UW-Madison students who experienced a sexual assault had one place to go in Dane County for a forensic exam, or what’s traditionally known as a rape kit: the emergency room at UnityPoint Health-Meriter Hospital. Starting …
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Wolff Fellow and Psychology Major Crafts Year of Travel to Explore African Influence Worldwide
Max Koenig, from Baraboo, will follow his May 2024 graduation with a year-long exploration of the influence of African culture, history and music in communities that were impacted by slavery. His travels will take him …
You Are Not Alone
Self-isolation is a proven strategy to limit the coronavirus. But for people who suffer from loneliness, it can create unexpected problems. There are two varieties of isolation. There’s physical isolation, a situation in which you’re …
Yuri Saalmann Receives Award
Yuri Saalmann will receive the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation’s Young Investigator Award for his work exploring the relationship between cognitive control and schizophrenia. For more info: https://bbrfoundation.org/2014-narsad-young-investigator-grantees
Yuri Saalmann receives grant to investigate the neural basis of consciousness
Psychology professor Yuri Saalmann and colleagues at UW-Madison, University of Pennsylvania, Allen Institute for Brain Science, INSERM and Sorbonne University, have been awarded $3.5 million from the Templeton World Charity Foundation to investigate the neural basis …
Zahn-Waxler honored for distinguished scientific contributions to child development
The Society for Research in Child Development honored Dr. Carolyn Zahn-Waxler ’62, Honorary Fellow at the Center for Healthy Minds, with the 2021 Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Child Development Award. One of four Distinguished Award …