By Laurel White When you ask Percival Matthews to define “civic science,” he doesn’t have a simple answer. One way to embrace the idea of civic science, Matthews explains, is to begin any scientific endeavor with the knowledge that you are a person as well as a scientist — a person who was born and …
Three faculty from the School of Education are among the 32 extraordinary members of the UW–Madison faculty who have been honored during the last year with awards supported by the estate of professor, U.S. senator, and UW Regent William F. Vilas (1840-1908). Douglas Rosenberg, a professor in the Art Department, was named to a Vilas …
UW–Madison’s Taekyeom Lee, an assistant professor of graphic design in the School of Education’s Art Department, is spearheading a new course that is titled, “Graphic Design for Accessibility.” According to the syllabus, enrolled students will learn how to design for accessibility with various prototyping skills using digital fabrication and user testing. Lee’s creation of this …
UW–Madison School of Education alumnus Nilvio Alexander (“Alex”) Punguil Bravo was highlighted in an April Madison365.com story about his involvement in the Overture Center’s Latino Art Fair and his experience immigrating to Wisconsin from his home country of Ecuador. Punguil Bravo earned a BS in rehabilitation psychology from the School of Education in 2017 and …