can spawn a jungle of environmental woes. But now, a study confirms that vanishing forests inflict more than environmental damage: they may cause …
African political cartoons inspire research on ‘subversives’
by Paroma Basu, UW-Madison Communications The politics of subversion, and the people who risk everything to shake up the status quo, fascinate Teju Olaniyan. Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a …
Historian takes on a weighty task: Understanding Kissinger
Untitled Document by Brian Mattmiller, UW Communications When Jeremi Suri received an email in February 2004 with the imposing subject line, “A Message from Dr. Henry Kissinger,” his first thought was: “Which colleague is pulling …
Laird Boswell on Wisconsin Public Radio
Joy Cardin and her guest, Laird Boswell, explore the culture, politics, and history that have led up to the riots in France. Laird Boswell is a professor of History at UW-Madison. He specializes in French …
Aili Tripp and Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng on Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Here on Earth” with Jean Feraca In war-torn areas throughout the world, women’s bodies often become sites of violence at the hands of enemies and government soldiers. After three, on Here on …