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.
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Innovation in Teaching & Celebrating Donors: Transforming the Second Floor
Details on construction to run February through August 2020 Innovation Lab: Fostering tomorrow’s breakthroughs A successful learning environment for innovation fosters creativity and brings together groups of students and faculty to collaborate, exchange ideas, feel …
Now Open: Nominations for SoHE’s 2020 Alumni Awards
Know a great alum who deserves some recognition? Nominate them!
SoHE Helps Launch New Accelerated MS in Design + Innovation
The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s new degree option responds to student interest, faculty expertise, and employer needs.
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.