Elizabeth (Liz) Smith has been named the next director of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Child Development Lab. Her first day is December 16, 2024. Smith brings more than 17 years of experience in early childhood …
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New Faculty Focus: Ben Fisher
Ben Fisher, Associate Professor of Civil Society & Community Studies, joined the School of Human Ecology in fall 2022. This Q&A shares a glimpse into his experiences and research. Hometown: I grew up a lot …
An Historic Achievement: Human Ecology Dean Soyeon Shim Invested with the Elizabeth Holloway Schar Deanship
Soyeon Shim, PhD, Dean of the School of Human Ecology, has achieved one of the highest honors in academia: an endowed deanship, made possible by a collaborative group of visionary donors. This marks the first …
Across the Atlantic Fairbanks’s collaboration shines
In 2018, I first visited Sweden and Denmark on a research trip to learn more about how textiles are currently taught and more widely perceived as an art form in the Scandinavian culture. As part …
New tool will help seniors age in place
A research study that is co-led by UW–Madison’s Jung-hye Shin, Kevin Ponto, and Beth Fields focusing on the development of a novel home assessment tool to aid in modifying homes for people with disabilities has been awarded a grant …
SoHE News: Mar 12–18
Halpern-Meekin discusses the poverty aids in the newly passed American Rescue Plan on WPR, Kirkorian shares tips on transitioning kids back to in-person schooling, Collins describes the WisconsinSaves program on Yahoo! Finance, Gaddis on extended school lunch program through summer, Huambachano to keynote UW Global Health Symposium, and more.