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.”
Department of Kinesiology
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.
UW–Madison’s Kuhrasch releases new app that helps create supportive, authentic learning communities
January 30, 2024
Cindy Kuhrasch, with support from UW–Madison's Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and the School of Education, has developed a smartphone app that uses movement-based activities to create inclusive groups of learners.
New UW–Madison study shows people who fail to quit smoking should immediately try again
January 29, 2024
People who immediately try again to quit smoking after a failed attempt are more successful than people who take time before another try, according to a new UW–Madison study.
School of Education honors Distinguished Alumni Award recipients
December 22, 2023
To celebrate our alumni excellence across the arts, health, and education, the School of Education selected three trailblazing UW–Madison alumni to honor with a Distinguished Alumni Award. The three award recipients — Tania Isaac, Julie Côté, and Tony Evers — were honored at awards ceremonies on Nov. 16.