UW–Madison’s Cindy Kuhrasch speaks about the history of physical education — and how to make it better — in a Cheddar News video report that is headlined, “The Real Reasons We Have Gym Class at All.” Kuhrasch is the director of the Physical Education Teacher Education program in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. In the report, …
The work of a UW–Madison research team including the School of Education’s Brittany Travers has been featured in the news recently. Travers is an associate professor of occupational therapy in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, and a lead researcher for UW–Madison’s Waisman Center. She is part of a team that has been researching using …
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet While balance training may not necessarily sound fun to most adolescents, video games typically do. And for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder, video games that improve their balance by teaching them yoga and tai chi poses also improve their posture, reduce the severity of their autism symptoms, and influence the structure of …
Former Badgers football standout and current Miami Dolphins linebacker Vince Biegel wore a special set of cleats during Sunday’s game against the New York Giants that spotlighted — and eventually will help raise funds for — UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness program. “The University of Wisconsin and the Adapted Fitness program are both very special places to me,” says …
Students in UW–Madison’s Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE) program are helping kids and families stay active this Thanksgiving. The students have teamed up with the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County to share ideas for games kids can do at home with their families during the holiday break from school. The games include “Reverse Pig Trash Ball,” a …
UW–Madison Professor Andrea Mason, who is chair of the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, has been chosen as the inaugural Conway Professor in Kinesiology. “Professor Mason is an exemplary researcher, teacher, colleague, mentor, and leader,” says School of Education Dean Diana Hess. “Her research is cutting edge and focuses on questions of important and immediate …
A blog post published by the National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) features the research of UW–Madison’s Mayrena Hernandez, a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. The article is among a series of posts on the NATA Now blog that will honor National Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15 to Oct. 15) by highlighting some of …
By Mike Klein A new state-of-the art facility to support student and community health will nearly triple the size of the former Natatorium, serving more students and community members with recreational and well-being services. The $113.2 million facility will be named the Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center. The gift and details were announced today in …
Research by a study team including UW–Madison’s Dorothy Farrar Edwards was featured in a recent Daily Mail article that is headlined, “Stroke victims recover best if rehab starts 2-3 MONTHS after the event.” The study results were released on Monday, Sept. 20, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). Farrar Edwards is one of …
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a co-author of a study released Monday, Sept. 20, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) that found an optimal time for intensive rehabilitation of arm and hand use after a stroke. It’s estimated that 750,000 new strokes occur each year in the United States …