September 13, 2024
John and Tashia Morgridge are being honored with a Distinguished Service Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA), recognizing their unparalleled impact on UW–Madison.
School News
Teaching About the Elections conference returns to UW–Madison in 2024
September 12, 2024
Experts in politics, civic education, and media literacy from across the country will once again gather at UW–Madison this fall to provide a day of training and support for educators preparing to provide high-quality lessons about an upcoming election.
UW–Madison alum selected as Wisconsin’s 2025 National Teacher of the Year representative
September 11, 2024
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction has announced the state’s representative to the 2025 National Teacher of the Year Program is Ana Celia Báez, a bilingual counselor at South Division High School in Milwaukee and UW–Madison alum.
UW–Madison’s Nathan appointed to NSF committee working to advance mathematics learning
September 10, 2024
UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan was appointed to serve on a National Science Foundation (NSF) steering committee focused on shaping the future of mathematics learning and education.
School of Education’s Farrar-Edwards wins inaugural award for research mentorship
September 9, 2024
A leader in the School of Education has been honored for her exemplary mentorship of scholars across campus by the University of Wisconsin Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR).
Screendance work by UW–Madison’s Li honored with several awards
September 9, 2024
A screendance work by UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping was honored with several awards at the recent 2024 Chinatown International Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Hills-Meyer succeeds Winterstein as director of UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program
September 9, 2024
As the 2024-25 academic year gets underway, UW–Madison’s Master of Science in Athletic Training (MSAT) program is welcoming a new director for the first time in more than two decades. Patrick Hills-Meyer is taking over the leadership role from Andy Winterstein, who retired this summer after spending 38 years on campus — including serving since 1998 as director of the program.
Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award Winner Deborah Harris
September 7, 2024
Deborah Harris is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Educational Psychology. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Ed Psych Girls are Great.”
UW–Madison’s Budge co-authors study on positive effects of crying in therapy
September 6, 2024
Patients who cry during psychotherapy sessions and receive high-quality support from their therapists report greater improvement compared to those who don’t cry, according to a new study co-authored by a UW–Madison faculty member.
Q-A with Distinguished Alumni Award winner Deborah Dryden
September 6, 2024
Deborah Dryden is being honored as the Distinguished Alumna in Theatre and Drama. She will be delivering a Distinguished Alumni Award presentation on Thursday, Sept. 12, titled, “Telling Stories Through Fabric and Clothing: Costume Design for the Theatre.”