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• UW-Madison kicks off emerging powers events with focus on Brazil Sept. 22, 2010
• Delegation of Chinese educators visits UW-Madison Sept. 14, 2010 Leaders from Shanghai’s East China Normal University (ECNU), one of China’s top institutions of teacher training, visited the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Sept. 14 to learn more about the School of Education and discuss possible collaborations in the future.
• Message from the chancellor regarding Pakistan flooding Sept. 9, 2010 The chancellor and the president of the Pakistani Students Association wrote a message to the campus community about the floods that hit Pakistan last month.
• Student ambassadors reinforce ties with China Sept. 7, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has strengthened its relationship with China during the past year, beginning with Chancellor Biddy Martin's spring trip and continuing as the campus welcomed elite Chinese athletes for the fall semester. Now a group of students and staff members have returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip - one that they hope will continue to inspire their fellow students.
• French university presidents, education officials visit, study UW model Aug. 27, 2010 Fifteen presidents of French universities, along with high-level education administrators and French Embassy personnel, will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison beginning Monday, Aug. 30, for a weeklong seminar on leadership and strategic issues related to the management of autonomous public research universities.
• UW-Madison’s area, international programs receive federal grants Aug. 18, 2010 Eight of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's area and international studies programs have received a combined total of about $18 million during the next four years in federal Title VI grants under the National Resource Center (NRC) and Foreign Language Area Studies (FLAS) programs, administered by the U.S. Department of Education.
• UW-Madison, Chancellor Martin welcome group of Chinese athletes Aug. 17, 2010 They may be well-known in their native China, but the group of elite student-athletes and coaches who are living and studying at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this fall are blending in and immersing themselves in the life of UW-Madison students.
• China’s champions to arrive at UW-Madison July 23 July 15, 2010 A group of elite Chinese student-athletes and coaches is expected to arrive in Madison on Friday, July 23, marking the start of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Chinese Champions Program.
• Summer program offers intensive study of Baltic area languages June 10, 2010 UW-Madison is an international leader in foreign languages, offering instruction in more than 80 modern and ancient languages, from Akan-Twi to Zulu. The campus also houses 11 area-studies centers, the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages and the National African Language Resource Center.
• TIP/International student family farm visit June 8, 2010 6/8/10
• Students plan trip along area rivers to promote ‘campfire diplomacy’ May 14, 2010 A pair of University of Wisconsin-Madison sophomores have organized a three-day bus trip for more than 40 Chinese and U.S. students this weekend, aiming to bring together people from the world's superpowers through what they call "campfire diplomacy."
• Leadership decisions address international reach, environmental studies and lifelong learning May 5, 2010 The University of Wisconsin-Madison’s dean of international studies will now also head the university’s globalization efforts.
• Martin returns from successful China trip April 7, 2010 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 March 29, 2010 Energy is building at the Large Hadron Collider outside of Geneva, Switzerland, in more ways than one.
• Recent sightings: Chancellor Martin in China March 26, 2010
• UW-Madison to welcome China’s champions March 26, 2010 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.
• Chancellor to lead UW-Madison delegation to China March 22, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will lead a delegation of UW-Madison faculty and staff to China as part of her first trip to Asia as the university's leader.
• Grant to establish undergraduate Russian Flagship Center March 22, 2010 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 March 19, 2010 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 March 4, 2010 A newly created partnership will increase cooperation between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new university in Kazakhstan.