May 6, 2020
Fans of the hip-hop television drama “Empire,” which abruptly ended its six-year run in April, and anyone interested in the music industry, can take a step closer to the realities of the music business by immersing themselves in a new and free online learning game, “Beats Empire.” University researchers from Columbia, UW–Madison, and Georgia Tech worked together to create the game, which places players in the roles of music producers who leverage data and analyze trends to dominate the music industry.
May 5, 2020
Diego Román, an assistant professor with the School of Education's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, was selected as a 2020 Somos Professional Development Award recipient.
May 4, 2020
Graduation is a time for reflection and celebration of many achievements –– and this year is no different. Carly Winner will graduate as part of the Class of 2020 with a double major in environmental studies and elementary education. However, Winner’s time as an undergraduate will continue until her student teaching field experience with the Madison Metropolitan School District finishes in June.
May 4, 2020
UW-Madison alumna Catherine Lammert received the Graduate Award for Literacy Excellence from the American Education Research Association’s Research in Reading and Literacy special interest group (SIG).
May 1, 2020
With fears that food insecurity could dramatically increase as layoffs and furloughs continue due to the coronavirus, two UW-Madison alumni are teaming up to make a difference.
May 1, 2020
Richard Smith, a professor emeritus with the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has published a new book, titled “Tales from a Twilight House.” Smith’s book reflects upon growing old in a community of peers in a continuing care retirement community — or what he refers to fondly as a "twilight house" – where members share fond memories and comfort those who are lonely.
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.
April 30, 2020
UW-Madison alumna Kristina Navarro was recently named the new director of athletics and assistant chancellor for sports administration at UW-Platteville in March.
April 28, 2020
UW-Madison’s Jeremy Stoddard and Diana Hess are co-authors of a report that received the Outstanding Paper Award from the American Educational Research Association’s Social Studies Research special interest group (SIG).
April 27, 2020
UW-Madison’s Jim Jonas is serving as a co-principal investigator (co-PI) for an initiative titled “Creating an Indigenous Pedagogy Collection,” which aims to fill gaps in the university's library holdings.