We’re delighted to share a video highlighting many of the strides we have made over the past year. Your generous and thoughtful contributions help us continue to pioneer research and expand clinical services that benefit …
Outreach
Annual Poster Fair Showcases Research, Collaboration
The Waisman Center hosted their annual poster fair on Thursday, Dec. 6. The well-attended event featured nearly fifty posters highlighting the interdisciplinary research of students, graduates and investigators working at the Waisman Center. This event …
New gift to support research and training
A new estate gift will help support research and expand undergraduate and graduate student training in the area of intellectual and developmental disabilities at the Waisman Center. This significant gift – more than $1 million …
Giizhik, young artist with autism, featured on WPT’s ‘Wisconsin Life”
Wisconsin Public Television’s Wisconsin Life recently featured Klawiter, a young artist with autism, who for the past decade has been designing and selling holiday cards across Sawyer County, raising awareness for autism and more than …
Meet the New Director: Qiang Chang, PhD
A cutting-edge scientist and a family chef as well as a former professional chess player…meet Qiang Chang, the next director of the Waisman Center! Qiang Chang, a professor of medical genetics and neurology and Waisman …
‘Drawn to Art’ features a unique partnership
The Wisconsin State Journal highlights how we are partnering with the Chazen Museum of Art to highlight beautiful pieces from our Harvey A. Stevens International Collection of Art by People with Developmental Disabilities.
Exhibit at Chazen highlights Waisman Center collection of art by people with developmental disabilities
If you walk around the Waisman Center, you might be greeted by Stray Cats or Dogs or even An Emu.
You might catch a glimpse of Reindeer or Lions or Two Owls Sleeping, One on Watch.
Thoughts of Gratitude: Marijo Bunbury
Marijo Bunbury loves a challenge, especially when she’s passionate about the outcome. Luckily for the Waisman Center, in 1994 someone told Bunbury that a congested events calendar would make it impossible to raise funds (to …
2017 Year in Review
We’re delighted to share a video highlighting many of the strides we have made over the past year. Your generous and thoughtful contributions help us continue to pioneer research and expand clinical services that benefit …
WSJ: With autism diagnoses on the rise, parents sort through treatment options
As rates of autism diagnoses rise across the country, children with autism and their parents also have increasing options for therapy and treatments. The Wisconsin State Journal highlights the Waisman Center Autism Treatment Programs, and …