WSJ- Madison Students In France ‘all Safe’

The Students Are Advised Not To Venture Into The Riot-ridden Suburbs. Wisconsin State Journal Wednesday, November 9, 2005 YANA PASKOVA ypaskova@madison.com 608-252-6120 UW–Madison students studying amid the unrest in France are “all safe,” according to interim Director of International Academic Programs Catherine Meschievitz. Only three UW–Madison students currently reside in Paris, while 13 live around …

Aili Tripp and Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng on Wisconsin Public Radio

Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Here on Earth” with Jean Feraca In war-torn areas throughout the world, women’s bodies often become sites of violence at the hands of enemies and government soldiers. After three, on Here on Earth, join Jean Feraca and her guests for a conversation about women’s efforts to make peace in regions ravaged by …

Film: “Sophie Scholl: The Final Days”

by Barbara Wolff, UW–Madison Communications Smack in the middle of World War II, a group of German college students calling themselves The White Rose endeavored to stop Hitler and reclaim their country. Their plan of attack involved strategically distributing pamphlets, calling upon ordinary citizens to resist the Nazi regime. The story of The White Rose …

Two New International Studies Faculty to Work Across Disciplines

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: November 2, 2005 CONTACT: Ronnie Hess, Director of Communications, Division of International Studies, (608) 262-5590, rlhess@wisc.edu Two New International Studies Faculty to Work Across Disciplines Madison, WI – Until just a few months ago, Claire Wendland and Laura Schechter were not exactly your average graduate students but true to type were …

Study: Demographer reassesses Japanese marriage slump

Untitled Document Study: Demographer reassesses Japanese marriage slump October 24, 2005 by Paroma Basu, UW–Madison Communications It seems obvious to assume that marriage rates are waning in the industrialized world because women are more educated and financially independent than ever before. But sociologists say the connection is hardly so black or white. Rather, several studies …

UW-Madison establishes center for global health

UW–Madison has established a Center for Global Health, a joint initiative of the UW schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and the Division of International Studies. The center’s mission is to develop and support global health education, research and partnerships by building on UW–Madison’s extensive expertise in the health sciences and area and …

Professor makes an impact in Sudan human rights

Anthropology professor Sharon Hutchinson wants to expand the bubble that Americans live in. by Daniel Uttech, UW–Madison Communications “It’s OK to live in a bubble,” she says. “But people need to see through it. We are so privileged in this country.” Professor of anthropology Sharon Hutchinson leads a discussion about internally displaced people in Sudan, …

Special Guest Lecture Series at UW-Madison Examines US – North Korea Relations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: 10/17/2005 CONTACT: Christine Merritt, Center for East Asian Studies, cmerritt@wisc.edu SPECIAL GUEST LECTURE SERIES AT UW-MADISON EXAMINES US- NORTH KOREA RELATIONS Madison, WI – Although an agreement in principal concerning dismantlement of North Korea’s nuclear programs was reached last month in six-nation talks, North Korea is still identified by the U.S. …

Jeremi Suri on the Legacy of Korean War

In an op. ed. in the October 18, 2005 edition of Chosun Ibo, the leading Korean newspaper, UW–Madison professor Jeremi Suri writes about “the real history of the Korean War.”  Professor Suri argues that “high-level government records from Russia and China, released in the 1990s, reveal [that] the leaders of North Korea, the Soviet Union, …

German Marshall Fund Official to Speak on U.S. – Europe Relations

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE AT A LATER DATE. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: Friday, October 14, 2005 CONTACT: Elizabeth Covington, Executive Director, UW–Madison European Studies Alliance, 608.265.4766, eecovington@wisc.edu or info@europeanstudiesalliance.org GERMAN MARSHALL FUND OFFICIAL TO SPEAK ON U.S. –EUROPEAN RELATIONS Madison, WI – UW–Madison alumnus Ronald Asmus, a former senior member …