The Universities of Wisconsin are finding solutions for real-world problems through research and innovation, fostering partnerships with industry leaders and a broad array of organizations, and accelerating technology transfer and commercialization. Our undergraduates get actively involved in hands-on research activities that make them powerful additions to Wisconsin’s workforce. Our research improves lives, now and into the future.
Research in Action
$1.6 billion in annual sponsored research plus $553 million in public service expenditures in fiscal year 2024.
Freshwater Collaborative: See how the UWs are advancing freshwater science, protecting Wisconsin’s water resources, and driving innovation through the state’s Freshwater Collaborative.
Research in the Rotunda: Explore how undergraduate researchers from across the Universities of Wisconsin showcase their projects to state leaders at the annual Research in the Rotunda event, highlighting the next generation of talent whose work strengthens Wisconsin’s communities, industries, and future workforce
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A massive brain study is helping children and UW-Milwaukee student researchers
t’s the largest long-term study of brain development and child…
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The roots of undergraduate research: How a campus idea grew and became a 25-year Universities of Wisconsin tradition
It started, as many good ideas do, with a fresh…
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First graduate of 3+1 pathway celebrates milestone in UW-Oshkosh accelerated nursing program
When Sienna Isaacson walked across the stage at the University…
