The School of Education recently announced that Mary Schneider, PhD, has been honored with a Distinguished Achievement Award. The 2004 School of Education Faculty & Staff Distinguished Achievement Awards were presented at a reception on …
Awards and Honors
Waisman Director Serves as Guest Editor on Special Journal Issue
The American Journal on Mental Retardation announced the publication of a special issue devoted to aging in individuals with developmental disabilities.
Waisman Center Researchers Awarded $10.7 Million Grant for Brain Imaging Research on Emotion
Even though we all experience similar emotions, we respond to them in different ways.
Saffran receives prestigious psychology award
How babies learn language is a question Jenny Saffran has spent the early part of her research career investigating.
Waisman researcher Richard Davidson graces the cover of the winter 2004 issue of the Wisconsin Academy Review magazine.
The article, “The Science of Happiness,” showcases Davidson’s research on the brain mechanisms that underlie emotions. In particular, Davidson has worked with Buddhist Monks, including the Dalai Lama, to document how meditation affects individuals both …
Mark S. Seidenberg one of 29 most cited UW-Madison faculty
Mark S. Seidenberg, professor of psychology and an investigator in the Communication & Cognitive Processes Unit of the Waisman Center, is one of twenty-nine UW-Madison faculty members identified as the most cited researchers in their fields over two decades.
Two Waisman Investigators Named AAAS Fellows
Gary D. Sandefur and Mark S. Seidenberg, investigators at the Waisman Center, were recently named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The American Association for the Advancement of Science is the …
Paul White Receives 2003 Joyce Erdman Award
The Waisman Center’s Paul White received the 2003 Joyce Erdman Award which is sponsored by the Capital Times Kids Fund. The annual award recognizes a person who excels in working with youth. White heads the …
At 30, Waisman Center looks to new frontiers
During the past three decades, our understanding of human development – from the womb to old age – has grown in astounding ways. We know more about the causes and consequences of developmental disability and mental retardation than we might have imagined 40 years ago when President John F. Kennedy, two days before his assassination, wired his congratulations to Professor Harry Waisman at the UW Medical School.
Awards Presented At Friends Of The Waisman Center Reception
This annual event was attended by faculty, staff, students, and Friends of the Waisman Center. President of the Friends Dave Sugar welcomed everyone and highlighted the Friends’ activities during the past, followed by an update …