By Kari Dickinson The UW–Madison Community Arts Collaboratory, housed in the School of Education’s office of Professional Learning and Community Education (PLACE), is the recipient of a $25,000 grant from the Madison Arts Commission through its “Artists at Work” subgrant program. The grant will support providing continuous, part-time employment to three teaching artists as part of the Arts Collaboratory’s …
By Laurel White A new study from UW-Madison researchers could lead to more effective chronic pain treatment for Gulf War veterans. According to the study, which was published this month in the journal JNeurosci, Gulf War veterans who experience chronic pain have larger pain-processing regions and smaller pain regulation regions in their brains than their healthy peers. The …
By Kari Dickinson Michelle (Chell) Parkins was recently named the inaugural Arnhold Director in Dance Education with UW–Madison’s Dance Department, a position she will start on Aug. 1. This new position was made possible by a gift from dance advocate, educator, and founder of the Dance Education Laboratory Jody Gottfried Arnhold (BA 1965) and her husband John Arnhold. Their …
UW–Madison’s Erin Gill was featured in a blog series from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) that is showcasing IES-funded education researchers and fellows that are making significant contributions to education research, policy, and practice. Gill is a PhD student in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis and a predoctoral fellow with the IES-funded Interdisciplinary …
UW–Madison student Lauren Aria is one of 10 university seniors nationwide who were selected for the Center for Craft’s prestigious Windgate-Lamar Fellowship for emerging craft artists for 2022. Aria is expected to graduate from the School of Education’s Art Department, concentrating on glass, in August 2022. “My work explores flow, viscosity, and corporeality through performance and …
By Laurel White Decades of pioneering work on the vast personal and social benefits of forgiveness — from reducing individuals’ anxiety and aggression to fostering better cross-cultural communication amid political conflict — have earned UW-Madison’s Robert Enright one of psychology’s rarest and highest lifetime achievement awards. Enright’s scientific study of forgiveness has had a “game-changing impact …
An art/design paper and proposal by recent UW–Madison graduate Josephine M. Cutrara has been selected for the International Digital Media and Art (iDMAa) Conference 2022 at Winona State University from June 24-26. Cutrara earned her BFA degree from the School of Education’s Art Department in May 2022, including concentrations in graphic design, 3D modeling, and painting. The …
Three projects led by School of Education faculty and staff are among eight projects and 10 seed projects selected to receive grants from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment. These projects show the range of how UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students can collaborate with community members to co-create and share knowledge and solutions …
An interview with acclaimed actor Randall Duk Kim by UW–Madison’s Baron Kelly was published in the Journal of American Drama and Theatre. Kelly is a Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor in the School of Education’s Department of Theatre and Drama. He holds a concurrent appointment with the Odyssey Project in the Division of Continuing Studies. Kelly spoke with Kim …
Two papers that were selected for awards at the recent 2022 International Society for the Learning Sciences annual meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, were written by authors from the UW–Madison School of Education. A paper by UW–Madison’s Mitchell Nathan and Michael Swart, co-written with Candace Walkington of Southern Methodist University (SMU), received the International Conference of the Learning …