The first two years of the grant provided funding for two seminars in an academic year, but in a short span, seeing the tangible benefits these had, they expanded from two lectures a year, to two a month.
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Waisman investigators receive grant to improve brain imaging in young children
A team of investigators at the Waisman Center was recently awarded a $2.5 million grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development at the National Institutes of Health to both improve brain imaging techniques for infants and build a quantitative atlas of typical early brain development.
La Clínica TIES de Waisman, una clínica de psiquiatría que analiza la discapacidad y la salud mental a través de un lente holístico
English Por Charlene N. Rivera Bonet, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center Daniel Kliewer y su padre se sientan en el único auto estacionado justo afuera de la Clínica TIES del Waisman Center en la avenida Olin. …
Cómo Community TIES construye redes de apoyo para personas con discapacidades
English Por Emily Leclerc, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center Ella no se levanta del sofá. Ella se niega a moverse, eligiendo en cambio envolverse en mantas. No ha salido de casa en días. Shawn Bass sabe …
Serie Community TIES: Apoyando a las personas con discapacidades a través de la capacitación comunitaria
English Por Charlene N. Rivera Bonet, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center Con la boca bien abierta, habla lenta y pronunciación y cadencia exageradas, también conocido como lenguaje de ballenas, Josh Lapin, MSSW, director de Community TIES …
The beginning of full community inclusion: TIES supports individuals with disabilities inclusion in community since 1986
Around 1986, there was a paradigm shift across the country to bring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) out of institutions and inclusively integrate them into the community.
El comienzo de la inclusión comunitaria total: TIES apoya la inclusión de personas con discapacidades en la comunidad desde el 1986
English Por Charlene N. Rivera Bonet, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center Alrededor del 1986, hubo un cambio de paradigma en todo el país para sacar a las personas con discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo (IDD, por …
Celebrating Carol and John’s ceaseless support of the Friends
During her time with the Friends board, Carol Palmer defined the meaning of an extraordinary board member through her leadership, dedication, and vision that helped elevate the board to new heights.
Lab-grown retinal eye cells make successful connections, open door for clinical trials to treat blindness
Retinal cells grown from stem cells can reach out and connect with neighbors, according to a new study, completing a “handshake” that may show the cells are ready for trials in humans with degenerative eye disorders.
New NIH grant to study language use as potential predictor of neurodegenerative disorder in FMR1 premutation carriers
A new study will investigate if language differences can predict the development of a neurodegenerative disorder in people that carry a premutation of the gene FMR1.