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The International Institute, Division of International Studies, and Global Studies are pleased to announce the 2009-10 competition for International Institute Research Circles. Research Circles provide up to three years of funding to UW faculty to develop research initiatives that bring together scholars from several disciplines working on broad thematic issues of contemporary and historical concern …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Global Health is pleased to announce that funding support is available for UW faculty and staff for educational and research travel that relates to the mission of the Center for Global Health. Applications are due November 10, 2009. Please see the Center for Global Health Educational and Research Travel …
UW–Madison News (Oct. 7, 2009) – In elementary school, most Wisconsin residents probably looked ahead to language study as an “either-or” proposition: a few years of high school French or Spanish, maybe German. Lucky ones, depending on the school, might get Chinese, Japanese, or Russian. So much for those choices. On a recent visit to …
The Division of International Studies; Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER); Brazil Initiative; and Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies (LACIS) regret to announce that the upcoming visit (Wednesday, October 21) by Brazilian Ambassador Antonio de Aguiar Patriota has been canceled. For more information, please contact Sarah Ripp at 608-262-0616 or skripp@wisc.edu. Ambassador …
Language for Life is hosting the event “How Language Learning and the Peace Corps Influenced my Life” which will take place Tuesday, October 20 from 4-5 p.m. in the On Wisconsin Room at the Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street. Language for Life is a program of the Language Institute that gives current students the opportunity …
Members of the Division of International Studies Dean’s Advisory Board came from across the United States and abroad for their annual meeting on September 25, 2009. During the meeting, Dean of International Studies Gilles Bousquet brought members up-to-date on the evolution of the strategic plan they had established together in 2003. The plan has at …
On September 24, 2009, the Division of International Studies and the Wisconsin China Initiative hosted a panel discussion on “China and the Global Economic Crisis.” The panel, which took place after the annual meeting of the Wisconsin China Initiative advisory board, featured UW faculty members John Ohnesorge (Law) , Edward Friedman (Political Science) , and …
UW–Madison News (Oct. 5, 2009) – A recent assessment of the research impact of scientists at more than 4,000 universities around the world ranked those at the University of Wisconsin–Madison No. 20. The ranking by the international information vendor Thomson Reuters relied on a common technique called citation counts. When scientists mention the existing research …
“Seeding Inclusive Excellence” is the theme for this year’s 2009 Diversity Forum, which will be held at the Memorial Union, Thursday, October 8, 2009. UW–Madison is excited to welcome a number of visitors who will be with us throughout the day and who represent some of the most talented researchers, scholars, and thought leaders nationwide …
Global Studies in Higher Education, a joint venture of Global Studies and the Division of International Studies, welcomed Dr. Abdul Khan, assistant director-general for Communication and Information of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , to their fall 2009 distinguished speaker series. Dr. Khan, who has led UNESCO’s Communication and Information Sector …