University of Wisconsin–Madison

to understand money and the way it works, responsibly obtain, spend, and budget said money, and take into account future need as well as risk. In the study conducted by J. Michael Collins (Assistant Professor of Consumer Science at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Faculty Director of the Center for Financial Security, and an IRP affiliate) on the effects of mandatory financial education for low-income clients 144 low-income clients in need of housing vouchers were placed into two groups: a…

School Choice: Addressing the Education Divide When compared to the rest of the world, the education system in the United States is lagging. When assessed against the education standards of the world, the United States doesn’t rank in the top 10 of most educated countries. Many people find this hard to believe because they know that in the United States, public schools receive government funding and are based academically on how the students perform on standardized tests. Many assume that…

is credible. He gains credibility throughout the essay by giving great examples. His examples include descriptions of solitary confinement so the reader can see what it is like. Professor Harry Harlow, a psychology instructor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison,…

Dr. Stephen Kantrowitz is a professor of United States History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He has written several books and done extensive research into race relations during the 19th Century, Civil War History, and White Supremacy history. His work More than Freedom: Fighting for Black Citizenship in a white Republic, 1829-1889, which was published in 2013, examines black activism in the 19th Century, aiming to point out the types of activism the United States saw from the black…

earn a major in this field, I would do my best to fulfill it to prove that I have potential and I can become a doctor and I am willing to do what I can for it. I also plan on attending the School of Pharmacy in the University of Wisconsin Madison if I get admitted into the university and I earned a major in this field. It’ll be an amazing milestone that occurred to me in my life. In this field, I would like to experience exposure to medicine and chemicals and how they work to build the human…

I did my job shadow on October 7th, 2017. I did my Job shadow with Adam Ahearn, the associate director of marketing and promotions for intercollegiate athletics at the University of Wisconsin Madison. I jobbed shadow an event, the October 7th men’s hockey game between the Wisconsin Badgers and Ohio State Buckeyes at the Kohl Center. I got the insight on many things from touring the kohl center, to listening in on the meetings. Being able to shadow the hockey game, I observed many things, learned…

Suzanne LaBarre from Popular Science states that when “trolls and spambots” overwhelm the comment sections below articles, a reader’s perception can be skewed. This was proven by a study conducted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison that looked at the influence of uncivil comments on a fake blog post on nanotechnology. Lead researcher, Dominique Brossard, found that “uncivil comments not have only polarized readers, but they often changed a participant’s interpretation…

poverty line exhibited “systematic structural differences” in their brains, with 7-10 percent less gray matter in the three areas than those living above the poverty line”, this is was shocking to me. The researchers from Duke University and the University of Wisconsin Madison made these claims based on the near 400 hundred children they tracked during the course of six years. Seth Pollak a co-author made a claim towards these developmental changes. Pollak believes it is the “environmental…

Problems are a normal thing that happen through one’s life. These problems can be easily terminated depending on who it’s affecting and what the problem is about. But not all problems can be solved easily. In fact, some problems may aren’t solved as easily as others and can make everyday tasks harder than usual. These problems can be emotional, cognitive, developmental, social, and even physical addiction. Some of these problems require professional guidance if you need help solving them. For…

In the Fall of 2018, I plan to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison as for undergraduate school. My studies will be focused on rehabilitation psychology. Rehabilitation psychology will readily prepare myself for graduate school, where I will pursue a doctorate in occupational therapy. Becoming an occupational…