Category State & Global
Poll: Many state anglers unaware of laws to prevent spread of invasive species
Many anglers in Wisconsin are unaware of laws designed to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species and protect the state's lakes and rivers, according to a recent statewide poll. Read More
TIP/Haiti experts
Tens of thousands are feared dead after the devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti this week. These UW–Madison experts can provide context and analysis for interested media. Read More
UW-Madison in top 10 in national study-abroad ranking
Record numbers of University of Wisconsin–Madison students are earning some of their academic credit abroad, with a participation rate that far exceeds the national average. What is more, they are increasingly choosing to study in previously non-traditional destinations such as China and India. Read More
UW-Madison students seek international life, outlook
Before leaving for Ireland last September, University of Wisconsin–Madison student Sarah Zink wrote about her expectations of the study abroad experience that awaited her. Read More
School of Business launches Global Real Estate Master program
The Wisconsin School of Business will attract some of the brightest real estate students from the top business schools in Asia, Europe and Latin America with a highly innovative Global Real Estate Master (GREM) program. Read More
UW-Madison students foster community development on island in Uganda
Eleven University of Wisconsin–Madison students working on an island in Uganda's Lake Victoria knew they were making a difference when a member of the country's parliament came to check out the fledgling girls' soccer team they had helped put together. Read More
Programs make a case for global engagement
When the Soviet Union launched its first Sputnik satellite in 1957, it effectively defeated the United States in the first round of the space race. And while the United States responded in kind with Pioneer 1, it also transformed its Cold War engagement by launching a terrestrial initiative — one that involved UW–Madison back then and does so to this day. Read More
Collaboration to enhance patient safety during blood collection, transfusion
The National Institute of Health (NIH), Health and Human Services has awarded a $1.4 million Small Business Technology Transfer grant to SysLogic Inc., the UW RFID Laboratory and the BloodCenter of Wisconsin. Read More
UW-Madison a leader in Fulbright Fellows with top 10 ranking
Continuing the University of Wisconsin–Madison's strong tradition of global engagement, the campus is ranked once again in the top 10 of research institutions nationwide in the number of Fulbright Fellowships awarded to students. Read More
Educational forum to bring awareness to U.N. Millenium Development Goals
The Millenium Development Goals Awareness Project (MDGAP) will host an educational forum from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 22, in the Great Hall in Memorial Union. Read More
Conference brings Cartonera publishers
UW–Madison is organizing the conference “Cartonera Publishers: Recycling Latin American Bookscape” on Thursday and Friday, Oct. 8 and 9. Read More