University of Wisconsin–Madison
Friday, May 9 at 8am at the Pyle Center. Betty Rambur Ace Fellow, Office of the Provost University of Wisconsin–Madison Dean, College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Vermont Abstract: Global partnerships with multinational teams are increasingly referenced as a means to approach the world’s most pressing problems. This interactive session details an empirically …
CONTACT: B. Venkat Mani, bvmani@global.wisc.edu, 608-265-2631 UW–Madison’s nine area and international studies programs, in partnership with Wisconsin Public Radio, and the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) have received a generous grant from the Social Science Research Council (SSRC) for an interactive program that will support public dissemination of scholarship on the topic of Islam. The …
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, March 12 Just a day after the University of Wisconsin’s patent licensing arm won a government ruling upholding a pair of key stem cell patents, Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle announced Wednesday that Madison will host a world gathering of stem cell researchers, advocates and investors later this year. The World …
by Kristin Czubkowski, UW–Madison Communications Students interested in joining Engineers Without Borders can attend the organization’s next meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, in 1800 Engineering Hall. Katie Simon had a lot to be nervous about in March 2007 when she became the president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of Engineers Without Borders …
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 short term awards for research of 1-2 months or one semester in duration, depending on the needs of the research. …
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 a competition for new initiatives in International Studies. I. Research Circles The International Institute Research Circles join together groups of …
Program aims to improve America’s ability to recruit foreign graduate students. Read the article in the Chronicle of Higher Education
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 the University of Wisconsin–Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. The ease of manufacturing biodiesel from vegetable oils and animal fats …
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 regularly consume food that was produced through genetic engineering. With the exception perhaps of the local organic food cooperative and …
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 Division of International Studies announced today. The grants are being made possible through the International Institute with generous support from …