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British consul general to speak on Transatlantic Alliance

February 16, 2006

Andrew Seaton, the British government's senior representative to Wisconsin and 12 other Midwestern states, will speak at UW–Madison on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Brazilian dance to enliven Union

January 31, 2006

Should your taste run more to samba than jig, three bands will perform authentic Brazilian music on Friday, Feb. 3.

Chinese students, scholars set to ring in New Year

January 30, 2006

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.

Australian consul-general to visit campus

January 24, 2006

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.

McCoy book chosen as first in ‘Beyond our Borders’ series

January 17, 2006

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.

Hip-hop from Africa performs at Union Theater

January 17, 2006

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.

A mystery mineral collection finds a way home

January 9, 2006

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?

As Amazon’s tree line recedes, malaria-wielding mosquitoes buzz in

January 3, 2006

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.