University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: Spotlight on Kinesiology

UW–Madison awarded $1 million to support STEM transfer students

The Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE) led by Kinesiology Professor, Janet Branchaw has been awarded $1 million over five years by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute to develop stronger support systems for transfer students studying science, technology, engineering and math, or STEM, fields. CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS AMAZING …

Congratulations 2018 Grads!

On May 12, 2018, the Kinesiology Department hosted graduation ceremonies and banquets for all of our amazing students who graduated. Following the main commencement ceremony at Camp Randall, the Kinesiology graduates and their families joined together under the infamous red and white tent to share stories, words of wisdom and farewells. There were over 500 …

Cadmus-Bertram’s expertise featured in WalletHub article about Boston Marathon

April 18, 2018 UW-Madison’s Lisa Cadmus-Bertram’s expertise was recently featured by WalletHub in an article about the Boston Marathon. Cadmus-Bertram is an assistant professor with the School of Education’s Department of Kinesiology. She directs the Wisconsin Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab. Cadmus-Bertram answered two questions in an “Ask the Experts” section, along with a panel of other selected …

Marc Kuklinski Receives the Ann B. Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award

Kinesiology’s Marc Kuklinski (pictured here with SoE Dean Diana Hess) receives the Ann B. Wallace Academic Staff Distinguished Achievement Award during SoE recognition ceremonies at the Education Building on April 4, 2018.  Marc is a Senior Instrumentation Specialist, and has been with the Department of Kinesiology for 30 years.  Marc provides extensive experience in supporting …

Bassett to deliver annual Safrit Lecture on ‘The Science of Step Counting’

UW-Madison’s Department of Kinesiology is hosting its annual Safrit Lecture on Thursday, April 12, and this year’s presentation will be delivered by the University of Tennessee’s David Bassett, Jr. Bassett, a professor and chair of the Department of Kinesiology, Recreation and Sport Studies, will be examining “The Science of Step Counting” in his talk, which …

Kevin Crombie Receives Fellowship from National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Kevin Crombie, a dissertator in Dr. Kelli Koltyn’s Exercise Psychology Lab, was recently selected to receive a Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH/NIH) for a project titled “The influence of exercise in reducing anxiety and fear responses via the endocannabinoid system in …

PhD Student, Jess Gorzelitz, Passes Preliminary Exams

Jessica (Jess) Gorzelitz, a second year PhD student in Dr. Lisa Cadmus-Bertram’s Physical Activity Epidemiology Lab, successfully passed her preliminary examinations over winter break. She has now advanced to candidacy status to work on her dissertation, which will focus on exercise interventions in survivors of gynecologic cancer. Her specific research interests include women’s health, women …