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• UW-Madison chancellor returning to Greater China Nov. 1, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin is leading a delegation of UW-Madison faculty and staff to Greater China, with stops in Beijing, Hong Kong and Taipei.
• Law School teams with Asian universities to award executive master’s degrees Oct. 28, 2010 The East China University of Political Science and Law and the University of Wisconsin Law School are working together to offer a program to award executive master's degrees in law.
• Nazi fighter, alumna honored in exhibit, lecture Oct. 13, 2010 Mildred Fish-Harnack, a famous University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna who was the only American executed in Nazi Germany as an underground conspirator on orders of Adolf Hitler, is being honored in an exhibit opening today (Oct. 13) and a lecture Friday, Oct. 15.
• New York Times columnist to deliver talk on Afghan war Oct. 6, 2010 New York Times columnist Bob Herbert will deliver the University of Wisconsin Law School's annual Robert W. Kastenmeier Lecture on Thursday, Oct. 21.
• 19 students receive Fulbright awards for research overseas Sept. 27, 2010 The Fulbright U.S. Student program, the country's flagship program for international exchange, has awarded fellowships to 14 University of Wisconsin-Madison students. Additionally, five students have received funding from the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad program.
• 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