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3/10 @ Noon: "Living with vampire bats: rethinking rabies control through vaccination in Mexico”

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Applications Due Friday, March 6th! Summer Graduate Field Research

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LACIS Summer Courses (1600 x 500 px)
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Summer Intensive Portuguese Institute (SIPI): Summer 2026!

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Meet LACIS Undergrad, King-Morgridge Scholar, Angeline Morgado

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(2/17) Info Session: “Teach English in Iberia and Latin America”

(2/17) Grad Studies Workshop: “Research and Teach w/ Intl & Area Studies Library Resources”

CISH (Children’s International Story Hour) (Various Dates)

World Cinema Day 2026

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Kaleidoscope 2026 Graduate Student Conference: "Collective Futures"

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Pyle Center, 702 Langdon Street, Madison

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LACIS is pleased to once again offer financial support for the Kaleidoscope Graduate Student Conference.

“Living with vampire bats: rethinking rabies control through vaccination in Mexico”

@ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

206 Ingraham Hall | VIRTUAL

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About the presentation: Vampire bats are among the most misunderstood animals in the Americas. They are feared for their blood-feeding habits and for the role they play in transmitting rabies to livestock and humans. Because …

Our Mission

The mission of the Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies Program as both a Title VI Resource Center*, and as an academic program is: to teach, support, and provide outreach at the local, regional, and national levels.