Category: Partnerships

Global Hot Spots Lecture Series: Ann Behrmann, MD, “After the Quake: Transforming vs. Restoring Haiti” – April 22

Ann Behrmann, MD, assistant clinical professor of Pediatrics at UW–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, and senior adviser for the Center for Global Health, will present “After the Quake: Transforming vs. Restoring Haiti” on Thursday, April 22, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. at the Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street. Haitian citizen, UW–Madison graduate student, …

The Post-Crisis Global Economy: Getting to the Bottom of Some Unanswered Questions

Photos and story by Nina Gehan, Division of International Studies As the global economy emerges from the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression, attention has shifted toward the prospects for recovery, as well as the need for reform of the policies and institutions governing international finance. The global and U.S. economies in the aftermath …

UW Delegation Returns from Successful Trip to China

The Badger Herald, April 4, 2010. Chancellor Biddy Martin returned from a trip to China last night, bringing stories and new initiatives with her, including a new partnership with the University of Wisconsin and Beijing University of Sport which will bring Chinese Olympian student-athletes to spend six months studying at UW. Read the full article …

The Post-Crisis Global Economy: Prospects for Recovery and Reform – Event April 13

The Post-Crisis Global Economy: Prospects for Recovery and Reform Tuesday, April 13 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. 1310 Grainger Hall The event is free, but registration is required. Overview: As the global economy emerges from the worst economic and financial crisis since the Great Depression, attention has shifted toward the prospects for recovery, as well as …

WAGE: Strategies for Doing Business in India – Event April 15

Please join the Center for World Affairs and Global Economy (WAGE) on April 15 for two events on Doing Business in India: Strategies for Doing Business in India 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Fluno Center Registration is required with a charge for lunch. Legal Aspects of Doing Business in India Outreach Workshop 2:45 p.m. – …

UW–Madison to Welcome China’s Champions

UW–NEWS (March 26, 2010) – Eleven accomplished Chinese student-athletes will spend six months living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of a groundbreaking partnership with Beijing University of Sport, the foremost sports, physical education and exercise science institution in China. The group includes several Olympic medal winners. The Chinese Champions Workshop will …

Martin Leads UW Delegation to China

UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty and staff to China as part of her first trip to Asia as the university’s leader. Martin is visiting Beijing, Tianjin, Hangzhou and Shanghai to participate in a variety of activities designed to raise the university’s visibility …

CIBER Colleague Suzanne Dove Provides a Global Perspective on Business

Wisconsin State Journal (March 20, 2010) — When Suzanne Dove graduated from West High School in 1987, she vowed never to come back to Madison to live. The daughter of respected UW–Madison McArdle Laboratory cancer researchers William Dove and Alexandra Shedlovsky Dove, Suzanne went off to see the rest of the world. For nearly 20 …

Grant to Establish Undergraduate Russian Flagship Center

UW–MADISON NEWS (March 22, 2010) — The University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to be a national leader in language learning with the recent award of nearly $1 million from the National Security Education Program to establish an undergraduate Russian Flagship Center. The three-year grant will establish an innovative program to promote advanced language learning, giving …

Call for Proposals: WUN International Collaboration Travel Awards

The Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) at UW–Madison encourages you to apply for the International Collaboration Travel Awards for 2010-2011. The deadline is April 18, 2010. All UW–Madison faculty, academic staff,  and graduate students are invited to apply for grants designed to facilitate international research collaboration. These grants will support travel to meet with a WUN …