University of Wisconsin–Madison
Gilles Bousquet has been dean of International Studies and director of the International Institute since 2002 and is a professor of French. When the institute was founded 10 years ago as a joint initiative of the Division of International Studies and the College of Letters and Science, he was program director of the European Studies …
by Brian Mattmiller, UW–Madison Communications Scott Straus became a foreign correspondent stationed in central Africa in 1995, one year after one of the most unspeakable crimes in modern history: A swift genocide campaign in Rwanda that killed a half-million people. Straus says what he saw as a journalist left him with many questions about how …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Monday, March 20, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM Madison, WI – Thanks to a new, first-of-its-kind program at UW–Madison, a core group of undergraduates will soon be able to experience what it’s like to …
by Terry Devitt, UW–Madison Communications In an effort to bolster what is already recognized as one of the world’s top programs of influenza research, UW–Madison announced today plans to launch a new Institute for Influenza Viral Research. The $9 million initiative includes the development of 20,000 square feet of new research space for flu research, …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 9, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CONFERENCE TO EXPLORE GLOBAL BIOLOGICAL THREATS Madison, WI – Leading government and academic experts from Washington, D.C. and Madison will address key issues and questions surrounding global biological threats in an all-day symposium on …
Untitled Document FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: March 8, 2006 CONTACT: David Morgan, Professor, UW–Madison, Dept. of History, and director of the Middle East Studies program, (608) 262-6117; or Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu UW-MADISON CONFERENCE TO EXAMINE CHANGE IN THE MIDDLE EAST Madison, WI – The UW–Madison’s Middle …
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Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Monday, March 6, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu or Dianna Murphy, Acting Director, Language Institute, (608) 262-1575, diannamurphy@wisc.edu UW-MADISON TO OFFER 32 LANGUAGES IN SUMMER 2006 OFFERINGS Madison, WI – The UW–Madison, a national leader in language education, will offer …
Untitled Document Hon Ip, director of the United States Geological Survey’s Diagnostic Virology Laboratory at the National Wildlife Health Center in Madison, Wisconsin, discusses avian flu on NPR. Ip is participating in the Global Biological Threats Symposium in April.. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4967188
Untitled Document NEWS ADVISORY DATE: Monday, March 6, 2006 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies. UW–Madison, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu MIDDLE EAST STUDIES ANNOUNCES UNDERGRADUATE CERTIFICATE Madison, WI – Beginning in September 2006, UW–Madison undergraduates will be able to earn a certificate in Middle East Studies, the Middle East Studies program of …