Waisman Center

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Child with Down syndrome

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month

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Memory impairment after severe traumatic brain injury

Memory impairment after severe traumatic brain injury

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UW-Madison’s Cool Science Image Contest: Waisman Winners

UW-Madison’s Cool Science Image Contest: Waisman Winners

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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month

October is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month

Learn about our AAC program
Equity Action Lab for Rock County

Planning ahead: Project facilitates access to resources for youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Research Participation Study mom and son in lab

Behind the scenes of research participation at the Waisman Center

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Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD

Renowned Waisman Investigator Su-Chun Zhang Retires

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Margarita Kaushanskaya, PhD in her lab at the Waisman Center

Research seeks strategies to optimize dual language learning in bilingual children

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Let’s get moving

Let’s get moving: physical activity can be highly beneficial for individuals with developmental disabilities

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Dave Wargowski shown on a bench in front of the Waisman Center

Physician, educator, mentor: After three decades at Waisman, Wargowski Retires

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Featured News & Events

John D. Wiley Seminar Series

Aubyn Stahmer, PhD
“Adapting Evidence-based Practices for Children with Autism in Collaboration with Community Providers”
October 18, 2024 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Feria de recursos para discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo | October 23, 2024

Feria de recursos para discapacidades intelectuales y del desarrollo / Resource Fair

Slide of the Week

Su-Chun Zhang, MD, PhD
3D bioprinting of human neural tissues with functional connectivity

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