University of Wisconsin–Madison

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UW–Madison’s Baldacchino releases two new books

UW-Madison’s John Baldacchino recently released two new books, “Sejjieħ il-Ħsieb: Limitu u Ħelsien (Rubblewalls of Thought: Limit and Freedom)” and “Educing Ivan Illich: Reform, Contingency, and Disestablishment.” Baldacchino is a professor with the School of Education’s Art Department. Written in his mother tongue, Maltese, “Sejjieħ il-Ħsieb” is Baldacchino’s first book of philosophy. This work takes a poetic yet rigorous …

Pauline Ho receives GHI grant for project, ‘Perceived Racial Discrimination and Mental Health’

UW-Madison’s Pauline Ho recently received the UW-Madison Global Health Institute’s (GHI) Graduate Student Award Grant. Ho is a PhD student within the human development area of the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology. The award will fund her project, “Perceived Racial Discrimination and Mental Health: The Role of Meaning-making and Residential History.” This work was selected …

NIH grant to help Schrage improve understanding in how women, men regulate blood flow in brains

There are clear differences between men and women when it comes to how blood flow within their brains respond to stressors. The incidence of strokes, for example, is much lower in females until they experience menopause. After their hormone level changes, their risk rises. Yet there is little known about why this is the case. …

UW–Madison alum Green receives 2020 William T. Grant Scholars award

UW-Madison alumnus Terrance L. Green is one of five early career researchers from across the nation to receive a 2020 William T. Grant Scholars award. Launched in 1982, this program supports the professional development of promising researchers in the social, behavioral, and health sciences who have received their terminal degrees within the past seven years. …

Researchers release free, at-home early math resources for families

A team of early math education experts from across the country has pooled its expertise to develop a set of free, research-based learn-at-home materials geared toward children from birth to age 8. The “At-Home Early Math Learning Kit for Families,” created by the DREME Network’s Family Math team, is especially valuable as many people are …

Nachman co-authors article published in College Student Affairs Journal

UW-Madison’s Brett Nachman co-authored an article published in the College Student Affairs Journal alongside Ryan Miller, of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Richmond Wynn, of the University of North Florida. Nachman is a PhD student with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. The article is titled, “ ‘I …

Three from School of Education receive WARF Named Professorships

Highly regarded School of Education faculty members Li Chiao-Ping, Robert Enright, and Stacey Lee were appointed to prestigious WARF Named Professorships, UW-Madison announced on May 12. Overall, 32 members of the UW-Madison faculty have been awarded faculty fellowships for 2020-21. The awardees span the four divisions on campus: arts and humanities, physical sciences, social sciences, and biological …

Hora and colleagues publish new paper in International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning

UW-Madison’s Matthew Hora and colleagues published a new paper in the International Journal of Work-Integrated Learning titled, “Problematizing college internships: Exploring issues with access, program design, and developmental outcomes in three U.S. colleges.” Hora is the director of the Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions, housed within the School of Education’s Wisconsin Center for Education Research …

Educational engineering games take stay-at-home kids to the next level

By Jason Daley, College of Engineering Communications The best-laid plans of many parents are falling apart after two months of keeping their kids home during the COVID-19 pandemic — and for some families, Netflix binges and video games are replacing any attempts at home schooling. For four years, UW–Madison engineers and Field Day Lab game …

UW-Madison Art Department: MFA shows move online

Every academic year, the School of Education’s Art Department hosts over 60 exhibitions, including that of its master of fine arts (MFA) students. With the COVID-19 pandemic forcing the closure of physical spaces on the UW-Madison campus, third-year MFA student exhibitions were moved online. Though students are challenged to create without many resources, the Art Department reports …