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Junior Scholars in Training Program Preps the Next Generation of Financial Vulnerability Researchers
The Center for Financial Security Retirement and Disability Research Center mentors a diverse cohort of future leaders in the field.
SoHE News & Events: August 23-29
An alum’s path from consumer science to crooked grinds; What’s a Weaving Lab?; and more.
Karon Ohm: “Learning Is Making Mistakes”
SoHE’s 2019 Wisconsin Idea Alumni Award winner learns by doing—and she encourages others to do so, too.
Rebecca Brown: Because of SoHE, “I Solve Problems in a More Holistic Way”
SoHE’s 2019 Early Career Alumni Award winner credits her SoHE Master’s degree with helping her serve clients better.
SoHE News & Events: August 2-8
Washington Post Op-Ed: Material Culture & Tariffs| YouTube Children’s Videos | Golf Outing Raises $25K Dr. Sarah Anne Carter; Avocados, Tins, and Tariffs Discussion Dr. Sarah Anne Carter’s recent Washington Post piece uses material culture …
Dorothy O’Brien: “Appreciate SoHE’s Curious Community”
SoHE’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award honed her desire for learning at UW—and has applied that in her life ever since.
Linda Ahlers: SoHE Helped Me “See a Bigger World”
SoHE’s 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award winner rose through the retail ranks, spurred by her studies at UW–Madison.
School of Human Ecology Recognizes Four Outstanding Alumnae
Linda Ahlers ’72, Dorothy A. O’Brien ’70, Karon Ohm ’84, and Rebecca Brown ’06 earn SoHE’s 2019 Alumni Awards.
Human Ecologist for Life: Bill Antonie
Bill Antonie (Consumer Science ’90) is the owner of The Curve in Madison, WI. “It’s all about relationships and how you treat people” Antonie grew up in the restaurant business and took over running The …