UW News Release — December 6, 2010 A campus visit on Wednesday, Dec. 8, by 30 high school students of Arabic will unite a U.S. Department of State program and several language and culture initiatives …
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Global Hot Spots: God Spends Most of His Time in Africa: Religion, Education, and International Political Economy
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue on Friday, December 10, 2010, with the talk “‘God Spends Most of His Time in Africa’: Religion, Education, and the International Political Economy” by Amy Stambach. …
Funding Opportunity: Ouisconsin Field Research Scholarship Due Feb. 14
The earliest maps of the land that was to become our state were generated by French explorers, who transcribed the Algonquian lexicon according to French grapho-phonemic relations. Many of these early maps carry the term …
[Law.com] Law Schools Get Serious About Globalization
Law.com — November 30, 2010 “Law Schools Get Serious About Globalization” EXCERPT In the meantime, schools are launching their own programs intended to add international opportunities. Jindal has forged partnerships with three U.S. law schools …
Rays of Research Seminar Series Asks the Question is Brazil an Emerging Player in Science and Technology?
On December 8, 2010, Tinker Visiting Professor at the Wisconsin School of Business and Professor of Sociology at the University of São Paulo (Brazil) Glauco Arbix presents, “Brazil: an Emerging Player in Science and Technology?” …
International Ed. Week: International Education Week Underscores Importance of Language and Culture Study
Coming on the heels of the Chancellor’s return from Greater China, International Education Week (November 15 – 19) offers students, faculty, and staff an opportunity to reflect on how best to prepare for careers in …
International Ed. Week: Global Hot Spots Introduces Karen Solheim on Refugees and NGOs
The popular Global Hot Spots Lecture Series will continue on Friday, November 19, 2010, with the talk “Humanitarian Organizations and Refugees: Working Together Toward Sustainable Community Health” by Karen Solheim. This free and public lecture …
UW-Madison Students Aim to Sustain Work on Island in Uganda
UW News Release — November 10, 2010 Aphids have long been a nuisance for farmers on an island in Uganda’s Lake Victoria, and the harsh chemicals used to keep the bugs away usually mean a …
November is International Opportunities Month
November 2010 features the 11th annual International Opportunities Month (IOM) on the UW-Madison campus, organized by a campus-wide committee of globally focused organizations, chaired by Center for International Business Education Research (CIBER). This event is …
UW-Madison a Top Producer of U.S. Fulbright Students
This week, the Chronicle of Higher Education released its 2010 Fulbright rankings. UW-Madison ranked 11th among U.S. research universities for number of Fulbrights awarded. In all, 14 UW-Madison students received Fulbright awards for the 2010-11 …