Among the cohort of 15 writers, translators and publishers honored with the 2020 Special Book Award of China was one American: UW-Madison’s Halls-Bascom Professor of Chinese Literature William H. Nienhauser, Jr. The annual award celebrates …
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Remembering ‘Red Cap’ China lecture series founder and former WCI board chair Wade Fetzer
Wade Fetzer III, former chair of the Wisconsin China Initiative (WCI) External Advisory Board and a tireless champion of UW-Madison engagement with China, died August 20, 2020, at his home in Glencoe, Illinois. Mr. Fetzer, …
Chancellor speaks on COVID-19 research at Nanjing Tech Week 2020
“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.
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 …
Parents group in China send message of gratitude to Chancellor Blank
Parents of Chinese international students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have had to watch from afar and rely on social media platforms like WeChat to monitor how their children are handling the continued spread of …
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 …
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 …
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, …