University of Wisconsin–Madison
MADISON – On the day before World Food Day, a group of agricultural leaders will gather to discuss how technology can be harnessed to meet the world’s need for food, fiber and fuel while reducing their industry’s carbon footprint. The University of Wisconsin–Madison Renk Agribusiness Institute will host a symposium entitled “World Food Challenge: Role …
Regional impacts of global warming will be the topic of the third annual Wisconsin Climate Change Forum on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The public is invited, and admission is free. Linda Mearns, a leading expert on regional climate change, will speak at 7 p.m. in room AB20 Weeks Hall, 1215 W. …
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 other — through the University of Wisconsin–Madison E-Business Consortium (UWEBC) , a unique university-industry partnership that enables Wisconsin companies to …
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 (WAA). The series, titled “Distinguished Alumni Series: Living the Wisconsin Idea,” will showcase a diverse group of alumni who will …
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 American women to gain true equality is to light a fire under the citizenry and fight for democratic equality. Among …
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, Tanzania from 1997 to 1999 and headed the embassy as Chargé d’Affaires from January to September 1998. He received the …
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 current U.N. commissioner for human rights visited campus Friday to discuss the continued struggle for global human rights. “Our world …
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 French literature and art, discusses the work of painters Boudin and Monet, writers Flaubert and Maupassant. Keith Busby, French Professor …
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 network with immediate effect. Professor Michael Arthur, chairman of WUN said “The University of Alberta’s pioneering spirit and history of …
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 Lincoln Drive University of Wisconsin–Madison The first program in this year’s Gaylord Nelson Lecture Series on the theme “Population and …