Lecture: Food Security and Bioenergy

Roy F. Weston Distinguished Lecture Series in Sustainability “Food Security and Bioenergy: Approaches to assess a complex relationship – Experiences from FAO’s work in Tanzania” Presented by Andreas von Brandt, UN Food and Agriculture Organization Date: Monday, March 30 Time: 4:30 pm Location: 1106 Mechanical Engineering, 1513 University Ave. We are pleased to announce that …

German Ambassador to the U.S. Visits UW-Madison

Press Release DATE: March 20, 2009 CONTACT: Masarah Van Eyck, (608) 262-5590, mvaneyck2@international.wisc.edu Madison-German Ambassador Klaus Scharioth will give a public lecture on April 1 at UW–Madison entitled “The Transatlantic Agenda – A German Perspective.” He will also deliver the keynote address at the German-American International Symposium “Excursions in German-American Studies: Celebrating 25 Years at …

The Global Financial Crisis and Implications for Wisconsin

Mark Copelovitch, Political Science Menzie Chinn, La Follette School of Public Affairs Darian Ibrahim, UW Law School Wednesday, March 25 2:45 PM – 5:30 PM Reception 5:30 PM – 6:00 PM Lubar Commons Law School Registration Requested. CLE credit for Wisconsin attorneys pending. About the event: Due to globalization, international society is rapidly shrinking with …

8th Annual International Bioethics Forum: Sustainability

April 23-24, 2009 BioPharmaceutical Technology Center (Promega) Madison, WI Registration Required, Scholarships Available ABOUT THE EVENT: Join us for a lively two days of information-sharing and discussion regarding this important – and often challenging (and sometimes controversial) – topic!  This year’s program is designed to allow participants to explore these questions: How do we define …

Silk Road Ensemble Concert

The Central Asian Student Association (CASA) and the Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) invite you to a celebration of Nawruz, the traditional Central Asian New Year, with a free concert by the “Silk Road Ensemble!” Date and Time: Thursday, April 2 at 7:30 P.M. Location: Great Hall of the Memorial Union, …

Announcing the Baltic Studies Summer Institute

The Center for Russia, East Europe, and Central Asia (CREECA) and the Department of Scandinavian Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will host the Baltic Studies Summer Institute (BALSSI) in the summer of 2009 (June 15-August 7, 2009). Elementary Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian language courses will be offered, as well as lectures (in English) on …

Sustaining Study Abroad [Inside Higher Education]

By Elizabeth Redden, Inside Higher Education Sustainable study abroad. “It almost seems like an oxymoron,” says Daniel Greenberg, executive director of Living Routes, an Amherst, Mass.-based provider that runs study abroad programs in eco-villages. The perception of paradox, Greenberg says, has in some ways frozen the field. The prevailing sense is this: “You can’t be …

Five Colleges Win Diversity Award [The Badger Herald]

UW–Madison fails to make list, looks to increase efforts on campus to gain ranking By Courtney Stacy, The Badger Herald Five colleges and universities across the nation were awarded Tuesday for their outstanding efforts to promote internationally friendly campuses — but the University of Wisconsin not being one of them. The NAFSA Association of International …

Thai Delegate Has Strong Madison Ties [The Wisconsin State Journal]

Doug Moe, The Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday evening, at the Sa-Bai Thong restaurant on Odana Road, a distinguished-looking visitor from Thailand eased into a booth and smiled broadly as he was handed a copy of a newspaper story four decades old. Pongsak Payakvichien is a legend in journalism in Thailand. When the Wisconsin Alumni Association …

Students Start Charity Library Program After Studying Abroad in Maua, Kenya [The Daily Cardinal]

By: Andrea Carlson /The Daily Cardinal – March 9, 2009 UW–Madison students began a charity program in Kenya after visiting the country on a study abroad program last spring. When twelve UW–Madison students traveled to Kenya through a study abroad program in the spring of 2008, they had no idea how much the experience would affect …