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UW-Madison receives grant for Central Asian Turkic languages
The U.S. Department of Education has awarded the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Language Institute $379,000 to support the Central Asian Interactive Listening Series project. Read More
International Studies receives $100,000 gift for study abroad
More University of Wisconsin–Madison students will be able to study abroad on yearlong programs, thanks to a substantial gift from the Pritzker Pucker Family Foundation, the Division of International Studies announced. Read More
Dalai Lama returns to Madison May 4
His Holiness Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet, will speak at the Kohl Center on Friday, May 4, at 2:30 p.m. The event will mark the Nobel Peace Prize winner's fifth visit to the Madison campus in the last three decades. Read More
Global legal studies center approved
A joint initiative of the University of Wisconsin Law School and Division of International Studies to establish a Global Legal Studies (GLS) program has received approval to become an official UW–Madison center. Read More
UW students become ambassadors to the world through AIESEC
In a time of constant reminders of the need to learn about developing countries and cooperate globally, members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison chapter of AIESEC — the largest student-based organization on the planet — have become ambassadors to the world. Read More
U.N.’s Florence Chenoweth to be UW–Madison Distinguished International Visitor
Florence Chenoweth, United Nations Food and Agriculture (FAO) representative to the UN and executive director of the FAO Liaison Office in New York, will be a University of Wisconsin–Madison Distinguished International Visitor this semester. Read More
UW survey finds foreign investors favor U.S. and New York City real estate
The United States remains the preferred country for foreign investors' real estate dollars, according to a University of Wisconsin–Madison survey of global real estate investors released today. Read More
UW-Madison slips to No. 2 in Peace Corps volunteers
For the first time in more than 20 years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison is not the top-producing institution for Peace Corps volunteers. However, UW–Madison's Peace Corps ranks continue to grow, with 106 alumni enlisted in 2005. Read More
UW contributes to international fusion program
University of Wisconsin–Madison Fusion Technology Institute (FTI) researchers are playing a key role in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a multinational project designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power. Read More
International students share experiences with area schools
Each year, more than 3,000 international students from more than 100 countries study on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. Sharing that worldly experience with the community is the inspiration behind the program International Reach. Read More
Panel to highlight schooling around the world
A group of doctoral students in the University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Educational Policy Studies will offer global perspectives on education in "Schooling around the World: Sights, Sounds, Stories and Travels," on Wednesday, Nov. 15, in a special program to mark International Education Week. Read More
UW historian helps PBS paint vivid picture of the California Gold Rush
As an historian, Susan Lee Johnson finds few subjects of American history more irresistible than the California Gold Rush, a movement that unfolded so fast and furiously that it must seem like watching history get shot from a cannon. Read More
South Asia conference to focus on Sri Lanka
The 35th Annual Conference on South Asia will be held Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 19-22, at the Madison Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St., Madison. Read More
UW-Madison joins massive Google Book project
The University of Wisconsin–Madison and Google announced an agreement today to expand access to hundreds of thousands of public and historical books and documents from more than 7.2 million holdings at the UW–Madison Libraries and the Wisconsin Historical Society Library. Read More
UW-Madison to sponsor teacher, student international workshops
University of Wisconsin–Madison area and international studies programs will sponsor several workshops for K-12 teachers and students this fall. Read More
Somalian human rights leader to speak
The Honorable Asha Hagi Elmi will be this year's J. Jobe Soffa and Marguerite Jacqmin Soffa Distinguished International Visitor, announced the Division of International Studies. Read More
Senior German official to speak on transatlantic relations
Karsten Voigt, coordinator for German-American Cooperation in the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of Germany, and a senior member of the German parliament, will speak at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, Oct. 6. Read More
British ambassador to speak
Britain's ambassador to the United States will visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Friday, Sept. 29, to exchange views on global warming. Read More
Chinese scholars meet to examine environmental health issues
More than 25 Chinese scholars studying in the United States will convene in Madison next week to study ways to attack global environmental problems. Read More
Forum to offer perspectives on post-9/11 world
On the fifth anniversary of 9/11, the Division of International Studies and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE) will co-sponsor a panel discussion on “Perspectives on a Post-9/11 World.” Read More