Dan Bier, Associate Director of the Waisman Center’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities received the Association of University Centers on Disabilities 2013 Meritorious Service Award in recognition and honor of his contributions to …
Awards and Honors
Madison remembers JFK
Stu Levitan, Isthmus Wednesday, Nov. 20, 1963 Cloudy, humid, high 48 President John F. Kennedy begins his last full day in the White House with a Western Union telegram to UW-Madison President Fred Harvey Harrington. …
Susan Ellis Weismer selected to receive ASHA Honors of the Association
ASHA Press Release Susan Ellis Weismer, a professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Waisman Center Principal Investigator, and Associate Dean in the College of Letters & Science at UW-Madison has been selected …
Waisman Center 40th anniversary celebratory dinner
More than 450 people gathered at the Monona Terrace on October 17 to celebrate 40 years of the Waisman Center’s groundbreaking research, clinical care and outreach services. Community members, Waisman Center scientists, early education advocates …
The Wisdom of Waisman
It has always been a challenge to describe the Waisman Center on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus.
Friends of the Waisman Center 2013 Annual Reception
The Friends of the Waisman Center Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in the Waisman Center’s Ziemann Suite to celebrate the previous year’s achievements.
A Fond Farewell
From students to campus leaders, the Wards have helped to shape the course of the UW and have been shaped by it.
Encore ending, Ward reflects on transition, innovation
When David Ward returned to UW-Madison as its interim chancellor in 2011, he took over after an acrimonious attempt to create a public authority to govern UW-Madison failed in the state Legislature and then-Chancellor Biddy Martin left for Amherst College.
Denise Ney is a Rare Disease Hero
Denise Ney, professor of nutritional sciences, is a rare disease hero. We all know that, but now it’s official. Ney is one of 30 Rare Disease Heroes named by the Office of Orphan Products Development at FDA. This is part of the agency’s sixth international Rare Disease Day. This is an opportunity to reflect on what has been accomplished for rare diseases, while looking forward to the work that has yet to be done.
Waisman Center’s Gamm honored for retinal stem cell research
David Gamm received the Visionary Award from the Foundation Fighting Blindness at the Dining in the Dark event.