UW–Madison’s David Kaplan, the Patricia Busk Professor of Quantitative Methods in the School of Education’s Department of Educational Psychology, was named an international guest professor and will spend three months at the Institute für Bildungswissenshaft (Institute for Education …
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‘If we could learn to not be fooled’: Educational psychology professor wins grant to fight misinformation
By Laurel White Teaching people how to spot and outsmart a particularly tricky form of misinformation online is at the heart of new UW-Madison research recently funded by the National Science Foundation. The research, led by …
Enright discusses scientific study of forgiveness on Wisconsin Public Radio
Educational Psychology Professor Robert Enright joined Wisconsin Public Radio’s “Central Time” program last week to share his expertise about the scientific study of forgiveness. Enright, who holds the Aristotelian Professorship in Forgiveness Science in the …
UW–Madison’s Enright lauded as ‘game changer’ in modern psychology
Decades of pioneering work on the vast personal and social benefits of forgiveness — from reducing individuals’ anxiety and aggression to fostering better cross-cultural communication amid political conflict — have earned UW-Madison’s Robert Enright one …
School of Education authors receive ‘best paper’ honors at learning sciences annual meeting
Two papers that were selected for awards at the recent 2022 International Society for the Learning Sciences annual meeting in Hiroshima, Japan, were written by authors from the UW–Madison School of Education. Nathan A paper by UW–Madison’s …
UW–Madison’s Vlach advisor to Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship recipients
Haley Vlach, Associate Professor in the Department of Educational Psychology, has been named an advisor recipient of the Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship for the 2022-2023 academic year for two submissions. The Hilldale Undergraduate/Faculty Research Fellowship …
UW–Madison’s Vlach receives Romnes Research Fellowship
Haley Vlach, professor of educational psychology and director of the Learning, Cognition & Development Lab, has been named a recipient of the Romnes Fellowship from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate …
School of Education recognizes 2022 Ed Psych award winners
Each spring, the School of Education recognizes some of its most outstanding individuals with Faculty and Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards. On Thursday, April 14, this year’s award winners were honored during a reception and short …
Paper from UW-Madison’s Puntambekar receives ‘Research Worth Reading’ honor
UW–Madison’s Sadhana Puntambekar is the lead author on a paper that’s being recognized by the Journal of Research in Science Teaching (JRST) as one of its Research Worth Reading awards. The paper being recognized is …
Mitchell Nathan is winner of 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition
The School of Education’s Mitchell Nathan is among the 26 UW–Madison faculty winners of the 2022-23 Vilas Associates Competition. The competition, from the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education, recognizes “new …