June 15, 2020
The following message from School of Education Dean Diana Hess was emailed to students, staff, and faculty across the School on Monday, June 15.
Department of Kinesiology
Four with ties to School of Education named Morgridge Fellows
June 9, 2020
The fellows were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support community-engaged scholarship, defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities that are performed in equitable, mutually beneficial collaboration with communities to fulfill campus and community objectives.
Paper from UW-Madison’s Miller recognized by American Kinesiology Association
June 4, 2020
Kathleen Miller is a doctoral student with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology and a predoctoral trainee in the UW Cardiovascular Research Center. The award recognized her first-author manuscript titled, “Age-Related Reductions in Cerebrovascular Reactivity Using 4D Flow MRI.” The article was published in Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience.
Working on Grand Challenges project a transformative experience for Bartloff
May 29, 2020
UW-Madison PhD student Jennifer Bartloff felt lucky to have the opportunity to join the Grand Challenges team led by faculty members Kreg Gruben (Department of Kinesiology) and Peter Adamczyk (Department of Mechanical Engineering) soon after her move to Madison in 2019.
NIH grant to help Schrage improve understanding in how women, men regulate blood flow in brains
May 19, 2020
UW–Madison’s William Schrage, a professor of exercise physiology with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was recently awarded a five-year, $3.04 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Class of 2020 spotlight: Rosborough sets sights on career in public health
April 30, 2020
Despite the difficult final weeks away from campus, members of the Class of 2020 look to the next chapter in their lives. Cecilia Rosborough is one such spring graduate, hoping to lead and inspire her community through a career in public health. Next week, she will graduate with a bachelor of science in kinesiology, as well as certificates in global health and leadership.
Charania named UW-Madison’s 2020 Newman Civic Fellow
April 21, 2020
UW-Madison named student Shehrose Charania as its 2020 Newman Civic Fellow. Newman Civic Fellows are nominated by university presidents and chancellors for their potential for public leadership and commitment to finding solutions for challenges facing communities throughout the country. Charania, an undergraduate student with the School of Education, was nominated by UW Chancellor Rebecca Blank for her commitment to fight health inequities that affect immigrant and refugee populations.
‘Porchtraits’ a snapshot of our School of Education community
April 16, 2020
Following is a series of porch portraits — or “Porchtraits” — from our photographer, Sarah Maughan. Although we are far apart physically while practicing social distancing, we remain connected as a School of Education community. Together, we will not only get through this one-of-a-kind Spring Semester — but we will make it a success.
UW-Madison’s Kuhrasch offers tips to help parents keep their kids active
March 25, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic shuts down schools across the nation, many parents are concerned about keeping their children active without the help of physical education (PE) classes. But Cindy Kuhrasch, who oversees the School of Education’s physical education teacher education program, sees these new circumstances as an opportunity to bring back what’s missing in PE curriculums and in children’s lives.
UW–Madison School of Education No. 1 among public institutions in U.S. News rankings
March 17, 2020
In addition, nine graduate specialty programs within the School are rated among the Top 10 nationally — including No. 1-ranked programs in curriculum and instruction (Department of Curriculum and Instruction), and printmaking (Art Department).