April 15, 2024
The Society of Health and Physical Educators (SHAPE America) honored UW–Madison student Paige Peloquin as a Major of the Year during the organization’s 138th National Convention and Expo, March 12-16 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Department of Kinesiology
Undergraduate students speak on benefits of UW–Madison’s research opportunities
April 10, 2024
UW–Madison students Sophie Sanchez and Jenna Sanders are gaining valuable experience working on vital research projects within labs in the School of Education's Department of Kinesiology.
UW–Madison School of Education ranked No. 1 by U.S. News
April 9, 2024
UW–Madison’s School of Education is No. 1 according to the 2024 U.S. News & World Report Best Education Graduate Schools rankings. In addition, 10 of the School's graduate programs were rated by U.S. News — including a No. 1 ranking for the Educational Psychology program.
Bestselling author James Patterson gives shoutout to Teacher Pledge on WPR’s ‘The Morning Show’
April 5, 2024
Novelist and writer James Patterson gave a shoutout to the UW–Madison School of Education Wisconsin Teacher Pledge recently while a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “The Morning Show.”
Alumna argues for movement in schools in Tedx Talk
March 28, 2024
UW–Madison alumna Martha James, who earned her BS from the School of Education’s Physical Education Teacher Education program in 1993, has shared a TEDx Talk that is titled, “For Brilliance’s Sake, Let the Children Move!”
UW–Madison alum champions adaptive physical education program in Wisconsin school district
March 7, 2024
UW–Madison alumnus Andrew Sokol, a 2022 graduate of the School of Education’s
Physical Education Teacher Education program, pioneered an adaptive physical education program in his Oak Creek, Wisconsin, elementary school that has now spread throughout the district.
Campus lecture to honor UW–Madison professor widely considered the founder of exercise psychology
February 27, 2024
An upcoming lecture will honor the legacy of a former School of Education faculty member widely acknowledged as the founder of the contemporary field of exercise psychology.
UW–Madison’s Stamm weighs brain risks for youth in sports on WPR’s ‘Central Time’
February 26, 2024
UW–Madison’s Julie Stamm went on Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” recently to talk about to talk about the risk of brain injuries for youth playing sports.
Several Wisconsin media outlets report on smoking study led by UW–Madison’s Tanya Schlam
February 20, 2024
Several media outlets across Wisconsin recently reported on a UW–Madison study that found people who fail to quit smoking should immediately try again.
UW–Madison’s Jill Barnes offers tips for trainees in The Physiologist Magazine
February 8, 2024
School of Education faculty member Jill Barnes recently offered insight on how students and early-career researchers can find the right lab environment and develop critical career skills in a Q&A published in The Physiologist Magazine.