The deadline for the UW-Madison/University of Bonn graduate fellowship program has been extended. The new deadline is Noon on MONDAY, APRIL 14, 2008. There are two types of awards available: one academic year award; several …
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Call for Proposals
Call for Research Circles, Seminar Series, Strategic Speakers, and Development Funds For complete information on these opportunities, click here. The International Institute, with generous support from the Division of International Studies and Global Studies, announces …
New Fulbright Grant Brings Scientists to U.S.
Program aims to improve America’s ability to recruit foreign graduate students. Read the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education
Researchers examine world’s potential to produce biodiesel
by Madeline Fisher, UW-Madison Communications What do the countries of Thailand, Uruguay and Ghana have in common? They all could become leading producers of the emerging renewable fuel known as biodiesel, says a study from …
New book looks at public perception and media treatment of GMOs
by Terry Devitt, UW-Madison Communications Although the vast majority of Americans are blithely unaware, the United States and its system of food production is irreversibly hitched to modern biotechnology. In short, most people unwittingly and …
New research awards announced to UW-Madison faculty, staff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu, (608) 262-5590 Madison, WI – New research grants totaling nearly $140,000 have been awarded to UW-Madison faculty and staff, the …
Humanities scholars earn fellowships for international research
Four scholars in the College of Letters and Science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison were named recipients of the 2006-2007 American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS) fellowships. The ACLS is a private, non-profit federation that …
New certificate prepares students for global change
Graduate students intrigued by large-scale environmental challenges like climate change will have a new opportunity this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies will introduce a graduate-level Certificate on Humans …
Research by UW-Madison students points to arctic strategies for Norway
Plans for sustainable development in Norway’s arctic region got a boost this month with the release of a study by University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate students. Research findings by a group of students in the La …
UW Fulbrighter to study in China
By Karen Faster, La Follette School La Follette School student Allison Quatrini is off to China for 14 months, thanks to a Fulbright scholarship. The international public affairs scholar also won the Critical Language Enhancement …