On the 250th anniversary of the death of composer George Frideric Handel, Dr. Daniel Albert recently spoke to BBC Radio about the signs, symptoms and probable eye diseases of Handel and Bach and why they …
Year: 2009
EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ANNUAL POSTER SESSION
Eye Research Institute and Visual Culture Center members and associated scientists, researchers, postdocs, graduate students and advanced undergraduates with wide-ranging interests in vision gathered to showcase both scientific research and artistic works in the annual …
ERI GUEST LECTURER
Professor Stephen Palmer, Department of Psychology, UC-Berkeley Dr. Palmer will present a talk on “Aesthetics in Vision Science: Understanding Preferences for Color.” His interests are in perceptual organization in vision, contextual effects on local cognitive …
MEMORIAL LIBRARY HONORS LOUIS BRAILLE WITH EXHIBIT
A small exhibit on the first floor of Memorial Library honors the bicentenary of the birth of Louis Braille, born in 1809 in Coupvray, near Paris, France, and died in 1852 in Paris. The system …
DANIEL UHLRICH, PHD, NAMED CHAIR OF SMPH’S ANIMAL CARE & USE COMMITTEE
Daniel Uhlrich, PhD, of the Department of Anatomy has been named Chair of the SMPH Animal Care and Use Committee (ACUC). This committee is responsible for oversight and evaluation of the School’s animal care and …
BRAINPORT DEVICE DEBUTS AT 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION FOR NEI
Erik Weihenmayer, a blind mountain climber, will describe his experiences with BrainPort at the NEI 40th anniversary kickoff. The event will feature a screening of Blindsight, an award-winning documentary chronicling Weihenmayer’s mountain-climbing journey up the …
DR. MARGARET MCFALL-NGAI AWARD GUGGENHEIM FELLOWSHIP
Margaret McFall-Ngai, Professor in the Department of Medical Microbiology & Immunology, has been awarded a 2009 Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. During her Guggenheim term, Dr. McFall-Ngai will study the role of …
2009 ERI RAPID RESPONSE INITIATIVE GRANTS FUNDED
The Eye Research Institute has awarded grants to the following five projects in 2009: An in vitro model of eye movements and choice Principal Investigator, Michele A. Basso (Physiology; Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences) Collaborator: Meyer …
CONFERENCE: Perception
The developing program in Visual Culture at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, like that of the UW Eye Research Institute, is committed to fostering research collaborations and dialogue that connect the analysis and practice of the …