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  2. Year: 2014
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Month: January 2014

From the Midwest to Davos, Richard Davidson is starting conversations on mindfulness, happiness, and the power of giving

Posted on January 23, 2014

Are we in the throes of a “zeitgeist” moment, when world leaders and CEOs embrace the role that mindfulness plays in cultivating health, compassion and happiness?

Posted in 2014, News, Research, YearTagged Richie Davidson

Employment may lead to improvement in autism symptoms

Posted on January 15, 2014

Jennifer Wetzel, Vanderbilt University More independent work environments may lead to reductions in autism symptoms and improve daily living in adults with the disorder, according to a new study released in the Journal of Autism …

Posted in 2014, Autism, News, UCEDD, YearTagged Autism, Employment, Leann Smith DaWalt, Marsha Mailick

Waisman Biomanufacturing plays key role in prostate cancer vaccine development

Posted on January 14, 2014

A spinoff business launched by a University of Wisconsin-Madison cancer researcher is attempting to harness the human immune system to fight prostate cancer.

Posted in 2014, News, Waisman Biomanufacturing, YearTagged Waisman Biomanufacturing

Forward motion – A different kind of hat trick

Posted on January 6, 2014

The sight of Mike Eaves changing a diaper, rubbing the back of a sleepy toddler and dancing with preschoolers might shock those who don’t really know the University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach. Those images, …

Posted in 2014, News, Outreach, Service, YearTagged Mike Eaves, WECP

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