Category State & Global
Evidence unearthed of earliest African slaves in New World
Digging in a colonial era graveyard in one of the oldest European cities in Mexico, archaeologists have found what they believe are the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. The remains date between the late-16th century and the mid-17th century, not long after Columbus first set foot in the Americas. Read More
Brazilian dance to enliven Union
Should your taste run more to samba than jig, three bands will perform authentic Brazilian music on Friday, Feb. 3. Read More
Chinese students, scholars set to ring in New Year
Legend has it that Buddha invited all the animals to meet him on the first day of the New Year. Only a dozen came. Buddha assigned a year to each of the twelve, and announced that people born in a particular year would assume some of the characteristics of its animal. Read More
UW-Madison ranks as top-producing Peace Corps institution
Alumni of UW–Madison and the Peace Corps continue to have a strong historical bond. Since the program's inception in 1961, UW–Madison has produced thousands of volunteers. And today, for the 20th consecutive year, UW–Madison takes the top spot, with 104 volunteers currently serving in the field. Read More
Canada and Canada-U.S. relations will get spotlight Feb. 1-2
Canada, the world's second-largest country in total area, and Wisconsin's most important international trading partner, will be the focus of a series of talks and a film on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 1-2, at UW–Madison. Read More
Australian consul-general to visit campus
Bob Charles, Australia's consul-general in Chicago, will visit UW–Madison on Jan. 31 and meet with the chancellor, the dean of international studies, as well as students, faculty and staff. Read More
New course explores the ubiquitous vampire legend
About 30 undergraduates at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will get a ... taste ... of how cultures spread through one of the world's most potent and long-lived icons. Read More
New international courses attract wide range of students
Several new international studies courses will be offered at UW–Madison in spring 2006, reflecting new faculty scholarship at the university as well as increased student interest in a wide range of international studies courses. Read More
McCoy book chosen as first in ‘Beyond our Borders’ series
Alfred McCoy’s “A Question of Torture: CIA Interrogation, From the Cold War to the War on Terror” will lead the next “World Beyond our Borders” series, sponsored by the International Institute and Borders book store. Read More
Hip-hop from Africa performs at Union Theater
In Wolof, a language of Senegal, “Daara J” means “school of life.” It also means socially conscious political hip-hop in Senegal, thanks to the efforts of the band Daara J. Madison will be able to hear what hip-hop sounds like in Senegal as the trio performs at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, in the Wisconsin Union Theater. Read More
Author explores CIA connections to torture tactics
A professor of history at the UW–Madison has authored a book available this month that explores evidence of a 50-year legacy of U.S. government-sponsored forms of psychological torture. Read More
A mystery mineral collection finds a way home
The old wooden cigar box was left on the museum doorstep. Inside was a small collection of minerals, a piece of petrified wood, a prehistoric stone knife, and some loose antique labels. But the box also harbored a puzzle. Where did the collection come from? To whom did the minerals belong? Read More
As Amazon’s tree line recedes, malaria-wielding mosquitoes buzz in
Scientists have long known that chronic deforestation can spawn a jungle of environmental woes. But now, a study confirms that vanishing forests inflict more than environmental damage: they may cause human diseases, too. Read More
Cooperatives providing an economic lifeline
Come January, UW–Madison Professor Ann Hoyt will once more head to the nation of Ghana in Sub-Saharan Africa, to continue her work of documenting consumer cooperatives around the globe. Read More
UW-Madison views on the tsunami anniversary
A number of faculty, students and alumni of UW–Madison have keen, firsthand perspectives on the anniversary of the tsunami in Southeast Asia, based on recent trips to the region and assistance with relief efforts. Read More
African political cartoons have a subversive edge
Teju Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a fellow this semester at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, is working on a book about a particular form of subversion: the political cartoon. Read More
UW forges new ties with Indian educators, researchers
The president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, announced today an unprecedented research and education collaboration between the Indian government, several Indian universities, three international corporations and 15 U.S. universities, including UW–Madison. Read More
New maps reveal the human footprint on Earth
As global populations swell, farmers are cultivating more and more land in a desperate bid to keep pace with the ever-intensifying needs of humans. As a result, agricultural activity now dominates more than a third of the Earth's landscape and has emerged as one of the central forces of global environmental change, say scientists at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment. Read More
Gift to establish project on Judaism and the arts
The Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madison will be expanding its mandate under a major grant from Marvin and Mildred Conney. Read More
Singapore Film Festival showcases culture through cinema
The work of up-and-coming filmmakers from Singapore will be featured at the 2005 Singapore Film Festival. Read More