Category State & Global

Sociologist to speak on human impacts of disasters

March 13, 2006

What do disasters like Hurricane Katrina reveal about human societies and the way we relate to our environment? Sociologist Kai Erikson, an expert on the social consequences of catastrophes, will explore this question in a free public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 21, in the Wisconsin Historical Society.

Central Asian virtuoso musicians to be artists in residence

March 8, 2006

UW-Madison students as well as music lovers in the greater Madison area will have a unique opportunity to learn first-hand about Central Asian music and culture when two Kyrgyz performers take up a Central Asian University Residencies program on March 19-23.

Wisconsin Film Festival 2006: Education through cinema

March 7, 2006

Five little film festivals - four of them global in scope - and three competitions will comprise the eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival, Thursday-Sunday, March 30-April 2.

UW-Madison to offer 32 languages in summer 2006 offerings

March 7, 2006

UW-Madison, a national leader in language education, will offer 32 languages this summer in a variety of for-credit courses. The languages will be taught through full immersion programs, special summer institutes and regular course offerings.

Jamaica trip represents UW’s first overseas alternative break

March 6, 2006

To party or to volunteer? This Spring Break, beginning March 13, UW–Madison students will have both options on the same trip.

Middle East Studies will offer new undergraduate certificate

March 6, 2006

Beginning in September 2006, UW–Madison undergraduates will be able to earn a certificate in Middle East Studies.

International Institute celebrates 10th anniversary

March 2, 2006

The International Institute, which serves as the UW–Madison's portal to the world, is marking its tenth anniversary this year and plans a number of events to mark the occasion.

Jewish Heritage Lecture Series marks a 50th anniversary celebration

March 2, 2006

From the language of the Sephardim to the language of jazz, the UW–Madison Jewish Heritage Lecture series will reflect the Jewish experience from a variety of angles.

Scientists discuss evolutionary roots of social behavior

February 20, 2006

Researchers have long reflected on that most intriguing of evolutionary questions: what led to the emergence of social behavior? Following observations of primates, our nearest evolutionary kin, many scientists have proposed that social alliances may have evolved as a means to stave off competitors for resources or mates.

Arts Institute gears up for Wisconsin Film Festival

February 20, 2006

The eighth annual Wisconsin Film Festival will again feature a diverse program of independent features, international cinema, experimental films, documentaries and short films that audiences have come to enjoy.

Future artists showcase talents in ‘The Chancellor Presents’

February 17, 2006

Students will be exploring and articulating personal expression and ideas at the performance of “The Chancellor Presents the Performing Artists of the Future: A World Class Evening of Music, Drama and Dance,”on Saturday, Feb. 25, at the Overture Center.

Campus events respond to cartoon controversy

February 16, 2006

Three campus events have been organized to discuss the international controversy over cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist figure.

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.

‘We Gotta Get Out of this Place:’ Music, memory and the Vietnam War

February 16, 2006

Virtually anyone who grew up in the rock music era can point to a time, place or poignant memory that is seamlessly tethered to a song. For Vietnam War veterans, the backdrop of the war made that connection all the more powerful and emotional.

Undergraduate project promotes Habitat for Humanity

February 15, 2006

A team of four undergraduate UW–Madison journalism students has launched a campaign to educate young people about poverty, homelessness and low-income housing - and in turn spur greater involvement in Habitat for Humanity.

Chancellor’s statement on the Badger Herald’s publishing of controversial cartoon

February 14, 2006

Chancellor John D. Wiley comments on the Badger Herald's decision to publish one of the Danish newspaper cartoons depicting the Prophet Muhammad as a terrorist figure, one of several such cartoons that have provoked worldwide, often violent unrest among Muslims.

AIDS course explores ‘perfect ecology’ of a killer

February 1, 2006

A new course at UW–Madison is exploring the AIDS pandemic from all of these varied points of view. Global AIDS: Interdisciplinary Perspectives has attracted undergraduate students from biology and medicine, political science, foreign language and history who are looking for a bigger-picture understanding of the disease.

Evidence unearthed of earliest African slaves in New World

January 31, 2006

Digging in a colonial era graveyard in one of the oldest European cities in Mexico, archaeologists have found what they believe are the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. The remains date between the late-16th century and the mid-17th century, not long after Columbus first set foot in the Americas.

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.