By Laurel White A School of Education faculty member has earned a Fulbright award to support an Egyptian university as it develops its graduate-level program in adapted physical education. Luis Columna, a professor in the Department of Kinesiology, will spend six weeks at Helwan University in Helwan, Egypt. During this visit, he will support the …
UW–Madison students living in University Housing each semester have the opportunity to recognize instructors who have made a positive impact on their learning through the Honored Instructor program. The program allows students to nominate educators who challenge them, support their academic growth, make learning enjoyable, or inspire them in meaningful ways. The fall 2025 list …
Eight individuals from the UW–Madison School of Education have been selected as 2025-26 Pathway Program scholars through the Institute for Clinical and Translational Research (ICTR). Established in 2022 and funded by the Wisconsin Partnership Program, the Pathway Program supports the mentorship and professional development of scholars engaged in clinical and translational research at various stages of …
By Laurel White A new UW–Madison research project aims to shed light on how age and biological sex may affect blood flow control in the brain and how differences in brain blood flow regulation may be early indicators of health conditions such as dementia. The project, led by Andy Zhou, a postdoctoral fellow in the Department …
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 …