University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Fields receives American Occupational Therapy Foundation Early-Career Award

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UW–Madison’s Beth Fields, an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, was recently awarded an American Occupational Therapy Foundation Early-Career Research Excellence Award. Fields conducts health services and implementation research with a focus on geriatric and caregiving outcomes. She is the principal investigator of an R03 Small Research Grant and Clinical Research …

‘Peer Share’ project with School of Education ties wins 2022-23 Wisconsin Idea Fellowship

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A project with ties to the UW–Madison School of Education is one of seven that have been awarded 2022-23 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships. Now in its 24th year, Wisconsin Idea Fellowships are awarded annually to UW–Madison undergraduate projects working to address issues identified by local or global communities. Fellowships are awarded to semester- or year-long projects …

UW–Madison’s Brennan, professor emerita and influential supporter of dance, dies

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Mary Alice “Buff” Brennan, a longtime UW–Madison faculty member who dedicated her career to supporting and encouraging dance students, died on April 8, 2022. Brennan was a professor emerita in the School of Education’s Dance Department, where she was on the faculty from 1967 until her retirement in 2002. Through her years at UW–Madison she …

UW–Madison alum González receives Principal Leadership Award

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UW–Madison alumnus Mike González received a 2022 Herb Kohl Educational Foundation Principal Leadership Award. González, who earned his master’s degree from the School of Education’s Department of Educational Policy Studies in 2006, is principal of Bessie Allen Middle School in the School District of North Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The purpose of the Herb Kohl Principal Leadership program is …

Alumnus nationally honored as ‘Major of the Year’ in physical education

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SHAPE America, the Society of Health and Physical Educators, honored recent UW–Madison alumnus Brett Frieder as a Major of the Year during the organization’s 136th National Convention and Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana. The award celebrates outstanding undergraduate students in the health, physical education, recreation, and dance professions who are nominated by a faculty advisor …

‘Somewhere Between’ at Tandem Press depicts a changing landscape

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Tandem Press is pleased to host “Somewhere Between,” a thesis exhibition by Carley Schmidt, an MFA candidate in the School of Education’s Art Department and current Tandem Press curatorial project assistant. Schmidt’s work explores place as part of a narrative about human impact and intervention. “Somewhere Between” presents a poetic meditation on the changing landscape. The body of work …

School of Education shines at AERA 2022 Annual Meeting

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The American Educational Research Association’s (AERA) 2022 Annual Meeting recently wrapped up after being offered both in person in San Diego and virtually. And once again, scholars from across the UW–Madison School of Education were well  represented at this major event, which ran April 21-26. In all, more than 125 faculty, staff, and students from …

Brittany St. John is awarded Fulbright postdoctoral scholarship

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UW–Madison graduate student Brittany St. John has been awarded a Fulbright Future Postdoctoral Scholarship by the Australian-American Fulbright Commission. St. John is a doctoral candidate in the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology, focusing on occupational science. The scholarship, which is funded by the Kinghorn Foundation, will support St. John’s work in partnership with the Olga Tennison …

UW–Madison’s Ahn will serve on conference committee for College Art Association

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UW–Madison’s Yeohyun Ahn, an assistant professor in the School of Education’s Art Department, has been selected to serve on the Annual Conference Committee for the College Art Association (CAA). Founded in 1911, the College Art Association promotes excellence in scholarship and teaching in the visual arts. It is the oldest and largest support organization in the world. The …