Tag: China

Center for East Asian Studies Opens Lunar New Year With Talk in Stoughton

The Center for East Asian Studies (CEAS) kicked off the Year of the Horse with a presentation on Tuesday, Feb 17 at Atmus Filtration Technologies and Cummins offices in Stoughton, Wisconsin. CEAS project assistants Jimin Gim (Sociology doctoral student) and Andrew Liu (History, Class of 2023) offered comments to an audience of about 70 employees (from both Atmus and Cummins, which …

The Power Dynamics and Stakeholder Effects in the Legislative Process of Philanthropy Lawmaking in China

How did the engagement of various stakeholders affect the legislative process resulting in the Charity Law of the People’s Republic of China? This article employs methods of participant observation, expert consultation and qualitative document analysis to find an answer. Results indicate that the power distribution in the legislative process was neither uniform nor one-directional. Power …

Spring 2022 grad: Guolong Liang inspired to pursue international ag development

Guolong Liang, who grew up in northwestern China, will be graduating with a master’s degree in horticulture in spring 2022. In this Q&A, Liang talks about making the decision to pursue horticulture, the benefits of being a part of the UW–Madison Plant Sciences Graduate Student Council, and his plans to work in international agricultural development …

UW–Madison’s Nathan to serve on advisory committee at Chinese University of Hong Kong

UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan has been invited to serve as an advisor on the Advisory Committee of the Centre for University and School Partnership (CUSP) in the Faculty of Education at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Nathan is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology… Read the full …

Researchers from around the world visit the School to research antimicrobial resistance, cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, and pharmacy history

The University of Wisconsin–Madison is world-renowned for its research enterprise, ranking consistently among the top universities in the nation and around the globe, and the UW–Madison School of Pharmacy is an integral contributor. Professors, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars from around the world visit the School of Pharmacy each year to study alongside our faculty, …

Chancellor speaks on COVID-19 research at Nanjing Tech Week 2020

“Chinese scientists are currently leading several of the most promising research projects at UW–Madison related to COVID-19,” said UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, as part of her recorded remarks at last week’s “Nanjing Tech Week 2020,” held in the city of Nanjing, capital of China’s Jiangsu Province. Chancellor Blank’s comments concluded the morning session of “Innovative …

Panel discussion highlights tariffs, trade tensions, and Wisconsin ag

Trade tensions between the United States and China have had a broad impact worldwide, and Wisconsin is no exception. Tariffs and unease are affecting Wisconsin trade, and producers of signature commodities are feeling the repercussions. These issues were the topic of a panel discussion held on June 18, “U.S.–China Trade Tensions: What’s at Stake for …

Higher education workshop collaboration with Peking University enters fifth year

“The U.S. and China need each other,” Blank said in her opening remarks at the fifth Peking University-University of Wisconsin Workshop on Higher Education. “And our universities need each other.  We both have things to bring to the table.  It is a bilateral relationship: we both need to educate our country’s top students to live …

Professor Nienhauser Honored at Nanjing University Literature Conference

An international literature conference hosted by Nanjing University provided an opportunity to recognize UW–Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser. At a special ceremony Friday, May 24, Nanjing University leaders gave Professor Nienhauser the new title of adjunct professor, recognizing his years of work to translate into English and annotate a key …

John Ohnesorge Partners with Nanjing University Faculty to Bring IP Workshop to China

Building on two decades of collaboration, teams from the law schools at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and Nanjing University held a joint workshop on intellectual property May 23 in Nanjing, the capital of China’s Jiangsu Province. “As two of the world’s top research universities, UW and Nanjing University are centers for discovery and innovation,” said …