Join us for the sixth annual Waisman Whirl Run, Walk & Roll for All Abilities. This year the event is virtual. Your Race, Your Place. Your Pace. Take the entire month of October…it’s a …
Friends of the Waisman Center
Friends present staff, students and family awards
The Friends of the Waisman hosts this annual event for members of the Friends organization; community supporters of the Waisman Center; and Waisman Center faculty, staff, and students. The 2020 Awards were presented at a virtual meeting on August 18 2020.
Thoughts of Gratitude: Scott Kornstedt
Shortly after Raegan was born to Scott and his wife Carrie, she was diagnosed with phenylketonuria, or PKU — a rare metabolic disorder that prevents her from properly metabolizing phenylalanine, a common amino acid that exists in most proteins. PKU is a rare disorder that affects approximately 16,000 people in the U.S. It is one of 47 disorders for which newborns in Wisconsin are screened. If left untreated, it can cause intellectual disabilities, seizures, among other health-related issues.
Annual Meeting, Awards and Reception
Welcome and Waisman Center Update William MacLean, PhD, Waisman Center Associate Director Award Winners: Wisconsin Distinguished Graduate Fellowships Desia Bacon, nominated by Jenny Saffran Emily Lorang, nominated by Audra Sterling IDDRC Graduate Student Award Katherine …
Annual Spring Benefit Concert
Friends of the Waisman Center 23rd Annual Spring Benefit Concert Tangled Up In Blue University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Premier Women’s A Cappella GroupJoin us for an evening of lively music and delectable food and drinks in …
Music for a Cause: The 21st Annual Friends of the Waisman Center Spring Concert
April 29, 2016 Niamh Rahman, Waisman Communications The Waisman Center opened its doors on Sunday, April 24, and welcomed friends, donors, faculty and students to the Friends of the Waisman Center’s 21st annual spring benefit concert. …
Help support autism, epilepsy research at weekend fundraiser
Anyone paying attention to these editorials knows we are passionate supporters of the Waisman Center, especially of the life-changing research into neurodegenerative diseases and causes of developmental disabilities done there.
2015 Spring Benefit Concert raises more than $25,000
The Friends of the Waisman Center held its 20th annual benefit concert on Friday, May 1. This was a milestone event celebrating not only the 20th concert, but also the 40th anniversary of the Friends of the Waisman Center.
Friends of the Waisman Center 2013 Annual Reception
The Friends of the Waisman Center Annual Meeting was held on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 in the Waisman Center’s Ziemann Suite to celebrate the previous year’s achievements. Waisman Center Director Marsha Mailick, PhD, began the program with an overview of activities and accomplishments that occurred throughout 2012-2013 and discussed future plans for the center’s 40th anniversary. Friend’s board members, staff, students and families of the Waisman Center attended the event to honor the recipients of this year’s student fellowships and awards.