“Chinese scientists are currently leading several of the most promising research projects at UW-Madison related to COVID-19,” said UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank, as part of her recorded remarks at last week’s “Nanjing Tech Week 2020,” held in the city of Nanjing, capital of China’s Jiangsu Province.
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Donations to Wuhan, and then to Madison…
As the COVID-19 pandemic has spread across the globe, the many ties between the University of Wisconsin-Madison and China has resulted in an outpouring of outreach – whether through personal messages or organized donation drives …
WCI to host coronavirus crisis panel March 2
Is the COVID-19 virus here to stay? How should we evaluate rumors about the coronavirus outbreak across China? What is the path forward? These are the kinds of questions that will be addressed at a …
November IP conference focuses on university research ecosystems
Creating an ecosystem for entrepreneurship on a university campus, and the myths and realities of working with intellectual property in China will be the focus of a day-long conference in Madison Nov. 13. “China and …
Nanjing and UW law school faculty organize IP workshop in China
Photo caption: Attorney Li Kening (above, at the lectern), an alum of both Nanjing University and UW-Madison, moderated a roundtable discussion that concluded the IP workshop. Panelists, seated from left, included: Dr. Gao Xinfang of …
UW-Madison literature professor honored by Nanjing University
Re-posted from the Department of Asian Languages and Cultures An international literature conference hosted by Nanjing University provided an opportunity to recognize UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Classical Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser. At a special …
Higher education workshop collaboration with Peking University enters fifth year
Re-posted from School of Education News UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and Peking University President Hao Ping helped open a major conference on international higher education held in Beijing May 25-26. “The U.S. and China need …
UW–Madison celebrates 40-year relationship with Nanjing University
Photo above: Nanjing University President Lyu Jian presented UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank with a scroll of calligraphy that read, “A Vibrant Trans-Pacific Academic Partnership.” NOTE: this is a re-post of a news article published June …
April abounds in China talks on campus
The spring semester will close out at UW-Madison with several exciting spring semester events! Here’s our latest listing: Saturday, April 13, 3:15 p.m., Ingraham Hall Room 115. Public lecture by Rivi Handler-Spitz of Macalester College, …
Red Cap lecture on China’s economy in transition
“China today is like an entrepreneur who has had a great run with a very simple organization but must now either reorganize to keep rising or stall out. This is a crisis of success.” — …