Innovative preschool education and care for kids with disabilities at the Waisman Center

From the soft murmur of voices in the center’s 10 specialty clinics to the loud and steady hum of the MRI on the first floor, the Waisman Center is full of sounds.

Waisman’s Early Childhood Program selects a new director

Nancy Saevang was recently selected as the new director of Waisman’s Early Childhood Program (WECP). Most recently, Saevang served as the WECP’s associate director and interim director.

Building bridges between disciplines: Marsha Mailick’s interdisciplinary research and leadership at the Waisman Center

Multiple angles of vision all focused on a common question is what attracted Marsha Mailick, PhD, emeritus vice chancellor for research and graduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to the Waisman Center more than 35 years ago.

Daifeng Wang, PhD – Slide of the Week

Our machine-learning framework, brain and organoid manifold alignment (BOMA), first performs a global alignment of developmental gene expression data between brains and organoids.

Estudiantes de Centro Hispano de escuela secundaria visitan el Waisman Center

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 …

Centro Hispano middle school students visit the Waisman Center

A group of middle school students from Centro Hispano of Dane County visited the Waisman Center for a tour of the scientific laboratories and meeting with a career panel consisting of experts in the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Houri K. Vorperian, PhD – Slide of the Week

Atypical vowel production contributes to reduced speech intelligibility in children and adults with Down syndrome (DS)

Transitioning Together helps adolescents with autism and their families gear up for adulthood

The Transitioning Together curriculum is adaptable to different settings, including clinical settings and school settings. Because of its unique design and positive impacts, it has been adopted in 11 states outside of Wisconsin, and Canada.

Brittany G. Travers, PhD – Slide of the Week

The goal of this research was to determine how sensory features, such as increased or decreased sensitivity to the environment, are associated with the brainstem in autistic and non-autistic children

Bill L. Kreamer is a 2023 Academic Staff Excellence Award Winner

This year's award winners includes Bill L. Kreamer, Facilities and Equipment Specialist, Waisman Biomanufacturing at the Waisman Center.