By Laurel White Mario, Luigi, and the satisfying chime of collecting a gold coin (“ga-ling!”) in Mushroom World have captivated gamers across the globe for almost 40 years — and a new book from a UW–Madison faculty member seeks to explain why. The book, “Run and Jump: The Meaning of the 2D Platformer,” published today …
UW–Madison graduate student Josh Wallace has been selected to receive a 2023 Melvin C Terrell (MCT) Scholarship from the MCT Foundation. Wallace is a research assistant with the Wisconsin Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) and a doctoral candidate with the School of Education’s Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis. His work explores both …
UW–Madison’s Tandem Press is hosting spring performances of its annual Friday Jazz Series beginning Feb. 23, followed by performances on March 14 and May 15. The event features students from UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music’s jazz studies program in multiple concerts throughout the spring season. Attendees will listen to jazz music, learn about art …
By Laurel White A multidisciplinary project with School of Education ties is working to document and preserve the rich history and contemporary experiences of Latinx communities in Wisconsin. The project, “¡Presente!: Documenting Latinx History in Wisconsin,” is creating an expansive, bilingual digital archive of primary sources and scholarly essays on diverse Latinx communities throughout the …
By Kari Dickinson A new website video resource created through a collaboration of UW–Madison and other movement experts aims to get kids dancing, moving, and having fun. Movement Minutes (movementminutes.com) offers 15 free movement videos and follow-up activity prompts for educators, therapists, and caregivers of preschool and elementary-aged children, and beyond. The videos are high-quality, …
Kim Rogers wins CCBC’s Charlotte Zolotow Award for ‘Just Like Grandma’ January 31, 2024 “Just Like Grandma,” written by Kim Rogers and illustrated by Julie Flett, is the winner of the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2024 Charlotte Zolotow Award for outstanding writing in a picture book. “Just Like Grandma” was edited by Rosemary Brosnan and published in …
UW–Madison’s Kuhrasch releases new app that helps create supportive, authentic learning communities January 30, 2024 Cindy Kuhrasch, with support from UW–Madison’s Department of Information Technology (DoIT) and the School of Education, has developed a smartphone app that uses movement-based activities to create inclusive groups of learners. Kuhrash, the program coordinator for the Department of Kinesiology’s Physical …
New UW–Madison study shows people who fail to quit smoking should immediately try again January 29, 2024 By Laurel White People who immediately try again to quit smoking after a failed attempt are more successful than people who take time before another try, according to a new UW–Madison study. The multi-year study, published this week in Addiction, …
Thirteen faculty members have been chosen to receive this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators. Among this year’s honorees, two are faculty members in the School of Education: Emily Machado, an assistant professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction, is receiving the …
By Laurel White Two faculty members from the UW–Madison School of Education will help lead the new Wisconsin Sloan Center for Systemic Change, or WiSC², an initiative aimed at removing barriers and improving equity in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) doctoral programs across the country. The project launched earlier this month as part of a $2.5 …