CALS International Programs Office

Six New Science Internationalization Projects Awarded

Masarah Van Eyck — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:34:12 +0000

CALS International Programs has awarded six new curriculum internationalization projects that will incorporate international content into science courses across campus. This awards program is part of the “Globalizing the Undergraduate Experience in the Sciences” project, funded by the Madison Initiative … Continue reading →

Science Internationalization Awards – Deadline June 20, 2012

Masarah Van Eyck — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:14:24 +0000

The International Programs Office in the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences offers awards of up to $10,000 to support UW–Madison faculty and instructional academic staff members in the sciences who wish to incorporate international content into one or more … Continue reading →

Case Study Workshop Media Now Online

Masarah Van Eyck — Tue, 15 May 2012 19:10:29 +0000

CALS International Programs and Engage are pleased to announce that the PowerPoint slides and the videos of all of the presentations from the March 16th workshop “How Stories Teach: Writing Case Studies to Internationalize Science Education” are now online. Presentations … Continue reading →

NYT: “Pre-Med’s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science”

Masarah Van Eyck — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:33:17 +0000

The New York Times: Pre-Med’s New Priorities: Heart and Soul and Social Science Excerpt: “And so the Association of American Medical Colleges began three years ago to redesign the MCAT, surveying thousands of medical school faculty members and students to … Continue reading →

Land Tenure Center Celebrates 50 Years of International Development

Masarah Van Eyck — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:29:36 +0000

From eCALS: Help the Land Tenure Center celebrate 50 years of international development work April 28–29 The Land Tenure Center (LTC), first U.S. Agency for International Development sponsored program at UW-Madison, will celebrate its 50th anniversary on Saturday, April 28, … Continue reading →

NSF: Funding for International Research Experiences for Students (IRES)

Masarah Van Eyck — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:07:00 +0000

The National Science Foundation is now accepting applications for proposals that offer international research experiences for students. Deadline: August 21, 2012 More information here. The International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) program supports development of globally-engaged U.S. science and engineering … Continue reading →

Video Series Profiles UW’s Engineers Without Borders

Masarah Van Eyck — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 21:12:58 +0000

“As the largest of 250 chapters of Engineers Without Borders (EWB) in the United States, the University of Wisconsin sends students and engineers around the globe to operate engineering projects for people in need. [...] Students further the “Wisconsin Idea,” … Continue reading →

The Guardian: Joining International Education and Development

Masarah Van Eyck — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:02:59 +0000

Higher Education Must Join Up Internationalisation and Development By Rajika Bhandari Excerpt: “What is to be gained from the mobility of students and what local or global problems can international education help solve? This question goes deeper and can be … Continue reading →

Del Rio Awarded 2012 CALS International Award

Masarah Van Eyck — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 15:57:28 +0000

Congratulations to Alfonso del Rio, in the UW-Madison Department of Horticulture, who has received this year’s Excellence in International Activities Award from the College of Agricultural & Life Sciences! Click here to read the list of all 2012 CALS faculty … Continue reading →

IIE Networker: “Engaging Science Faculty in Internationalization”

Masarah Van Eyck — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:56:03 +0000

We are proud to announce our article in the Institute of International Education’s Spring 2012 magazine! Engaging Science Faculty in Internationalization: Teaching Innovations at UW-Madison By Masarah Van Eyck, John Ferrick, Laura Van Toll, and Michel Wattiaux In November 2009, … Continue reading →