By Laurel White A new UW–Madison study aims to better understand how exercise or calm environments could support psychotherapy in bolstering mental health. The three-year study funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will test whether 30 minutes of exercise immediately before a session of cognitive behavioral therapy leads to better engagement with the therapy …
By Karen Rivedal, Office of Research & Scholarship In a new commentary published in the Council on Undergraduate Research’s journal, Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, UW–Madison Interim Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Associate Professor of Kinesiology Janet Branchaw and Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER) Deputy Drector Christine Pfund make an evidence-based case for …
By Laurel White A telehealth program that includes wellness videos and group discussions could help rural families in Wisconsin and elsewhere stave off diabetes diagnoses, according to a new study by UW–Madison researchers. The study, published in Preventative Medicine Reports, found a telehealth pilot program that encouraged physical activity for all family members resulted in increased …
By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member recently helped develop the first validated tool to measure youth sport specialization while considering physical, motivational, and social characteristics of sport participation. Youth sport specialization is defined as “the intentional and focused participation in a single sport for a majority of the year that restricts opportunities for …
By Kari Dickinson A son-and-father duo from Ireland, better known as “Fionnathan,” shared a powerful message of inclusion with UW–Madison’s Adapted Fitness community last month. Fionn Crombie Angus, who has Down syndrome, and his father and chosen supporter, Jonathan Angus, describe their work as an effort to “have fun and change the world, to trouble your …
By Laurel White In 1889, Clara Ballard arrived at UW–Madison from Boston’s Allen School of Gymnastics. Her arrival heralded a new era for the physical education of women in Wisconsin — one that would come to influence scholars of the body, fitness, and movement in Wisconsin and around the world for decades to come. For her …
By UW–Madison News Janet Branchaw, a physiologist by training and tenured faculty member in the Department of Kinesiology, will serve as interim vice provost for teaching and learning at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, a position previously held by interim Provost John Zumbrunnen. Branchaw began serving in the position on August 24. The vice provost for …
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 …
By Laurel White UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, recently marked a quarter century of accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). In the summer 2025 issue of Learning Connections, UW–Madison alumni working as athletic trainers at the highest levels of professional sports shared …
By Laurel White UW–Madison’s Athletic Training program, housed in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, recently marked a quarter century of accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE). In the summer 2025 issue of Learning Connections, UW–Madison alumni working as athletic trainers at the highest levels of professional sports shared …