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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Feeding discovery: UWL student researcher grows proteins to study gut inflammation
Every day this summer, Dylan McCathie feeds his yeast. The…
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From the shop floor to the shoreline: Nontraditional student Joe Wallace finds his calling in environmental science
Joe Wallace is not your typical college student. At 46,…
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Parkside Works, university’s partnership and workforce-innovation office, undergoes leadership change
Steve “Rocky” Donovan, founding executive director of Parkside Works, announces…
