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Waisman Center investigator David Gamm featured in a Capital Times story about research funding

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Waisman Center investigator David Gamm, MD, PhD, is featured in a story from the Capital Times about research funding from the U.S. Department of Defense. Gamm is the director of the McPherson Eye Research Institute at UW–Madison. Read the full story here: https://captimes.com/news/education/uw-madison-wants-to-grow-defense-research-but-not-build-weapons/article_b7112c91-f754-454d-9b74-7f4e03a1178e.html

Seth Pollak, PhD – Slide of the Week

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Early in development, the process of exploration helps children gather new information that fosters learning about the world.

Let’s get moving: physical activity can be challenging but highly beneficial for individuals with developmental disabilities, a few modifications may help

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Español By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet | Waisman Science Writer The researchers interviewed for this story use identity-first language in alignment with the preferences of many of those in the autistic community. This story reflects that preference. A non-exhaustive list of accessible options for physical activities in the Madison area are provided at the end. They say …

Audra Sterling, PhD – Slide of the Week

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Dyadic caregiver-child interactions are commonly used to examine children's language learning environments.

Former UW SMPH student pens NEJM article about PICU experience

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Dr. Erica Andrist, clinical assistant professor at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, was a UW School of Medicine and Public Health student who rotated through the UW PICU between 2011–2012. She is currently a pediatric intensivist at the University of Michigan. Dr. Andrist recently had an experience with a medical student that made her recall her …

Jenny Saffran, PhD – Slide of the Week

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During word learning moments, toddlers experience labels and objects in particular environments. Do toddlers learn words better when the physical environment creates contrasts between objects with different labels?

Waisman’s own takes interim position in OVCRGE

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CMT is a slowly progressive disease in contrast to ALS, which affects the same neurons in the peripheral nervous system.

Estudiantes de Centro Hispano de escuela secundaria visitan el Waisman Center

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English Por Charlene N. Rivera Bonet, Escritora Científica, Waisman Center Visita la galería de fotos Un grupo de estudiantes de escuela secundaria del Centro Hispano del Condado de Dane visitó el Waisman Center para un recorrido de los laboratorios científicos y un panel de expertos en el campo de discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo. Centro …

Waisman investigator is only steps away from creating a potential treatment for Parkinson’s disease

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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.

Community TIES Series: Supporting individuals with disabilities through community training

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Lapin recounts that he could sense the tension rising as his autistic client’s behavior started escalating after he had been triggered by something in the store.