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KIDDRC NEWS Winter 2010 - Spring 2011 NEWS KU autism discovery on Autism Speaks’ 2010 top 10 list Vitevitch takes science to the saloon ADMINISTRATIVE NEWS HONORS Carta sworn in to Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation ABSTRACTS A sampling of abstracts from recent meetings and publications PROJECTS |
HEADLINES KIDDRC renewal submitted!John Colombo The competitive renewal for the Kansas Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Center (KIDDRC) was received at NIH on 22 March 2011. Thanks are due to all of the KIDDRC PIs who provided information toward the compilation of the document and to KIDDRC Core Managers and staff who provided input that was used to craft the submission. Full story. KU autism discovery on Autism Speaks’ 2010 top 10 list
Autism Speaks, the largest North American autism advocacy and science organization, called the discovery that children with autism have a unique vocal signature one of the top 10 autism research achievements in 2010. Former KIDDRC Director Steven Warren co-authored the study of pre-verbal children’s vocalizations. Full story. Carta sworn in to Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation Judith Carta, professor of special education and senior scientist at the Life Span Institute and KIDDRC affiliate, was sworn in as a member of the national Advisory Committee on Head Start Research and Evaluation on January 25. Full story. Dr. Smith goes to Topeka Peter Smith, KIDDRC co-director, appeared on behalf of KU at the Kansas State Capitol on February 14, 2011. Smith made a strong case for supporting neuroscience research at KU to a group of legislators. Full story. Dr. Walker goes to Topeka KIDDRC investigator Dale Walker defended the importance of funding the Early Head Start Program in Kansas on March 3, 2011. Testifying before the House social service subcommittee, Walker, a developmental psychologist, told legislators that between the ages of 3 and 5, 50 percent of the brain develops. Ful story. Vitevitch takes science to the saloon KIDDRC investigator Michael Vitevitch presented where few scientists have presented before: Free State Brewery in Lawrence as part of the KU Science on Tap “science in public” efforts. Full story.
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