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Cooperatives providing an economic lifeline

December 28, 2005

Come January, UW–Madison Professor Ann Hoyt will once more head to the nation of Ghana in Sub-Saharan Africa, to continue her work of documenting consumer cooperatives around the globe.

UW-Madison views on the tsunami anniversary

December 20, 2005

A number of faculty, students and alumni of UW–Madison have keen, firsthand perspectives on the anniversary of the tsunami in Southeast Asia, based on recent trips to the region and assistance with relief efforts.

African political cartoons have a subversive edge

December 14, 2005

Teju Olaniyan, professor of English and African languages and literature and a fellow this semester at the Institute for Research in the Humanities, is working on a book about a particular form of subversion: the political cartoon.

UW forges new ties with Indian educators, researchers

December 8, 2005

The president of India, APJ Abdul Kalam, announced today an unprecedented research and education collaboration between the Indian government, several Indian universities, three international corporations and 15 U.S. universities, including UW–Madison.

New maps reveal the human footprint on Earth

December 5, 2005

As global populations swell, farmers are cultivating more and more land in a desperate bid to keep pace with the ever-intensifying needs of humans. As a result, agricultural activity now dominates more than a third of the Earth's landscape and has emerged as one of the central forces of global environmental change, say scientists at the Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment.

Gift to establish project on Judaism and the arts

November 30, 2005

The Mosse-Weinstein Center for Jewish Studies at UW–Madison will be expanding its mandate under a major grant from Marvin and Mildred Conney.

Singapore Film Festival showcases culture through cinema

November 16, 2005

The work of up-and-coming filmmakers from Singapore will be featured at the 2005 Singapore Film Festival.

Latino writers illustrate different styles, cultures in forum

November 16, 2005

A trio of Hispanic writers representing a variety of Latino cultures will bring their distinctive, powerful voices to a reading forum at Madison’s Overture Center for the Arts on Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Third World bears brunt of global warming impacts

November 16, 2005

A team of health and climate scientists at UW–Madison and the World Health Organization report in the journal Nature that the growing health impacts of climate change affect different regions in markedly different ways. Ironically, the places that have contributed the least to warming the Earth are the most vulnerable to the death and disease higher temperatures can bring.

Historian takes on a weighty task: Understanding Kissinger

November 15, 2005

UW-Madison historian Jeremi Suri is working on the definitive biography of one of the world's most polarizing figures - tentatively titled "Henry Kissinger and the American Century" - based on nearly a dozen sit-down interviews with the globe-hopping former secretary of state.

Geographer to speak on impacts of changing land use

November 15, 2005

How do changes in human use of land alter the natural environment? A prominent geographer who has explored this question around the globe will speak at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28, at UW–Madison.

German director showcases film on WWII resistance in Madison

November 11, 2005

Director Marc Rothemund comes to Madison on Tuesday, Nov. 15 for the screening of his new, award-winning film "Sophie Scholl - The Final Days," Germany's official entry for best foreign film in the 2005 Academy Awards.

McGovern to deliver Kastenmeier Lecture, examine Iraq war

November 8, 2005

Former U.S. Sen. George McGovern will discuss "The Iraq War: Lessons from the Past," in the UW Law School's Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Monday, Nov. 14.

Learning the international language of science

November 4, 2005

Undergrads will get taste of research abroad at a Bangkok university

Turkish students organize Independence Day celebration

November 2, 2005

Saturday, Nov. 5, will celebrate declaration of the Turkish Republic with Turkish culture exhibitions, music by local musicians Haluk and Aydin, dance, a slide show and food by the Dardenelles Restaurant. Munci Kalayoglu, UW–Madison professor of transplantation, will deliver the keynote address.

Communicator finds global connections through music

November 1, 2005

Paul Baker, senior university relations specialist for the Wisconsin Center for Education Research, hosts the “Caravan”music program at WSUM, 91.7 FM, UW–Madison’s student radio station.

K-12 outreach conferences planned by International Institute

October 31, 2005

In the next several months, the International Institute will be holding K-16 workshops and conferences that focus on language and cultural instruction and that are a valuable resource for teachers around the state and country.

Scientists report a new method to speed bird flu vaccine production

October 31, 2005

In the event of an influenza pandemic, the world's vaccine manufacturers will be in a race against time to forestall calamity. But now, thanks to a new technique to more efficiently produce the disarmed viruses that are the seed stock for making flu vaccine in large quantities, life-saving inoculations may be available more readily than before. The work is especially important as governments worldwide prepare for a predicted pandemic of avian influenza.

Project may aid milk shortage in the developing world

October 28, 2005

A UW–Madison researcher is building on one of Wisconsin's great strengths to address a major nutrition issue in the developing world: the scarcity of milk.

UW-Madison establishes center for global health

October 24, 2005

UW-Madison has established a Center for Global Health, a joint initiative of the UW schools of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and veterinary medicine, and the Division of International Studies.