UW-Madison School of Education
Please join us in Gym 6 at the UW-Natatorium to celebrate the 5th annual Adapted Fitness Open House. Meet clients and student volunteers and discuss their experiences with the program. There will a selected client keynote speaker at the beginning of each hour. Clients will be interacting with University student staff. Healthy and delicious food …
Student Information sessions on the health promotion and health equity (HPHE) bachelor’s degree are being held April 4 from 3:00pm-4:00pm and on April 5 from 10:00am-11:00am in GYM-NAT 1140. If you are interested in more information on this degree, please attend one of the information sessions or email HPHE@education.wisc.edu.
On Feb. 24, the School of Education’s Cindy Kuhrasch presented at the 23rd annual All-Campus Leadership Conference, hosted by UW-Madison’s Student Leadership Program. Kuhrasch is the coordinator of UW-Madison’s Physical Education Teacher Education program, which is housed within the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She gave a presentation titled, “Creating Connected Teams,” which used …
The expertise of UW-Madison’s Jill Barnes has appeared in two recent reports from Runner’s World magazine. Barnes is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. Her research interests include the regulation of blood flow and blood pressure in humans, and how this changes with aging and exercise. She has published more than …
The University of Wisconsin System’s Board of Regents voted Friday to approve a new undergraduate degree program at UW–Madison in health promotion and health equity. The development of the program responds to student interest and employer demand for health-related expertise and health education careers. The bachelor of science in health promotion and health equity (HPHE) …
More than 100 years ago, the field of occupational therapy emerged in the U.S. to support the health and well-being of World War I veterans and people with mental health conditions. The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Occupational Therapy (OT) program was founded in 1943. Members of the university’s OT program Class of 1951. “There were very …
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE INTERVIEW Kinesiology Professor Dr. Dorothy Farrar-Edwards was interviewed on “For the Record” on the new “All of Us” project that is aiming build the largest medical database ever created. This is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to help advance medical research for decades to come. If you are interested, please …
On November 13th, 50 High School students from the Hmong American Academy came to the Natatorium to visit different labs and learn about all of the wonderful opportunities someone with a Kinesiology major has in store! If you would like to schedule a tour of Kinesiology Laboratories, please contact Steven Wright to set something up!
Three people with ties to UW-Madison’s physical education teacher education program are co-presenting a session on Friday, Oct. 26 at the Wisconsin Health and Physical Education Convention. The presentation is titled, “Building Relationships to Teach All Students,” and it is being delivered by Dan Timm, Chandra Anderson and Jessica Landergott. Timm is a faculty associate …
Early Morning Fitness at the NAT – Open House October 22 – November 2, 2018 Women aged 40+ are invited to Our Open House to participate in the Early Morning Fitness Class at the UW Natatorium, 2000 Observatory Drive. Class meets Monday through Friday from 6:40am -7:40am. Aerobic Dance is taught on MWF with an …