University of Wisconsin–Madison
by Sandra Knisely, UW-Communications A film crew representing a Japanese public broadcast station will be on the College of Engineering campus on Thursday and Friday, Feb. 26-27, to interview participants from Innovation Day, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s annual invention competition. The crew from New York-based TopSpin Creative Corporation is developing a program for the Gakusei …
by Brian Mattmiller, UW Communications If ignorance of history makes one more likely to repeat it, as the saying goes, then the stakes of historical knowledge are at their highest when involving military strategy and war. A new summer course at UW–Madison will examine the successes and failures of America’s foreign policy “grand strategy” during …
Jeff Colman, a 1970 history graduate from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will visit campus Monday, March 9, and give a free public talk about his experience representing prisoners held at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba. Colman will discuss “Guantánamo and The Rule of Law” with a question-and-answer session hosted by the College …
The length of time students study overseas has no significant impact on whether they become globally engaged later in life, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, a conclusion that is sure to add fuel to the already fiery debate over the efficacy of increasingly popular short-term study-abroad programs. The findings of the …
Many analysts have argued that a rapidly changing global context has created new challenges for developing countries and for developmental states. Especially since the formation of the WTO, many of the strategies formerly used to promote economic growth and development seem problematic; policy-makers and scholars are increasingly asking what new strategies have worked, or might …
Announcing the L&S Honors First Annual Social Justice Conference Call for Abstracts! We are looking for students who want to share about what they care about! We feel that our society is at a very significant crossroads in history. At this moment the world community faces both tremendous challenges and tremendous opportunities, the UW–Madison campus included. Lead by the L&S Honors Program, the …
by Kerry Hill, UW–Madison Communications The Singapore Ministry of Education has awarded a four-year, $3.5 million contract to the Center on Education and Work (CEW) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Education for localizing CEW’s WISCareers and CareerLocker online career-information systems for use in Singapore schools. “Singapore continues to engage in world-class educational innovations, …
Building Guanxi (relationships) , Doing Business, and More Tuesday, March 3 5:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Imperial Garden Restaurant 2039 Allen Boulevard, Middleton Registration Required, Fee $40 Professor Xiaojun Wang, visiting scholar from Wuhan, China Join Professor Xiaojun Wang, visiting scholar from Wuhan, China, for a presentation and discussion on how to conduct business in …
Professor Majid Al-Haj Vice President and Dean of Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Haifa Head, the Center for Multiculturalism and Educational Research Wednesday, February 25th at 12 noon 336 Ingraham Hall The talk addresses the issue of the Palestinian-Israel conflict and the possibilities for peace from a unique point of view. While …
Each year, International Student Services holds the International Student Essay Contest. This year’s theme was “U.S. Elections: What Do You See?” This year’s winners are: First Place: Bingzhi Zhao from China “I am an undergraduate student transferred from China. My major is economics and mathematics. I am here to explore and discover America, and I …