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Recent Sightings: Canoe on the move

May 29, 2014

From left, Tom DuBois, professor of Scandinavian Studies and Comparative Literature and Folklore Studies, and Colin Connors, graduate student in Scandinavian Studies, are spotted supporting a birchbark canoe as its driven a short distance along Observatory Drive toward a launch site near the Memorial Union Terrace.

Athletics’ donation fuels School of Education literacy efforts

May 9, 2014

An official with UW–Madison’s athletic department presented a check worth more than $27,500 to the School of Education on Thursday night, May 8.

Cramer named interim director of UW’s Morgridge Center for Public Service

May 1, 2014

Kathy Cramer, whose academic work is steeped in providing service learning experiences for students and examining ways that UW–Madison can build stronger relationships with those outside of campus, has been named interim director of the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service.

Jerlando F. L. Jackson: Driven for diversity

March 6, 2014

The son of a drill sergeant in Fort Benning, Ga., Jerlando F. L. Jackson quickly learned the value of structure and organization. But there, in a rural area of the Deep South, deeper lessons about inclusion and diversity took root.

For athletes, Beyond the Game opens doors to science

February 13, 2014

Badger football player Melvin Gordon knows something about testing the laws of physics. On a football Saturday, Gordon, a star running back, can be seen squeezing through an impossibly small hole for a first down, or launching himself into the end zone with a gravity-defying leap.

‘Getting Real IV’ hip-hop lecture series to feature educational innovators

February 7, 2014

A free semester-long series of lectures on hip-hop education will bring the nation's top scholars, artists and leaders in the growing field of hip-hop studies to campus to teach about the teaching and learning theories behind this innovative education movement.

Proceeds from UW’s spring football game to benefit student literacy efforts

February 6, 2014

Wisconsin Director of Athletics Barry Alvarez announced that for the fourth consecutive year, proceeds from the Badger football team’s annual spring game will be directed to a campus partner. And in 2014, dollars raised through ticket sales will help fund efforts across UW–Madison’s School of Education dedicated to improving student literacy.

Education, surgery try “speed dating” for research

January 23, 2014

Dr. Craig Kent, chairman of surgery, said he hopes that it is at least as successful as a 2010 “speed dating” event with engineering faculty. That one resulted in several research partnerships between surgeons and engineers.

UW Professor Emeritus Littleton, the ‘Father of Studio Glass,’ dies at 91

December 19, 2013

University of Wisconsin–Madison Professor Emeritus Harvey K. Littleton, the trail-blazing artist who founded the nation’s first university-based studio program in art glass more than five decades ago, passed away on Dec. 13 at his home in Spruce Pine, N.C. He was 91.

Hi-def group videoconferencing offered on campus

December 19, 2013

If you need to meet with people located beyond Madison – or even within it – but can’t get everyone in the same room, a convenient service on campus may help.

Forgiveness perfect gift for the holidays

December 18, 2013

If you want your holidays to be happier, Professor Robert Enright suggests giving the gift of forgiveness. While it is helpful any time of the year, it can be especially welcome during the holidays.

Tip: The 12 days of experts

December 11, 2013

For many, the holiday season brings joy, fun and cookies. Lots of cookies.

SoE hosting range of American Education Week events, resources

November 15, 2013

American Education Week (Nov. 18 to 22) is an opportune time for UW–Madison’s School of Education to lend a hand in guiding its range of partners through this sometimes difficult terrain and into a future in which every child has access to a free, high-quality public education.

Book Trailer Film Camp a ‘different kind of summer reading program’

August 9, 2013

Fifteen students who will be entering eighth grade at Madison’s Whitehorse Middle School are in the midst of a unique two-week filmmaking project that was designed to encourage reluctant readers to hit the books.

Mathieu appointed interim director of Wisconsin Center for Education Research

August 7, 2013

Robert Mathieu has been appointed interim director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research (WCER), UW–Madison School of Education Dean Julie Underwood announced Tuesday.