Stem cells used to create critical brain barrier in lab
Using neural stem cells derived from the fetal brains of rats, a team of Wisconsin scientists has devised a rudimentary blood-brain barrier in the lab.
December 20, 2006Maribeth Gettinger, PhD, organizes reading seminar on racial/ethnic topics
Waisman researcher Maribeth Gettinger received a grant from the Institute on Race and Ethnicity for her organization of a campus reading group of books featuring racial/ethnic themes.
December 16, 2006
Brain’s ‘fear center’ may underlie autistic behaviors
The brain's emotional center is unusually small in autistic males with the most severe behavioral impairments, University of Wisconsin-Madison researchers reported this month.
December 16, 2006
The work of Rich Pauli with parents of stillborn babies featured in On Wisconsin Magazine
Medical geneticist Richard Pauli has made a career of helping families who have lost an infant to stillbirth.
December 13, 2006
Rob Zaleski: Sleuths seek cause for explosion of autism
Like most people, I'd never known anyone with the disorder or even heard anyone talk about it.
October 23, 2006Work underscores importance of family in caring for people with disabilities
The story that Sandra Magana tells her social work classes is a tale of challenges and of how people rise to them.
October 3, 2006
Open hearts, open minds seek awareness and relaxation through meditation
Dr. Richard Davidson pioneered some of the world's first research on meditation and its affect on the brain. With meditation, says Davidson, a person can train his or her mind to improve attention and regulate emotions; it can also improve a person's level of happiness and well-being.
September 17, 2006Research demonstrates powerful role of anticipation in human memory formation
Psychologists have long known that memories of disturbing emotional events — such as an act of violence or the unexpected death of a loved one — are more vivid and deeply imprinted in the brain than mundane recollections of everyday matters.
September 5, 2006Films in the Field 2006
Over 1,500 people attended the third annual Friends of the Waisman Center Films in the Field featuring “Over the Hedge” on Saturday, August 12, 2006 in the fields adjacent to the Center. While capturing the …
August 28, 2006
Gamm receives named professorship
Waisman Center researcher David Gamm, MD, PhD has been named the first recipient of the Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell Professorship. The professorship was presented to the University of Wisconsin Eye Research Institute by the Retina …
August 22, 2006Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, named interim director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Terry Devitt, University Communications Marsha Mailick Seltzer, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center and an internationally recognized scholar of developmental disabilities, has been named interim director of the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery …
August 8, 2006Research reveals how attention deficit drugs work
Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain.
June 26, 2006Liz Hecht Honored as Outstanding Parent
Elizabeth Hecht, senior outreach specialist at the Waisman Center's Children with Special Health Care Needs Program was recently honored for her work on behalf of families.
June 22, 2006Infant Survives Rare Disorder with help of Waisman Center and UW Hospital
A Baraboo infant overcame a life threatening condition thanks to the efforts of UW Hospital doctors in conjunction with Waisman Center doctors and nutritionists. The Waisman Center’s role was in the acute treatment and confirmation …
June 22, 2006Seth Pollak, PhD, named Distinguished Professor of Psychology
In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Seth Pollak, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty. Pollak is a professor of psychology and of psychiatry and pediatrics and the faculty co-director of the Waisman Center's Research Participation Core.
June 17, 2006Jenny Saffran named Distinguished Professor of Psychology
In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Jenny Saffran, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty. Saffran is a professor of psychology and the coordinator of the Communication and Cognitive Sciences Group at the Waisman Center.
June 17, 2006Robin Chapman, PhD, receives Career Research Scientist Award
Robin Chapman, professor emerita of Communicative Disorders and Waisman principle investigator, received the 2006 Career Research Scientist Award on Tuesday, May 22, at its Atlanta, GA. meeting from the Academy on Mental Retardation. The award was made for …
May 30, 2006Svendsen receives international award
Clive Svendsen, PhD, was honored by the International Academy for Child Brain Development with its highest award, the Statuette with Pedestal. The award acknowledges exceptional contributions to the study of human development and is presented …
May 10, 2006
Richard Davidson among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2006
Richard Davidson, who has devoted his career to understanding how the brain regulates human emotions, is one of 100 prominent personalities featured by the magazine.
April 30, 2006UW-Madison honors Academic Staff Award winners
Rita Hohlstein, clinical associate professor for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, received the Wisconsin Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Leadership.
April 19, 2006Data provides misleading picture of autism
If statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Education are to be believed, in 1992 the state of Illinois had only 322 diagnosed cases of autism among school children. In 2003, according to the same statistical source, Illinois had more than 6,000 children diagnosed as autistic.
April 4, 2006
Christopher Coe, PhD, receives Hilldale Award
Five faculty members, including Christopher Coe of the Waisman Center, have received the 2006 Hilldale Awards, which annually recognize excellence in teaching, research and service.
April 3, 2006Great (Taste) Expectations: Study Shows Brain Anticipates Taste, Shifts Gears
As the prism of our senses, the human brain has ways of refracting sensory input in defiance of reality.
February 21, 2006Experts question prevalent stereotypes about autism
As theories about autism spread like wildfire in the media and the general public, a panel of autism experts will reflect on the validity of four widely held - and potentially inaccurate - assumptions about the developmental disability.
February 20, 2006New Wisconsin Idea grants venture into diverse territory
The Waisman Center's Early Childhood program was recently awarded a Wisconsin Idea Grant from the Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Endowment.
January 18, 2006Pollak receives APA Distinguished Scientific Award
Waisman researcher Seth Pollak, PhD, been selected as a recipient of the 2006 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology. As
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