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• UW-Madison repeats as a leader in international education Nov. 15, 2011 In its 2011 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange, released this week, the Institute of International Education gives high marks to the University of Wisconsin-Madison in two categories.
• Staffers share Thanksgiving with international visitors Nov. 15, 2011 Most students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison spend the last Thursday in November with family or friends: bundling up to brave colder weather; gathering around various combinations of turkey, vegetables and pie.
• Trip aimed at advancing goal of UW–Madison presence in China Nov. 14, 2011 Representatives of the University of Wisconsin–Madison have returned to China this week, where they are seeking to expand the university's engagement and move toward the goal of creating a physical UW–Madison presence there.
• UW study will explore anemia Nov. 7, 2011 To say a pregnant woman is eating for two leaves out a few guests at the table - trillions of them, according to Christopher Coe, a University of Wisconsin-Madison psychology professor who will soon begin studying anemia with funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.
• New documentary highlights Mildred Fish-Harnack Nov. 3, 2011 A new one-hour documentary on Mildred Fish-Harnack—Milwaukee native, University of Wisconsin alumna, and the only American woman executed on direct orders from Adolf Hitler—is scheduled to premiere Monday, Nov. 7, at 8 p.m. on Wisconsin Public Television (WPT).
• UW–Madison hosts Iraqi economic development delegation Oct. 19, 2011 The University of Wisconsin-Madison is one of two American universities to host a delegation of representatives selected by Iraq's Inter-Ministerial Committee on Innovation, Research, and Development (ICIRD) on universities and technology-based economic development.
• Chinese Champions visit state cranberry and ginseng growers Oct. 3, 2011 A group of world-class Chinese athletes accustomed to competing on the international stage got a close look at two international stars of Wisconsin agriculture—cranberries and ginseng. The student-athletes in the Chinese Champions Program at the University of Wisconsin–Madison traveled north to broaden their perspective on their host state.
• New ice cream flavor honors Taiwan-Wisconsin agricultural pact Sept. 29, 2011 The Babcock Hall Dairy, long linked to Wisconsin’s agricultural history, has created ice cream flavors to celebrate people, places and songs. This week, a new flavor takes its place alongside Berry Alvarez and Praise to Thee, Our Almond Mocha.
• Recent sightings: Napolitano visits campus Sept. 16, 2011
• TODAY: Homeland Security Secretary Napolitano visits UW–Madison; speech to be streamed live Sept. 16, 2011 On Friday, Sept. 16, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will deliver remarks at UW–Madison highlighting innovative ways to encourage the best and brightest international students and scholars to study and remain in the U.S.
• UW–Madison receives European Union grant for center Sept. 8, 2011 The European Union Center of Excellence (EUCE) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has received a grant for 300,000 euros (ca. $430,000) from the European Commission in Brussels, renewing its funding through 2014.
• Taiwanese Arts Week marks Taiwan’s founding with diverse artistic offerings Sept. 7, 2011 Taiwanese Arts Week will be held from Sept. 10-18 to celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the founding of Taiwan.
• UW–Madison experts available to media to discuss 9/11 Aug. 25, 2011 As the world marks the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks at the World Trade Center and Pentagon, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has a number of experts who can discuss topics and issues connecting the anniversary and counterterrorism, religion and politics.
• Poverty and national parks: Decade-long study finds surprising relationship Aug. 22, 2011 If so many poor people live around national parks in developing countries, does that mean that these parks are contributing to their poverty? Yes, according to the conventional wisdom, but no, according to a 10-year study of people living around Kibale National Park in Uganda that was published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
• Chinese, American students explore sustainability issues Aug. 7, 2011 Eighteen academically-talented high school students from China and the United States recently wrapped up a unique, three-week residential experience at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, where they explored global issues of sustainability and the promise of solutions among various emerging research and technologies.
• International panel: Is U.S. losing ground in higher education competitiveness? July 20, 2011 Countries around the world are ramping up investments in higher education in a push to create world-class research institutions. At the same time, the top research universities in the United States are confronting the challenges of dwindling resources and support.
• Milwaukee Brewers welcome Chinese Champions June 29, 2011
• UW-Madison international students visit Schultz Family Farm June 23, 2011 The Schultz Family Farm in Cottage Grove, Wis., will be the site of the third annual international student farm outing on Sunday, June 26, when the Querin-Schultz family opens its third-generation farm to more than 100 international students and their families.
• Bousquet leads UW-Madison delegation to China May 17, 2011
• Coming full circle, new graduate makes a difference in women’s health May 12, 2011 On Sunday, May 15, Wren Keturi will graduate from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a bachelor's degree in gender and women's studies with an emphasis on biological anthropology. Less than 24 hours later, she will put her degree to work.