Q&A with 2024 winter graduate, Hope Goldsmith

December 4, 2024

We reached out to a few of our Winter 2024 graduates to learn more about their time at UW–Madison, and a bit about their future plans. Following is a Q-A with Hope Goldsmith, who grew up in New Jersey and is graduating with a BS from the School of Education’s Health Promotion and Health Equity (HPHE) program.

New Faculty Focus: Roberto Abadie

December 3, 2024

During the course of the academic year, we’re sharing out Q&As completed by our newest faculty members to introduce them to our School and campus communities. Here is a Q&A from Roberto Abadie, an assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology.

UW–Madison’s Stamm discusses new concussion indicator in CNN report

November 21, 2024

According to the article, researchers found that a quick lateral shake of the head, dubbed a "spontaneous headshake after a kinematic event" (SHAAKE), may indicate a concussion. UW–Madison's Julie Stamm, who was not involved in the study, said it was “long overdue” to recognize this headshake in a more formal way.

New Faculty Profile: Looking at how exercise changes mood

September 18, 2024

New kinesiology faculty member Jacob Meyer is interested in developing and testing behavioral interventions to treat mental health conditions, particularly depression. In particular, he’s exploring ways to integrate movement into mental health treatment and determine how physical activity actually changes mood at the molecular and mechanistic levels.