University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Karumbaiah shares insights on AI use in schools in Appleton Post-Crescent

UW–Madison’s Shamya Karumbaiah, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, recently spoke with the Appleton Post-Crescent about how artificial intelligence (AI) is being integrated into classrooms and what it means for teachers and students. In a Nov. 11 article, headlined “As AI use grows, here’s how area schools are starting …

UW–Madison’s Goldberg to study how human support could bolster effects of mental health apps

By Laurel White A new UW–Madison study will examine how human-delivered coaching and digital prompts could make a popular mental health app more effective in decreasing an individual’s anxiety or depression symptoms.  The four-year, $2.8 million study is funded by the National Institute of Mental Health. It will test whether users of the Healthy Minds …

Dance Department presents Kloepper Concert of student work Dec. 6–7

The UW–Madison Dance Department presents the annual Kloepper Concert, a performance of new student work, Dec. 6–7 in the Margaret H’Doubler Performance Space in Lathrop Hall. The concert will feature a variety of contemporary dance works from student choreographers Jared Cataggatan, Reagan Coussens, Lilly Dempski, Neva Hinsey, Juliana Laird, Maya Rustenburg, Vivian Simpson, Marissa Stolt, …

Art and dance classes featured in UW–Madison photo story highlighting Summer Term

A recent photo gallery created to spotlight Summer Term courses at UW–Madison featured images of classes offered by the School of Education’s Art Department and Dance Department.  The story notes “thousands of Badgers enroll in Summer Term courses to make progress on degree requirements, get hands-on training or even try something new. This year was …

UW–Madison virtual theatre project featured at Festival d’Avignon

This summer, UW–Madison faculty member Megan Reilly’s virtual theatre project, “Beyond the Garden of Adrian,” was featured in a showcase at the Festival d’Avignon in France — one of the world’s premier performing arts festivals. The project reimagines Adrian Howells’s 2009 one-to-one performance, “The Garden of Adrian,” in virtual reality. In the original work, Howells …

New UW–Madison study reveals keys to graduate student wellness, belonging, persistence

By WCER Communications A new study from the University of Wisconsin–Madison sheds light on the unique challenges Black men face when adjusting to graduate engineering programs — and offers actionable insights for improving program persistence and support for underrepresented students. Published in the journal Policy Insights from the Behavioral and Brain Sciences, the research highlights …

Three from School of Education are named Morgridge Fellows

Three students and faculty from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected for the 2025-26 cohort of Morgridge Fellows. The program, run through the Morgridge Center for Public Service, brings together faculty, staff, and graduate students for a year-long learning community focused on advancing community-engaged scholarship. The program is directed by Morgridge Center Assistant …

Budge receives APA’s Distinguished Contribution to Public Policy Award

UW–Madison School of Education faculty member Stephanie Budge has been selected as the 2025 recipient of the Distinguished Contribution to Public Policy Award from the American Psychological Association’s Division 44 — the Society for the Psychological Study of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity. According to the APA, the award honors “distinguished contributions to public policy …

UW–Madison doctoral student’s book reviewed in Urban Education

A book by UW–Madison’s Tony DelaRosa, a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis, was recently reviewed in Urban Education. DelaRosa’s book, titled “Teaching the Invisible Race: Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in Schools,” was reviewed by Diann Kitamura — former Santa Rosa City Schools and Sonoma County …