We might know salt and pepper as the dynamic duo of seasonings that adds flavor to foods, but in the language and speech research world, the duo has a different meaning.
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Innovative preschool education and care for kids with disabilities at the Waisman Center
From the soft murmur of voices in the center’s 10 specialty clinics to the loud and steady hum of the MRI on the first floor, the Waisman Center is full of sounds.
Waisman’s Early Childhood Program selects a new director
Nancy Saevang was recently selected as the new director of Waisman’s Early Childhood Program (WECP). Most recently, Saevang served as the WECP’s associate director and interim director.
Building bridges between disciplines: Marsha Mailick’s interdisciplinary research and leadership at the Waisman Center
Multiple angles of vision all focused on a common question is what attracted Marsha Mailick, PhD, emeritus vice chancellor for research and graduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to the Waisman Center more than 35 years ago.
Centro Hispano middle school students visit the Waisman Center
A group of middle school students from Centro Hispano of Dane County visited the Waisman Center for a tour of the scientific laboratories and meeting with a career panel consisting of experts in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Transitioning Together helps adolescents with autism and their families gear up for adulthood
The Transitioning Together curriculum is adaptable to different settings, including clinical settings and school settings. Because of its unique design and positive impacts, it has been adopted in 11 states outside of Wisconsin, and Canada.
Bill L. Kreamer is a 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award Winner
This year’s award winners includes Bill L. Kreamer, Facilities and Equipment Specialist, Waisman Biomanufacturing at the Waisman Center.
Waisman investigator is only steps away from creating a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease
When Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD, picked up the phone to answer a call in 2001, he could barely understand the man speaking on the other line. “I could not hear his voice clearly,” says Zhang, a Waisman investigator and professor of neuroscience and neurology. It turns out that the man, who was calling from Texas, was on a ventilator which was garbling his voice.
Understanding autism from the minute to the masses: Autism research at the Waisman Center
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is an intricate and complicated diagnosis. The spectrum of presentations and severity is as expansive as the theorized causes. Autism’s complexity and breadth of impacts on a person’s life means that it has a multitude of facets to investigate.