University of Wisconsin–Madison
UW–Madison has established a Center for Global Health, a joint initiative of the UW schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and the Division of International Studies. The center’s mission is to develop and support global health education, research and partnerships by building on UW–Madison’s extensive expertise in the health sciences and area and …
In an op. ed. in the October 18, 2005 edition of Chosun Ibo, the leading Korean newspaper, UW–Madison professor Jeremi Suri writes about “the real history of the Korean War.” Professor Suri argues that “high-level government records from Russia and China, released in the 1990s, reveal [that] the leaders of North Korea, the Soviet Union, …
Speaking at the Rotary Club of Madison on August 10, 2005, UW–Madison history professor Jeremi Suri, who is affiliated with the International Institute, marked the 60th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki with observations on the bombings and nuclear proliferation. For more, see the link to a report in the Wisconsin State Journal. …
Nursing professor Linda Baumann, whose interests range from sailing to nurses’ training in developing countries to her neighborhood’s exercise group, says she has learned to “do what you love to do until the end of your life.” Baumann has been training nurses in developing countries for more than 20 years while also putting her interests …
Clearing — or perhaps roiling — the murky and often contentious waters of Mesoamerican archeology, a study of 3,000-year-old pottery provides new evidence that the Olmec may not have been the mother culture after all. Writing in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a team of scientists led by UW–Madison archeologist James Stoltman …
Stephen Bunker, University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of Sociology and a well-known Latin Americanist, died in July 2005 after a long battle against cancer. The university community will feel the loss of this remarkable individual. http://www.intlstudies.wisc.edu/news/Bunker.asp
From the La Crosse Tribune By Kate Schott Hala Ghoneim is never off duty this summer. An instructor for the Summer Arabic and Persian Immersion Program at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, she doesn’t just teach classes, but also lives with her students in Baird residence hall. “There is no shift,” she said. “I’m never …
‘A University of Wisconsin–Madison professor will be honored with one of the most prestigious decorations bestowed by the Japanese government. The government of Japan announced that the emperor has selected Akira Miura to receive the Order of the Sacred Treasure, Gold Rays with Rosette. Miura, professor emeritus in East Asian languages and literature, is being …
Professors and scholars on Islam will present their latest academic research. Controversial topics about Islam will be discussed such as status of women in Islam, Islamic view of Abrahamic faiths, Islam and secularism, Islam and the west. Conference is April 29 and 30; register online. B1A-B Lowell Hall, 9 a.m. Information: 833-7012, dialogue_international@hotmail.com http://www.islamconf.org/
March 11-12, 2005 Friday: 5:00 – 7:30 Program with Reception and Light BuffetRemarks• Roberta M. Felker, Board of Directors, Wisconsin Chapter of the Fulbright Association (Turkey 2001, Japan 2004) and Principal of Indian Mound Middle School, McFarland • Gilles Bousquet, Dean of International Studies and Programs and Director of the International Institute • Liz Stern, …