Category State & Global

Acting Peace Corps director to visit UW–Madison campus

November 19, 2012

Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet — accompanied by her husband, Steve Radelet, chief economist of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) — will be in Madison on Monday, Nov. 26, for two public appearances. Read More

Study sees reduced C-section births in Amish Community

November 16, 2012

A birthing center set up specifically for women in a Wisconsin Amish community may point the way to reducing the high rate of cesarean-section births in the United States, according to a new study. Read More

Worldwide Universities Network hosts ‘Ideas and Universities’ virtual seminar series

November 15, 2012

The Ideas and Universities Project of the Worldwide Universities Network (WUN) is sponsoring a virtual seminar series that brings together leading higher education scholars from around the world to consider the roles of universities in the global knowledge economy and the evolving identity of university teacher-researchers and their changing roles in institutions of higher learning. Read More

Wisconsin Idea anniversary shirts for sale

November 14, 2012

Shirts marking the 100th official birthday of the Wisconsin Idea are available from the La Follette School Student Association. Read More

UW–Madison ranks among top 10 in study abroad participation

November 12, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to rank among the national leaders in the number of students studying abroad, with 2,159 students studying outside the United States for academic credit in 2010-11, according to the 2012 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Read More

Indian Graduate Students’ Association hosts Diwali Night 2012

November 6, 2012

The Indian Graduate Students' Association (IGSA) at UW–Madison will celebrate Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights, by hosting Diwali Night 2012 on Sunday, Nov. 11 at the Overture Center at 7 p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Read More

Cheap, simple bacteria test could spare newborns deadly infections

November 1, 2012

For babies, the trip from the womb to the outside world is a transition from a blank, sterile slate to host for what will eventually be trillions of microscopic organisms. Read More

UW–Madison students, faculty receive 2012-13 Fulbright Program grants

October 23, 2012

A group of University of Wisconsin–Madison students and faculty have received 2012-13 grants from the Fulbright Program, the country's flagship program for international educational exchange. Read More

Moroccan pioneer in women’s rights to speak on aftermath of Arab Spring

October 23, 2012

Fatima Sadiqi, who founded a women's organization working on family law reforms and women's rights in her native Morocco, will speak on "North African Women's Rights in the Aftermath of the Arab Spring" as this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

UW prof’s award-winning ‘Slow Violence’ gives voice to global struggle

October 18, 2012

The cover of Rob Nixon's new book features black smoke, drifting across a dreary cityscape. Read More

New monument pays tribute to the Wisconsin Idea

October 12, 2012

A granite boulder with a bronze plaque honoring the Wisconsin Idea is the newest addition to Bascom Hill, courtesy of the Class of 2012. Read More

Professor, innovator featured at Tuesday celebration

October 9, 2012

University of Wisconsin–Madison Journalism and Mass Communication Professor Young Mie Kim sprung up as an innovator in action even before the Year of Innovation dawned this week on campus. Read More

Seeing sound from all angles at Wisconsin Science Fest

September 26, 2012

Sound can be an incredibly powerful experience, able to dominate our attention, convey information, transport us from the here and now or add or relieve tension and emotion. Read More

UW-Madison joins initiative to provide language instruction for ROTC cadets

September 26, 2012

The University of Wisconsin–Madison has joined more than 25 other universities nationwide in an effort to help address the U.S. military's need for critical language specialists who understand foreign cultures and can communicate in regions of strategic and economic importance. Read More

Wisconsin China Initiative welcomes new director, seeks new connections

September 24, 2012

The Wisconsin China Initiative (WCI) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is ramping up efforts to engage with faculty and staff across campus to promote interests and coordinate activities in the Greater China region as Nicole Huang, professor of Chinese literature and visual culture, takes over as director. Read More

Global House Party to celebrate Peace Corps experiences, seek new volunteers

September 21, 2012

The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin–Madison and the Peace Corps Campus Recruiting Office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are hosting a Global House Party to celebrate the anniversary of congressional action to create the Peace Corps, share experiences and encourage future generations to carry on the strong Peace Corps tradition at UW–Madison and across Wisconsin. Read More