Karen Bogenschneider, Rothermel-Bascom Professor Emeritus of Human Ecology, was awarded the 2021 Wiley Prize in Family Science: The Alexis Walker Award. One of her recent papers was selected as the best family science paper published in …
Three Human Ecology students featured as exceptional graduates of winter 2021
UW–Madison highlighted 10 outstanding members of the Class of Winter 2021, three of whom are Human Ecology students. We are proud that they are graduating as human ecologists! Albert Elston, a personal finance major, co-founded …
Sarmadi: 2022 Color of the Year
Angus’s exhibition highlighted by Science Friday
Hazen: Employers value experience
How might financial life skills courses impact student knowledge & behavior?
This research paper authored by Associate Professor Cliff Robb and PhD student Somalis Chy discusses how freshmen/sophomore students who take a financial life skills course might have a different impact on their financial well-being, stress, …
Areli Estrada (MS ’21) recognized in list of Wisconsin’s most influential Latino leaders for 2021
Areli Estrada, who completed her MS in Human Ecology in 2021, was recognized by Madison365 for being among the most influential Latino leaders in Wisconsin for 2021.
Raison: Are there a connections between viruses and mental health?
“… a lot of people with mental health issues experience a general increased risk of poor health outcomes. But the pandemic started to shine a brighter light on why, bolstering a hypothesis that’s been accruing …
Robb: Are millennials better equipped to deal with inflation?
Yes says Associate Professor Cliff Robb in this interview on Marketplace. “…millennials have met economic woes as they’ve aged into life’s milestones — like when they entered the job market around the Great Recession.” He …
Kirkorian: Sesame Street adds first Asian and Pacific Islander character
Professor Heather Kirkorian discusses Ji-Young—a seven-year-old Korean American character in this interview with WPR. As part of Sesame Workshop’s “Coming Together” initiative—created to support families of all backgrounds through ongoing conversations about race—the special that …