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As part of this year’s Mildred Fish-Harnack Human Rights and Democracy Lecture, Larry Cox, executive director of Amnesty International USA, will speak about “The War on Human Rights.” Cox promotes human rights as the basis for peace and security in the post-September 11 era. A veteran human rights advocate, Cox was senior program officer for …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu; Jim Delehanty, Associate Director, African Studies Program, (608) 262-4458, jmdeleha@wisc.edu Madison, WI – Florence Chenoweth, United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 3/21/07 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, European Studies Alliance, UW–Madison, (608) 265-8040, eecovington@wisc.edu EUROPEAN OFFICIALS TO SPEAK ON RESEARCH INNOVATION, CELEBRATE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF EUROPEAN UNION MADISON – Visiting experts from Europe will speak at a European Union/U.S. innovation exchange seminar at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Wednesday, March 28. The …
Untitled Document NAFSA Webinar on Global Competence The Division of International Studies will host a NAFSA “Webinar” on global competence April 11, 2007. The Web-based seminar is designed to stimulate the thinking of those who are involved in developing creative ideas for study abroad but it is also useful for other UW–Madison faculty and staff …
“Saturdays are for funerals: Coping with HIV/AIDS” by Madeline Uraneck, a Peace Corps volunteer in Lesotho.
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From University of Wisconsin–Madison News As film festivals sprout up around the state, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s very own event returns for its ninth year, running Thursday-Sunday, April 12-15. The Wisconsin Film Festival will “unspool,” as they say in the industry, 182 films in theaters on campus and in downtown Madison. There are now film …
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NEWS ADVISORY FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 12, 2007 CONTACT: Alison Alter, Associate Director of the UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE): phone 608-262-9774 or abalter@wisc.edu. Innovative Environmental Governance and Regulation in the European Union: Any Lessons for US? Madison-WI – How can the US and the EU find solutions to …