Stimulant medications such as Ritalin have been prescribed for decades to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and their popularity as “cognition enhancers” has recently surged among the healthy, as well.
Month: June 2008
Wiley to tackle interim role leading new institute
Outgoing Chancellor John D. Wiley has been named the new interim director of the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID), the public half of the new research center that promises to be a model of interdisciplinary science and public-private collaboration.
Waisman’s Conference Center Named in Honor of Chancellor Wiley
The Waisman Center’s premier conference center has been renamed in honor of Chancellor John D. Wiley.
Scientists study links between brain, meditation
Meditation matters. Brain scientists are using the age-old practice to understand stress and pain reduction, attention spans, even compassion.
Wisconsin participates in national autism education program
State Superintendent Elizabeth Burmaster announced that the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI), the Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services (DHFS), the Waisman Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, three Wisconsin school districts, and one early childhood program in the state are among the first partners in an innovative national effort to improve autism education.
Project Summer targets employment opportunities for youth with disabilities
High schools across the country strive to prepare youth for adulthood, but there are additional challenges for youth with disabilities during this transition.