Tag: 30th Anniversary

Waisman Center Celebrates 30 Years

Posted on October 29, 2003

On October 8, 2003, the Waisman Center celebrated 30 years of research, training, services & outreach with a scientific symposium and ceremony attended by 100’s of people including several dignitaries.

At 30, Waisman Center looks to new frontiers

Posted on October 8, 2003

During the past three decades, our understanding of human development - from the womb to old age - has grown in astounding ways. We know more about the causes and consequences of developmental disability and mental retardation than we might have imagined 40 years ago when President John F. Kennedy, two days before his assassination, wired his congratulations to Professor Harry Waisman at the UW Medical School.