University of Wisconsin–Madison
by Jordana Lenon, UW Communications Meeting stem cell experts from around the world, unique networking opportunities, and a public day of outreach await those attending the World Stem Cell Summit and related events Sept. 21-23 in Madison, Wis. This is not your typical scientific meeting. The entire summit is open to anyone. In the past, …
University of Wisconsin Law School Professor John Ohnesorge has been named Co-Director of the new UW–Madison China Initiative, which is designed to promote global competence and to advance internationalization with respect to China. The Initiative, announced by the UW–Madison Division of International Studies in 2008, has brought together a group of outstanding faculty, alumni, and …
By Mara Hvistendahl, The Chronicle of Higher Education When Seo Ming-jun came to Shanghai Jiaotong University five years ago to study Chinese, she was planning to stay a year, then return to her native Seoul to complete her undergraduate degree. But halfway through the year she liked China so much that she applied for a …
by Jessi Polsky, The Badger Herald University of Wisconsin senior Elizabeth Yurish was feeding elephants in Tsitsikamma National Park, South Africa, while thousands of miles away, fellow UW senior Erica Efron attempted to navigate the narrow medieval streets of Prague, Czech Republic. Every year, thousands of students stuff their backpacks, grab their passports and hop …
The Human Rights Initiative at the University of Wisconsin, Madison is pleased to sponsor new course development grants to further course offerings on human rights on campus. The grants will be available to tenure-track and tenured faculty in all disciplines. The purpose of the grants is to develop new human rights content, which can come …
Todd Finkelmeyer, The Capital Times After nearly two decades of preparation, dozens of University of Wisconsin–Madison scientists and engineers are eagerly anticipating Wednesday’s scheduled startup of the Large Hadron Collider — billed as the largest physics experiment in history. This $10 billion endeavor is a collaboration of thousands of scientists and engineers from around the …
By: Abby Sears, The Daily Cardinal The Kikkoman Foundation is giving $100,000 in scholarships to environmental studies students as part of the partnership with UW–Madison. Officials and business leaders from both Wisconsin and Japan gathered Tuesday to celebrate the opening of an innovative new Kikkoman research facility in University Research Park. Gov. Jim Doyle, Madison …
The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for €300,000 (ca. $450,000) from the European Commission in Brussels renewing its funding through 2011. “Since the establishment of the Wisconsin European Union Center, our University has emerged as one of the major centers of European Studies in the United …
Warfare recently erupted in the Caucasus. On Aug. 7, 2008, the Republic of Georgia sent troops into South Ossetia in an attempt to regain control of that breakaway, pro-Moscow province, while Russian forces responded with tanks, troops, and bombing raids, both in South Ossetia and in Georgia proper. Since hostilities broke out, Russia and Georgia …
by Quinn Kampschroer, The Badger Herald Hundreds of students attended the Multicultural Student Center’s 27th Multicultural Orientation Reception Friday, an event consisting of fairs, a multicultural showcase and a dance. The evening’s theme was “Mind, Body and Soul: Making Every Experience Count,” to reflect the challenge “to make the very most of your experience here …