University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: 2006

Marsha Mailick Seltzer, PhD, named interim director of Wisconsin Institute for Discovery

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Terry Devitt, University Communications Marsha Mailick Seltzer, director of the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Waisman Center and an internationally recognized scholar of developmental disabilities, has been named interim director of the new Wisconsin Institute for Discovery (WID). Seltzer’s appointment was announced today (Aug. 8) by UW-Madison Graduate School Dean Martin Cadwallader. A veteran administrator who for …

Research reveals how attention deficit drugs work

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Although millions depend on medications such as Ritalin to quell symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), scientists have struggled to pinpoint how the drugs work in the brain.

Liz Hecht Honored as Outstanding Parent

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Elizabeth Hecht, senior outreach specialist at the Waisman Center’s Children with Special Health Care Needs Program was recently honored for her work on behalf of families.

Infant Survives Rare Disorder with help of Waisman Center and UW Hospital

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A Baraboo infant overcame a life threatening condition thanks to the efforts of UW Hospital doctors in conjunction with Waisman Center doctors and nutritionists. The Waisman Center’s role was in the acute treatment and confirmation of the diagnosis, according to Greg Rice, a pediatric geneticist at the Waisman Center. Newborn screening made the initial diagnosis …

Seth Pollak, PhD, named Distinguished Professor of Psychology

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In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Seth Pollak, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty.  Pollak is a professor of psychology and of psychiatry and pediatrics and the faculty co-director of the Waisman Center’s Research Participation Core.

Jenny Saffran named Distinguished Professor of Psychology

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In a recent announcement by the UW Board of Regents, Jenny Saffran, PhD, was awarded a named professorship, along with eight other faculty.  Saffran is a professor of psychology and the coordinator of the Communication and Cognitive Sciences Group at the Waisman Center.

Robin Chapman, PhD, receives Career Research Scientist Award

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Robin Chapman, professor emerita of Communicative Disorders and Waisman principle investigator, received the 2006 Career Research Scientist Award on Tuesday, May 22, at its Atlanta, GA. meeting from the Academy on Mental Retardation. The award was made for her outstanding contributions to research in mental retardation and developmental disabilities. On Waisman grants funded by the National Institutes of …

Svendsen receives international award

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Clive Svendsen, PhD, was honored by the International Academy for Child Brain Development with its highest award, the Statuette with Pedestal. The award acknowledges exceptional contributions to the study of human development and is presented each spring at the annual dinner of the World Organization for Human Potential, held on the campus of the Institutes …

Richard Davidson among Time Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2006

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Richard Davidson, who has devoted his career to understanding how the brain regulates human emotions, is one of 100 prominent personalities featured by the magazine.

UW-Madison honors Academic Staff Award winners

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Rita Hohlstein, clinical associate professor for the University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, received the Wisconsin Alumni Association Award for Excellence in Leadership.