May 1, 2026
Works by UW–Madison MFA candidates Fatemeh Fani and Swan Ferraro were recognized at the Wisconsin Artists Biennial, which took place Feb. 7–April 19 at the Museum of Wisconsin Art (MOWA).
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Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative invites researchers across UW–Madison to use its expertise
May 1, 2026
The Wisconsin Evaluation Collaborative (WEC) is building deeper connections with campus partners by providing evaluation expertise in support of research and program improvement.
How we play: New book from UW–Madison’s McDonald reveals roots of modern play
April 30, 2026
A new book by Peter McDonald, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction at UW–Madison, details how notions of play were transformed in the second half of the 20th century, dubbed the “era of designed play.”
UW–Madison’s Kaplan receives Humboldt Foundation award
April 30, 2026
UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, Hilldale Professor and Richard L. Venezky WARF Professor of Educational Psychology, has received a Renewed Research Stay Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.
School of Education faculty and staff participate in UW–Madison program on AI in higher education
April 29, 2026
Several faculty and staff from the School of Education are part of a new campus program dedicated to exploring how to engage with and respond to the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in higher education.
SERP student-led paper wins Best Student Paper Award at AERA
April 28, 2026
A paper led by a Summer Education Research Program (SERP) student and co-authored by a UW–Madison faculty member and three graduate students has received a Best Student Paper Award from the Learning Sciences Special Interest Group (SIG) at the American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2026 Annual Conference.
Three ICTR leaders inducted as Fellows of ACTS in inaugural cohort
April 28, 2026
Three senior leaders from UW–Madison's Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR) were honored as Fellows at Translational Science 2026 by the Association for Clinical and Translational Science (ACTS).
Parents’ excessive internet use may be linked to depression in their teenagers
April 27, 2026
A team of University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found that parents’ internet use can negatively impact their kids’ well-being, but there are ways to help navigate and reduce this.
UW–Madison’s Unal recieves Early Childhood Champion Award
April 24, 2026
Cigdem Unal received the Early Childhood Champion Award from the National Coalition for Campus Children's Centers (N4C) at the 2026 national conference.
School of Education’s Michael Apple named to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
April 23, 2026
A professor emeritus in the School of Education was elected this week to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a national honorary society and research center.