The UW–Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is an interdisciplinary research center focusing on the study of contemporary processes of economic globalization and its governance. WAGE pursues a four-fold mission aimed …
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Call for Abstracts & Save the Date: Sixth Annual Global Health Symposium
The Sixth Annual Global Health Symposium titled, “Wisconsin Ideas for Improving Global Health” will be held February 3, 2010, from 5-9 p.m. at the Health Sciences Learning Center, Room1306. Are you interested or engaged in …
Faculty Travel Grants In European Studies – Applications due December 9
Center for European Studies is pleased to announce that there are funds available for tenure-track faculty travel grants for conference attendance and international research in European Studies, including: • Several awards of approximately $600 for …
WAGE Advanced Dissertation Research Assistantships – Deadline December 4
The Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) is pleased to announce that it will award one or more doctoral research assistantships for spring semester 2010. Applications must be submitted no later than …
Returning Home to Restore Sight [Wisconsin State Journal]
Wednesday night, November 4, at the Marriott Madison West, the Combat Blindness Foundation (CBF) – founded in 1984 by Suresh Chandra, an ophthalmologist at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health – will celebrate …
Talk on “Agent of Change: Road Building and Global Positioning in Southwest China”- Event November 5
Zhou Yongming, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will present, “Agent of Change: Road Building and Global Positioning in Southwest China” Thursday, November 5, at 11 a.m. at the Pyle Center, Room …
Dr. Flavia Agnes to Speak on “Women’s Rights and Legal Advocacy in India” – Event November 10
The Gender and International Policy Research Circle and Transnational Applied Research in Gender Equity Training (TARGET) presents, “Women’s Rights and Legal Advocacy in India,” a talk by Dr. Flavia Agnes, attorney at the Bombay High …
Global Hot Spots: “Is Organic/Fair-trade Agriculture Sustainable? Observations from Mexico, Peru and Wisconsin” – Event November 13
The Global Hot Spots Lecture Series event will be on the topic “Is Organic/Fair-trade Agriculture Sustainable? Observations from Mexico, Peru and Wisconsin.” The event will be held Friday, November 13 from 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the …
Middle East Air-Quality Study Bridges Borders
UW-Madison News Release CONTACT: James Schauer, 608-262-4495, jschauer@engr.wisc.edu MADISON – An unprecedented effort to collect air pollution data in the Middle East has united researchers in a region mired in conflict. Scientists in Israel, …
UW-Madison a Leader in Fulbright Fellows with Top 10 Ranking
UW-Madison News – Continuing the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s strong tradition of global engagement, the campus is ranked once again in the top 10 of research institutions nationwide in the number of Fulbright Fellowships awarded to …