On October 10, Kyla Wahlstrom, Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development (OLPD), was recognized with the U’s highest honor, the Outstanding Achievement Award, at an event with family and friends. Wahlstrom has been a national leader in researching school start times and turning evidence into public policy.

Wahlstrom joined the U of M after two decades in K-12 education, holding roles including research fellow with OLPD and director of the Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI).

For over 20 years, Wahlstrom’s groundbreaking work has been repeatedly confirmed, sparking a movement to provide adolescents with school schedules more aligned with their biological sleep rhythms.