Tag School of Human Ecology
“La Moda Processa” to take place at Monona Terrace Saturday
May 3, 2011On Saturday, May 7, the School of Human Ecology and the Textile and Apparel Student Association (TASA) will host their annual design gallery and fashion show at Monona Terrace. Showcasing the work of apparel, textile and interior design students, the show is named "La Moda Processa," highlighting the phases of design.
Karen Holden advises Sesame Street financial education initiative
May 2, 2011Karen Holden, UW–Madison Center for Financial Security affiliate and professor emerita of consumer science in the School of Human Ecology, served as an adviser on the recently launched Sesame Street financial education initiative "For Me, for You, for Later: First Steps to Spending, Sharing, and Saving."
Morgridge Center supports initiatives through matching grant program
January 27, 2011The Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison recently awarded 11 matching grants totaling $334,739 to support service learning, community-based research or civic engagement work by UW–Madison faculty and researchers in the areas of education, environment or health.
UW-Madison design studies co-sponsors international conference
October 14, 2010The design studies department and Design Gallery at the University of Wisconsin–Madison are co-sponsoring Architecture in Perspective 25, the international conference of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI), in Madison on Oct. 20-24.
Federal grant to bolster consumer financial education at UW–Madison
September 30, 2010The Social Security Administration has awarded $3.1 million to support research on financial education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Research examines the price of prison for children
August 9, 2010It comes as no surprise that many children suffer when a parent is behind bars. But as rates of incarceration grew over the past 30 years, researchers were slow to focus on the collateral damage to children.
Study details autism’s heavy toll beyond childhood on marriages
August 3, 2010The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with autism.
Center to study community organizations’ role in infant mortality issue
July 22, 2010The University of Wisconsin Center for Nonprofits will study the role nonprofit/community-based health and social service organizations played in reducing disparities in infant mortality. A $50,000 award provided through the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research was announced this week and will make the research effort possible.
UW-Madison faculty member receives grant to increase child, family well-being
July 21, 2010A University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty member has received an award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to increase the well-being of children and families by advancing evidence-based policymaking.
Study shows need for teacher training in personal finance
June 8, 2010While 89 percent of K-12 teachers agree that students should either take a financial education course or pass a competency test for personal finance before graduating from high school, relatively few teachers believe they are adequately prepared to teach such topics, according to a study by two University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers.
Putting politics aside: Using evidence to develop policy
May 19, 2010The authors of a new book about informing policymaking with research have devoted their careers to bridging the gap between the research and public policy communities.
Human Ecology to break ground on new building
April 27, 2010University Preschool children in hardhats will assist at the School of Human Ecology groundbreaking at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, April 30, at 1300 Linden Drive.
Oscar Rennebohm Foundation, Morgridge Center for Public Service team to expand nonprofit leadership development
April 8, 2010The Oscar Rennebohm Foundation has announced a gift of $100,000 to expand the work of the UW Center for Nonprofits in the School of Human Ecology.
Center hosts financial literacy symposium, showcases research opportunities
March 12, 2010The Family Financial Security Symposium, which will explore research examining why consumers sometimes make choices they later regret and put their families at financial risk, will be held on the UW–Madison campus April 19-20.
UW-Madison, Hy-Vee benefit from retailing partnership
October 9, 2009The University of Wisconsin–Madison and a new member of the Madison business community both are benefiting from a partnership intended to improve the retailer's operations and the long-term quality of its employee-owners.
Financial security center receives Social Security Administration award
October 7, 2009The University of Wisconsin–Madison Center for Financial Security has received first-year funding of $1.48 million to participate in the Social Security Administration's new Financial Literacy Research Consortium (FLRC).
Chancellor’s lecture launches Year of the Humanities
September 8, 2009A lecture that delves into the songs and sexuality of ancient Greek drinking parties and a talk on the 1989 German revolution that brought down the Berlin Wall are just two events that will mark the Year of the Humanities on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
$1 house on the block at UW–Madison
May 15, 2009For sale: Two-story brick and stone home designed in the colonial revival style, offering 2,300 square feet of living space. Asking price: $1. Contact the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
Fashion design students put on the glitz
May 6, 2009Madison will get its own version of “Project Runway” at the School of Human Ecology’s student fashion show to be held Saturday, May 9, at the Monona Terrace Convention Center, 1 John Nolen Drive.
Delving into the murky metrics of financial risk
February 25, 2009The way J. Michael Collins sees it, United States consumers aren’t necessarily less informed about financial risk than consumers from other industrialized nations. What Americans do have, however, are an abundance of ways to screw up.