Textiles & Fashion Design student, Yvett Sanchez, is one of five Class of 2023 Fashion Scholarship Fund members selected to receive the competitive scholarship. The award recognizes scholars who demonstrate talent and commitment to advancing …
Human Ecology Communications
Lessons from the C-Suite
Written by Sandra Knisely Barnidge (Journalism, MA’13, ’09) Photos by Andy Manis Three School of Human Ecology Retailing and Consumer Affairs in Business alumnae offer advice and inspiration to the next generation of retail entrepreneurs. …
UW’s hottest majors: Two Human Ecology programs recognized in campus top 10
Majors with the greatest enrollment growth are a good barometer of the university’s responsiveness to the changing interests of students and specialized needs of employers. The undergraduate majors adding the most students from fall 2018 …
New book explores incarceration’s impact on children and families
Congratulations to Dr. Julie Poehlmann on a new published book coming out in March 2023: When Are You Coming Home? How Children Cope When Parents Go to Jail. One of our Human Development & Family …
Student Ambassador receives SmithGroup J.E.D.I. scholarship
Congratulations to Student Ambassador Lauryn Cameron (Interior Architecture) who was selected to receive the SmithGroup Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (J.E.D.I.) scholarship, which is awarded to only five outstanding students nationwide. This honor also includes …
Statement from the School of Human Ecology, University of Wisconsin–Madison
We are deeply concerned about allegations that a community member with whom we have partnered misrepresented their identity and engaged in disingenuous actions. There is a long and painful history of erasure and cultural appropriation …
UW-Madison Initiative Fills Gaps in Learning About Indigenous Cultures (The Journal Times; Shim, Keeler, and Dodge Francis)
Dean Soyeon Shim, faculty member Kasey Keeler, and department chair Carolee Dodge Francis are quoted in an article published by The Journal Times about the UW-Madison School of Human Ecology’s EcoWell initiative.
The Awesome Teenage Brain (The Journal Times; Nix)
Professor Robert Nix’s book, “Parent’s Guide to the Teenage Brain” is featured in an article published by The Journal Times. The article highlights his research on how teenagers’ brains grow at a faster rate than during early childhood.
Amid Inflation, Shoppers Are Expected to Spend More this Holiday Season (Wisconsin Public Radio and Superior Daily Telegraph; O’Brien)
Executive director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing Excellence, Jerry O’Brien, is quoted in an article published by Wisconsin Public Radio where he comments on how higher prices will impact consumer spending this holiday season.
Children with Incarcerated Parents (PBS WI; Poehlmann)
Professor Julie Poehlmann is featured in an episode of “University Place” produced by PBS Wisconsin. She reviews the impacts of parental incarceration on children.