Category State & Global

UN official speaks on a range of international topics Feb. 24

February 22, 2011

Confronting the world’s urgent challenges — in some of today’s most forbidding regions — will be explored by a United Nations deputy chief in a…

UW-Madison campus partners host panel discussion on protests in Egypt

February 11, 2011

As events in Egypt continue to make headlines around the world, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is organizing to bring the discussion to campus. The Division of International Studies, the African Studies Program and the Middle East Studies Program will host a roundtable discussion on the mass protests against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his government.

StoryCorps to take part in UW–Madison Peace Corps event

February 8, 2011

StoryCorps, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to recording, preserving, and sharing the stories of Americans from all backgrounds and beliefs, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison from March 24-26 as part of "Peace Corps and Africa: 50 Years," an event honoring and assessing a half-century of volunteer service.

Panel explores WikiLeaks fallout

February 7, 2011

State secrets, information freedom, and technology's contentious role in democracy will be probed by three UW–Madison professors Thursday, Feb. 10 at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

UW-Madison ranks eighth in Peace Corps volunteers

February 3, 2011

For the 11th year in a row, UW–Madison has placed in the top tier of the Peace Corps' nationwide list of large schools producing Peace Corps volunteers.

Global Health Initiative sparks creative thinking with Incubator series

February 1, 2011

If ever there were a novel approach to a global health issue, Caitilyn Allen may have found it in a radio drama produced by the Ugandan agricultural extension.

UW-Madison suspends Egypt programs, students leave Alexandria

January 31, 2011

Note: As of 5:30 p.m. CST today, Monday, Jan. 31, the students in Alexandria had left the airport and were en route to Prague on…

UW-Madison has Egypt experts available for media

January 28, 2011

UW–Madison has faculty familiar with Egypt who can discuss its people and the current unrest in the country: Dustin Carell Cowell, professor and chair…

Chinese Champions to be featured on Big Ten Network

January 21, 2011

A new television feature show produced by the University of Wisconsin–Madison will showcase the success of the Chinese Champions Program for a Big Ten Network audience.

UW-Madison business school welcomes international real estate students

January 19, 2011

Thirteen students from around the world have converged at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to be part of a one-of-a-kind experience as the inaugural class of the Wisconsin Real Estate Program's Global Real Estate Master's program (GREM).

Report: Better milk prices helped Wisconsin dairy farmers begin to recover

January 19, 2011

Things couldn't have gone better for Wisconsin corn and soybean producers in 2010. For milk producers, they went a lot better than they did a year ago, according to University of Wisconsin–Madison agricultural economists in their 2011 Status of Wisconsin Agriculture report.

New online atlas to move bioenergy fuels from source to commodity

December 21, 2010

The market for bioenergy just got a boost from a collaborative effort to make existing biomass availability information widely available.

Chancellor Martin’s outreach to China: Why there and why now?

December 10, 2010

Chinese athletes prepare to depart after successful semester

December 8, 2010

The 2010 Chinese Champions program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is winding up a highly successful inaugural session amid news that the innovative exchange has been extended for three additional years.

High school students of Arabic visit UW–Madison

December 6, 2010

A campus visit on Wednesday, Dec. 8, by 30 high school students of Arabic will unite a U.S. Department of State program and several language and culture initiatives at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

TIP/Anthony Shadid lecture

November 30, 2010

11/30/10 TO: Media representatives FROM: Stacy Forster, University Communications, (608) 262-0930 RE: TIP/ANTHONY SHADID LECTURE

Connecting with outdoors, nature top motivation for Wisconsin hunters, survey finds

November 22, 2010

A recent survey conducted by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found that the most important motivations for hunters in Wisconsin are spending time outdoors and being close to nature.

UW-Madison in top 10 in national study-abroad ranking

November 16, 2010

Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, an increase that exceeds the national average. What's more, they are choosing to study in previously non-traditional destinations such as China and India.

Chancellor Martin reflects on November Asia trip

November 15, 2010

Chancellor Biddy Martin recently returned from a 12-day trip to Beijing, Hong Kong, Taipei and reports that the university’s presence and visibility in East Asia is continuing to grow stronger.

International Education Week underscores importance of language, culture study

November 12, 2010

Coming on the heels of University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin's return from East Asia, International Education Week from Nov. 15-19 offers students, faculty and staff an opportunity to reflect on how best to prepare for careers in a fast changing, interconnected world.