CNPL major wins Truman Scholarship, Grad student connects local farms’ produce with Latino/Indigenous families in need, Consumer Science PhD alum publishes CDL research in Nature, Hartley featured on WPR and Wisconsin State Journal, Halpern-Meekin applies “social poverty” concept to understanding families’ COVID experiences, and more.
School News
News about research, awards, and other noteworthy updates from the School of Human Ecology
CNPL Major Tina Marshalek Wins Truman Scholarship
Tina Marshalek, a Community and Nonprofit Leadership major, has been named one of just 62 Truman Scholars across the U.S. The award supports graduate study for college juniors with exceptional leadership potential who are committed to “making a difference” through public service.
Weaving Art, Focus, and Community in a Time of Worry
Design Studies Professor Marianne Fairbanks offers a video tutorial on weaving from household items.
SoHE News & Events: Apr 3–9
Two SoHE faculty win awards | Gaddis op-ed in USA Today | Halpern-Meekin on Big Ten Network | Thomas on WKOW and Madison365 | Hartley on WPR | Bartfeld on food security | and more…
SoHE News & Events: Mar 27–Apr 2
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For Researchers: COVID-19 resources and SoHE research news
Updates under COVID-19 health and safety measures. News and updates on SoHE internal research funding awards for faculty: Fall 2020 Course Release Incentive Funds and Research Centers Discretionary Research funding.
SoHE News & Events: Mar 13–26
SoHE and Extension experts advise on family finances in COVID-19 crisis | DiPrete Brown promotes COVID-19 survey for Wisconsin | Whelan shares tips for mental health under safer-at-home guidance | Keeler profiled in Badger Insider | Addo on the value of a writing community | Shim APLUS research featured on PsychCentral | Outside Magazine highlights Raison’s heat therapy research | Badger$ense covers credit scores for Badger Herald | CFS research cited in Motley Fool | Hartley on parent-child relationships in families with children on the autism spectrum | Shim on young adults’ relationship choices and financial resources | Hilgendorf and Moore on collaborative health equity evaluation models | Ahrens on multiple internships for college students
SoHE News & Events: Mar 6–12
UW officially launches its first fully online undergraduate degree with SoHE | Kirkorian quoted in New York Times opinion | Flanagan quoted in Washington Post opinion | Robb featured on CBS 58 on coronavirus and investing | Gaddis on New Books Network podcast | Kirkorian on screen time in Vancouver Weekly | Fairbanks to present her work at the Chazen | Raison to present at Tech Council Innovation Network luncheon
COVID-19: A Message from Dean Soyeon Shim
In your classrooms, at home, in the community, ask the unique human-ecological questions that can build knowledge and foster empathy out of this shared experience.
Research Funding Opportunities, News & Info
See new resources for impacts on research due to COVID-19. Applications for mentored scholars are invited by the NIH program in SMPH, Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’ Health. The Russell Sage Foundation invites applications to its visiting scholars program. USDA-NIFA has released its call inviting pre- and post-doctoral fellowship applications, including food-related research projects. News items out of NIH include an upcoming NIH-wide strategic plan feedback webinar and updates to NIH’s Continuous Submission Policy.