Advancing knowledge of human development, developmental disabilities, and neurodegenerative diseases.
By Lee Sensenbrenner Reprinted by permission Reporting success with a four-year-old kindergarten pilot program, the Madison Metropolitan School District is beginning talks to determine what a citywide initiative might look like next fall. A committee of the Madison School Board will begin the discussion at 6 p.m. Monday at the Doyle Administration Building, 545 W. …
The search for happiness can take many paths.
Elizabeth Edwards, wife of Democratic vice-presidential candidate John Edwards, visited the center on Monday, September 13. Her visit focused on the Waisman Center’s “translational research,” including the Stem Cell Research Program, the Waisman Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility, and the Keck Lab for Brain Imaging and Behavior. During her two hours here, she toured these areas and …
In a finding that may cause a dramatic shift in the way scientists and researchers search for a therapy for Alzheimer's disease, a team of researchers led by Jeff Johnson, an associate professor at the School of Pharmacy, has discovered that increased expression of a protein called transthyretin in the brain appears to halt the progression of the disease.
Paul White, director of Community Ties at the Waisman Center, has developed a new training video and guide entitled “Managing Threatening Confrontations.” The curriculum is intended for frontline staff in the fields of developmental disabilities and mental illness who deal with potentially explosive situations. Years of experience working with people who exhibit challenging behaviors helped …
This annual event was attended by faculty, staff, students, and Friends of the Waisman Center. President of the Friends Dave Sugar welcomed everyone and highlighted the Friends’ activities during the past year, followed by an update about the Waisman Center by Director Marsha M. Seltzer. The following student awards and fellowships were then presented:
By developing a computer model that mimics how children learn to read, two researchers from UW-Madison and Stanford University track the development of a skilled reader, ultimately showing that phonics gives readers an edge, especially early on.
The Waisman Center’s Paul Shattuck was recently awarded the 2004 AAMR International Student Award for outstanding scholarship, leadership, and demonstrated commitment to full inclusion by bridging the gap between social advocacy and social science. The following was taken from the award program: Paul Shattuck is a doctoral student in the School of Social Work at …
A gift of $500,000 from George E. Prescott, a member of the Waisman Center's board of visitors, will benefit the Parkinson's disease research program at the Waisman Center.
Despite a roller-coaster ride of ups and downs during the past 15 years, gene therapy has continued to attract many of the world’s brightest scientists.
