Category State & Global
High school students of Arabic visit UW–Madison
December 6, 2010A 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, 201011/30/10 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, 2010A 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, 2010Record 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, 2010Chancellor 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, 2010Coming 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.
World Languages Day inspires high school students to explore
November 11, 2010Since World Languages Day began in 2002, renowned professor Harold Scheub has roused the crowd with his tales of crossing the African continent in search of stories and folk tales.
UW-Madison students aim to sustain work on island in Uganda
November 10, 2010Aphids have long been a nuisance for farmers on an island in Uganda's Lake Victoria, and the harsh chemicals used to keep the bugs away usually mean a crop of small, wilted plants.
Trove of Taiwanese classic films donated to UW–Madison
November 10, 2010New 35mm prints of 30 of some of the most celebrated Chinese-language feature films have been donated to the University of Wisconsin–Madison by various film studios in Taiwan with the help of the Taiwanese government.
UW-Madison research informs upcoming EPA coal-combustion ruling
November 9, 2010To some people, coal-combustion products such as fly ash and bottom ash are hazardous waste, fit only for sophisticated disposal. Others, particularly in the electric power industry, benefit from selling them as key additives in sustainable construction materials such as concrete.
Engineers team up with Trek for cycling research
November 8, 2010During a long bike ride, it's not unusual for cyclists to experience hand or finger numbness, a very common condition known as cyclist's palsy. The condition ranges from mild tingling to, sometimes, long-term nerve damage and hand muscle atrophy over time.
Friction stir welding fuses engineering research and Wisconsin industry
November 5, 2010U.S. naval ships usually conjure images of aircraft carriers or other large vessels far out to sea. The USS Freedom (LCS 1), however, is able to enter water as shallow as 14 feet. This gives sailors an unprecedented level of access to regions where the U.S. military is present, such as the Persian Gulf.
Chancellor conducts TelePresence meeting from China
November 5, 2010As part of her trip to China and Taiwan, Chancellor Biddy Martin helped to inaugurate a cutting-edge videoconferencing device now available to the greater UW–Madison campus community.
UW-Madison chancellor returning to Greater China
November 1, 2010University of Wisconsin–Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of UW–Madison faculty and staff to Greater China, with stops in Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei.
Law School teams with Asian universities to award executive master’s degrees
October 28, 2010The East China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Wisconsin Law School are working together to offer a program to award executive master's degrees in law.
Entrepreneur translates research into health solutions
October 21, 2010David Beebe’s quest is innovation, both in the laboratory and the marketplace. David Beebe, an electrical engineer turned cancer researcher, says the…
Nazi fighter, alumna honored in exhibit, lecture
October 13, 2010Mildred Fish-Harnack, a famous University of Wisconsin–Madison alumna who was the only American executed in Nazi Germany as an underground conspirator on orders of Adolf Hitler, is being honored in an exhibit opening today (Oct. 13) and a lecture Friday, Oct. 15.
New York Times columnist to deliver talk on Afghan war
October 6, 2010New York Times columnist Bob Herbert will deliver the University of Wisconsin Law School's annual Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 21.
19 students receive Fulbright awards for research overseas
September 27, 2010The Fulbright U.S. Student program, the country's flagship program for international exchange, has awarded fellowships to 14 University of Wisconsin–Madison students. Additionally, five students have received funding from the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program.
UW-Madison kicks off emerging powers events with focus on Brazil
September 22, 2010Brazilian Foreign Trade Secretary Welber Barral and the Consul General of Brazil in Chicago, Ambassador João Almino, will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on…