{"id":13384,"date":"2026-02-09T06:48:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T12:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/?page_id=13384"},"modified":"2026-02-10T11:31:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T17:31:31","slug":"research-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/research-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"Research &amp; Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsa-background-color-block angle-top alignfull has-dark-blue-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s workforce. Our research improves lives, now and into the future.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Research in Action<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">$1.6 billion in annual sponsored research plus $553 million in public service expenditures in fiscal year 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/accountability\/economic-development\/\">Accountability Dashboard<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freshwater Collaborative: See how the UWs are advancing freshwater science, protecting Wisconsin\u2019s water resources, and driving innovation through the state\u2019s Freshwater Collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/freshwater.wisconsin.edu\/\">Freshwater Collaborative<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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\u2019s communities, industries, and future workforce<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/research-in-the-rotunda\/\">Research in the Rotunda<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13639 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-eau-claire story_category-featured story_category-research-innovation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/unique-brain-injury-treatment-program-returns-to-uw-eau-claire\/\" target=\"_self\" >Unique brain injury treatment program returns to UW-Eau Claire<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">When Reginald Jones of Milwaukee suffered a head injury on&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-28T10:20:10-05:00\">August 28, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo of UW-Eau Claire brain injury program\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/06\/EAU_Brain_Injury_Program_21-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13956 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-madison story_category-community story_category-featured story_category-research-innovation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/predicting-where-wildfire-smoke-will-go-next\/\" target=\"_self\" >Predicting where wildfire smoke will go next<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A collaboration between researchers at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-27T09:23:07-05:00\">August 27, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: \u201cWell Red,\u201d a sculpture by artist Douwe Blumberg of UW-Madison mascot Bucky Badger, looks onto a wildfire smoke muted summer sunrise as it paints Lake Mendota in pastels near Alumni Park at the University of Wisconsin\u2013Madison on July 20, 2026. Photo: Taylor Wolfram \/ UW\u2013Madison.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/MAD_research-wildfire-smoke_CAI-Editorial-Feature_Bucky_Wildfire_Smoke-1600x1067-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14045 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-la-crosse story_category-featured story_category-research-innovation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/orchids-hidden-partner-graduate-research-compares-modern-and-historic-orchid-fungi-relationships-across-wisconsin-michigan\/\" target=\"_self\" >Orchid&#8217;s hidden partner: Graduate research compares modern and historic orchid-fungi relationships across Wisconsin, Michigan\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Sadie Hickey is spending her summer trekking through Wisconsin&#8217;s wetlands&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-08-26T09:14:35-05:00\">August 26, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/LAX_orchid-research.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: Beginning her second year in UWL&#039;s biology graduate program, Sadie Hickey is a UWL College of Science and Health graduate research fellow.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/LAX_orchid-research.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/LAX_orchid-research-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/08\/LAX_orchid-research-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-outline is-style-outline--1\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/category\/research-innovation\/\">Read more <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research in Action $1.6 billion in annual sponsored research plus $553 million in public service expenditures in fiscal year 2024. 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