IEA Innovation fund announces first round of funding in support of UW–Madison Alzheimer’s disease research programs

The Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) Innovation fund’s goal is to advance promising new ideas in UW–Madison Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) research and programming, enhance resources available to researchers, program leads and staff and respond to innovative and emerging needs of this area of medicine. The IEA Innovation Fund aims to be a key driver of novel ideas and entrepreneurial energy for both the Wisconsin ADRC and WAI.

Breaking the Silence event marks 10th anniversary with sold-out performance of Mama’s Girls

The 10th annual Minority Health Month event drew a crowd of more than 300 attendees, bringing together community members for an entertaining play showing how one family responds when their beloved mother is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. During the intermission of the performance, a panel of speakers discussed their experiences as caregivers to a person living with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.