Category State & Global
Martin returns from successful China trip
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently returned from a 13-day trip to China and expressed optimism that the university’s presence and visibility in the world’s most populous nation is growing.
Particle accelerator ready to attempt record-breaking collisions
Energy is building at the Large Hadron Collider outside of Geneva, Switzerland, in more ways than one.
Recent sightings: Chancellor Martin in China
Chancellor Biddy Martin and International Studies Dean Gilles Bousquet talk with Beijing middle school students on the grounds of Tsinghua University, one of China’s…
UW-Madison to welcome China’s champions
Eleven accomplished Chinese student-athletes will spend six months living and studying at the University of Wisconsin–Madison as part of a groundbreaking partnership with Beijing University of Sport, the foremost sports, physical education and exercise science institution in China.
Grant to establish undergraduate Russian Flagship Center
The University of Wisconsin–Madison will continue to be a national leader in language learning with the recent award of nearly $1 million from the National Security Education Program to establish an undergraduate Russian Flagship Center.
Engineers revolutionizing Third World housing and infrastructure featured at WARF Gilson event
The recent earthquake in Haiti graphically demonstrated to the world how the impact of a natural disaster is magnified by poorly constructed housing and unplanned infrastructure.
Chancellor signs partnership linking UW–Madison with Kazakhstan
A newly created partnership will increase cooperation between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a new university in Kazakhstan.
Campus celebrates 49th anniversary of Peace Corps
Next week, a series of events commemorates UW–Madison's Peace Corps legacy.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.