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• Educational games to train middle schoolers’ attention, empathy May 21, 2012 Two years ago, at a meeting on science and education, Richard Davidson challenged video game manufacturers to develop games that emphasize kindness and compassion instead of violence and aggression.
• School of Education partners with Stockholm University May 15, 2012 Graduate students in the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education have a new opportunity to bring a global perspective into their work as they seek to tackle some of the toughest issues in education.
• Jordan's skills embrace education, art May 8, 2012 Many recognize undergraduate advisor Jerry Jordan’s enthusiasm as a recruitment and retention specialist for the School of Education. But fewer know of his prospects as a professional portrait artist.
• Dance Department students present “Les Muses” April 26-28 April 18, 2012 Dance students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will perform "Les Muses," a student concert featuring contemporary dance works by six emerging student choreographers and an original piece by New York artist in residence Pamela Pietro on April 26-28 at 8 p.m.
• Conference examines future of public higher education March 14, 2012 Public higher education has come under increasing scrutiny in the past year. Facing the paradox of being expected to produce an ever-more educated workforce for the 21st century with plummeting government support, public universities are struggling to adapt with the times.
• Assessing innovative intervention for children with cerebral palsy March 14, 2012 Five-year-old Lauren's cerebral palsy used to make eating meals an ordeal, going to bed a challenge, and crawling an impossibility.
• UW-Madison graduate programs ranked among best by U.S. News and World Report March 12, 2012 Several UW-Madison graduate programs are ranked among the nation’s best in the 2013 edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
• Dancer and choreographer will present artist talk and dance workshop March 9, 2012 Dancer and choreographer Sally Gross will give an artist talk and lead a dance workshop in advance of her fall 2012 Arts Residency at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW-Madison explores creation of College of the Arts Feb. 16, 2012 For the first time in several decades, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is considering the addition of a new college, the College of the Arts.
• Art graduate connects campus, schools with outreach endowment Feb. 9, 2012 Workshops supported by art graduate Helen Burish have strengthened the connection between area high school teachers and artists in the Department of Art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• Spring semester alive with arts events Feb. 3, 2012 The spring semester will be bursting with arts events across the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus during the university's Year of the Wisconsin Idea.
• Careers Conference points directions in a changing economy Jan. 18, 2012 As economic and workforce challenges continue, many adults and students will seek assistance with job retraining, lifelong career development skills, continuing education and the development of 21st century skills.
• Hip-hop teaching, performance and culture Jan. 18, 2012 Using hip-hop pedagogy as a teaching tool to integrate topics from history, politics and art to culture and performance in the classroom will be the topic of the second annual lecture series "Getting Real II" at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this spring.
• Pilot project helps Latino and Latina families overcome the effects of parental depression Dec. 29, 2011 The effects of parental depression on a child can be many, varied and deeply rooted.
• School of Education marks American Education Week Nov. 14-18 Nov. 10, 2011 The University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Education will honor some of its very best scholars during an American Education Week 2011 program primarily dedicated to its retiring faculty, distinguished alumni and partner teachers during the week of Nov. 14-18.
• Education Building renovations win top environmental ranking Nov. 1, 2011 The 111-year-old Education Building’s recent renovations have given the building new life and made it the first and only building in the UW System to receive the highest ranking for a green-built building: LEED Platinum.
• UW students lead Go Big Read discussions Oct. 17, 2011 A group of 50 University of Wisconsin–Madison students will take on a new role Wednesday, Oct. 19, leading small groups of Middleton high school students through discussions about this year's Go Big Read selection, "Enrique's Journey."
• Ladson-Billings honored as AERA’s 2011 Brown Lecturer Oct. 12, 2011 Leaders of the American Educational Research Association (AERA) have honored Gloria Ladson-Billings, a professor in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Department of Curriculum and Instruction, by selecting her to give the eighth annual Brown Lecture in Education.
• Gamoran testifies before House subcommittee Oct. 12 Oct. 11, 2011 Adam Gamoran, director of the Wisconsin Center for Education Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will testify before the House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 9 a.m. Central time.
• DPI, UW-Madison School of Education project receive federal grant Sept. 28, 2011 The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, on behalf of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s School of Education’s World-Class Instructional Design and Assessment (WIDA), has received a $10.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to build a technology-based assessment system for English learners.