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 …
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Giizhik’s holiday cards for autism research available
Giizhik Klawiter has autism and began drawing at six years old as a therapeutic outlet. For the last five years, Giizhik and his brother Mino have designed holiday greeting cards and sold them in their …
Next-gen sequencing identifies genes associated with speech disorder
A collaborative team of researchers has used next generation sequencing to identify clinically relevant genetic variants associated with a rare pediatric speech disorder. The findings are published in the September 16, 2013 issue of the …
Little people conference in Madison shines light on UW clinic
“Carrying a child puts such a restraint on the space our lungs have to breathe,” said Edelman, whose husband, Matt, and 2-year-old daughter, Madelyn, are also of short stature.
Campus diversity and inclusion committee to present engagement sessions
Susannah Brooks, UW Communications As UW-Madison makes plans to create a new framework for diversity and inclusion, each member of the UW-Madison community is being asked to bear shared responsibility for success — moving “Forward …
Biomanufacturing center takes central role in developing stem-cell therapies
David Tenenbaum – University Communications Developing a new drug takes enormous amounts of time, money and skill, but the bar is even higher for a promising stem-cell therapy. Many types of cells derived from these …
Editorial: A Community ‘Focal Point’ for 40 Years
Neil Heinen, Editorial Director, Channel 3000 Click image to play news clip.
Waisman Center featured on “For the Record”
Neil Heinen, WISC-TV editorial director, recently sat down with Marsha R. Mailick, PhD, Waisman Center Director, along with Anita Bhattacharyya, PhD, Senior Scientist and Maria Stanley, MD, Waisman Center Clinics Medical Director, to discuss the …
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.