University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring

The University of Wisconsin-Madison recognizes mentoring excellence in two PANTHER professors and one PostDoc. See the full College of Engineering post at this link. Awards for Post-Doctorate Mentoring and Service Honorable MentionYasara Dharmadasa, Mechanical EngineeringNotes Ramathasan Thevamaran, Bernard A. and Frances M. Weideman Associate Professor of mechanical engineering: “Yasara embodies the qualities of an exemplary mentor …

Publication: Toward a Unified Lexicon in Traumatic Brain Injury

Toward a Unified Lexicon in Traumatic Brain Injury: Defining the Mechanism of Injury This recent PANTHER publication in Neurotrauma Reports admonishes the use of precise and consistent wording to define the mechanism of injury at the cellular scale. The authors argue that primary and secondary injury should be defined as distinct biological cellular mechanisms.

In the News: Neuroscientists are Critical of Australian Football League’s Headgear Endorsement

Brain injury is not easy to understand or prevent and this is why research investigating the cause of mild traumatic brain injury and CTE is critically important. In this AFL-GameGear news story, the stakeholders include, the athletes and their loved ones, the AFL leaders, AFL standards committee, neuroscience experts and GameGear product developers. Do they …