by Liz Ahlberg, UW-Madison Communications A decade ago, many Wisconsin business executives began looking for ways to best position their companies as players in the powerful, multi-billion-dollar global marketplace. They found answers — and each …
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International Reporter to Participate in 2008-09 Alumni Lecture Series
The University of Wisconsin-Madison will welcome five prominent graduates back to campus this year as part of a special lecture series hosted by the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) and sponsored by the Wisconsin Alumni Association …
Sociologist Talk Pushes Change for Women [The Badger Herald]
by Jim O’Connell, The Badger Herald Peruvian sociologist Virginia Vargas described conflicts women face throughout Latin America as part of a lecture at the University of Wisconsin Tuesday. Vargas said the only way for Latin …
Leadership in a Crisis: The Bombing of the American Embassy in Dar es Salaam with Ambassador John E. Lange
Friday, 3 October 2008 Noon-1:30 PM Memorial Union (see Today in the Union) Free and open to the public Ambassador Lange served as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Dar es Salaam, …
Former Irish leader stresses human rights [The Daily Cardinal]
By: Kathy Mittelstadt /The Daily Cardinal – September 29, 2008 Former Ireland president Mary Robinson spoke on campus to express the need for students to fight for human rights. Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and …
From Conquest to Camembert: Exploring Connections: Normandy-Wisconsin
5:00 p.m. Thursday October 2 Room 4151, Grainger Hall 975 University Ave. Open to the public. Reception follows. Bill Berg, French Professor A Wisconsin-Normandy Connection through Literature and Painting Professor Berg, a specialist in 19th-century …
WUN welcomes University of Alberta to network
WUN expands its membership to 18 and welcomes the University of Alberta as its second Canadian partner The Worldwide Universities Network is delighted to announce that the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Canada) has joined the …
Upcoming Event: Global Population and the Global Environment to 2050
The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies invites you to a free public lecture Global Population and the Global Environment to 2050 with Guest Speaker Joel Cohen Tuesday, October 7 7:00 p.m. 165 Bascom Hall, 500 …
For a Global Generation, Public Health Is a Hot Field [The Washington Post]
By David Brown, Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, September 19, 2008; A01 Courses in epidemiology, public health and global health — three subjects that were not offered by most colleges a generation ago — are …
Peruvian Activist for Human Rights and Women’s Issues to Speak at UW-Madison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, 608-262-5590 Virginia Vargas will deliver her talk “Women’s Long March for Equality and Democracy in Latin America” at the Pyle Center at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. …