Science and Research Blog Archive
2026 March GLOBAL Newsletter
Ambassador Announcement, Headliner Rachel Platten, Dr. Baumer Honored, WDSD Highlights, Guideline Milestone and more! - Your March 2026 NewsletterPosted on March 31, 2026
Exclusive Interview with Elly Kitaly, Executive Director of Chadron’s Hope Foundation
Nearly eight years ago, Elly Kitaly founded Chadron’s Hope Foundation after the birth of her son, Chadron. What began as a mother searching for information in a system with few resources has grown into a community-based organization providing early intervention services, psychosocial and economic support for mothers, and national awareness around Down syndrome in Tanzania. […]
Posted on March 30, 2026
Dr. Nicole Baumer To Receive Prestigious Pueschel/Tjossem Research Award
Earlier this month, the National Down Syndrome Congress announced that Dr. Nicole Baumer will receive its prestigious Pueschel/Tjossem Research Award at its convention in July in Orlando. Dr. Baumer is the Director of GLOBAL’s Affiliate, the Anna & John J. Sie Center for Down Syndrome. The award recognizes, “research that has contributed to more excellent […]
Posted on March 30, 2026
Amy Seimetz and Starz Founder John J. Sie Set For SeriesFest 2026 Honors (Exclusive)
Posted on March 27, 2026
Sie Center Pilot Research Grant to Fund Pediatric Swallowing Screening
Arwen Jackson, a speech language pathologist at the Sie Center at Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHCO), along with her colleagues Jennifer Maybee (speech language pathologist) and Jenna Mathews (occupational therapist), were awarded the inaugural Sie Center Pilot Research Grant. The research team will utilize the grant to validate a screening tool that aims to better identify […]
Posted on March 23, 2026
GLOBAL Marks World Down Syndrome Day with Publication of Milestone Review of New Medical Guideline
Posted on March 20, 2026
