April 23, 2026
School of Education faculty member Shamya Karumbaiah will share her research on artificial intelligence in education at the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s UW Now event in New York City on Tuesday, April 28.
School News
Researchers at UW–Madison receive major grant to study the link between mental health and the microbiome
April 23, 2026
Researchers at UW–Madison have received a major grant to study how the gut microbiome may influence depression, launching an international project that will examine biological, genetic, and behavioral data across cohorts in the United States and Singapore.
UW–Madison’s Li named Wisconsin Academy Fellow
April 23, 2026
UW–Madison’s Li Chiao-Ping has been named a 2026 Fellow of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters.
Article from UW–Madison’s Turner offers new framework for justice-oriented public education in a multiracial democracy
April 22, 2026
A new article by Erica O. Turner, associate professor in the Department of Educational Policy Studies at UW–Madison, offers a timely rethinking of what educational justice for all should look like in today’s multiracial democracy.
UW–Madison entomology research to anchor new learning game
April 22, 2026
UW–Madison entomology professor Claudio Gratton had wanted to make an educational video game about insects for years. He believed a game would be an incredible way to engage young learners with the important research he does on insect diversity.
School of Education graduate students recognized with 2025–26 Teaching Assistant Awards
April 21, 2026
Thirty-two graduate students have been selected as recipients of the 2025–26 Campus-Wide Teaching Assistant Awards, recognizing their excellence in teaching. Among this year’s honorees are four graduate students from the School of Education.
UW–Madison’s Popkewitz receives Fulbright Specialist Award
April 21, 2026
UW–Madison’s Thomas S. Popkewitz, a professor in the School of Education’s Department of Curriculum and Instruction, has received a Fulbright Specialist Program award.
Dance Department presents Repertory Concert 2026
April 20, 2026
The UW–Madison Dance Department presents its Repertory Concert 2026, featuring work from Omari Carter, Bradford Chin, Aaron Loux, Anna Peretz Rogovoy, Liz Sexe, and Collette Stewart. Performances will take place April 23–25 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space, Lathrop Hall.
ELPA higher education faculty member Xueli Wang wins inaugural UW–Madison graduate student mentoring award
April 20, 2026
Xueli Wang was one of just six faculty members campus-wide to be chosen for the The Graduate School’s inaugural Faculty Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring.
Building research leaders: A new model for empowering undergraduates to strengthen research teams
April 20, 2026
At the Center for Research on Complex Thinking (CRCT) in UW–Madison's School of Education, undergraduates routinely perform at a graduate-student level and help train faculty and researchers from around the world.