{"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-14182 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-parkside story_category-community story_category-economy story_category-featured story_category-research-innovation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/uw-parkside-graduate-student-anita-robertson-captures-top-honors-at-statewide-wisys-quick-pitch-competition\/\" target=\"_self\" >UW-Parkside graduate student Anita Robertson captures top honors at statewide WiSys Quick Pitch Competition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Kenosha, Wis. \u2014 University of Wisconsin\u2013Parkside graduate student Anita Robertson&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-18T08:16:25-05:00\">September 18, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/PKS_Quick-Pitch-State-Final-2026.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: University of Wisconsin\u2013Parkside graduate student Anita Robertson earned statewide recognition at the 2026 WiSys Quick Pitch State Final, winning both the First Place Award and the audience-selected People\u2019s Choice Award during the annual WiSys SPARK Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/PKS_Quick-Pitch-State-Final-2026.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/PKS_Quick-Pitch-State-Final-2026-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/PKS_Quick-Pitch-State-Final-2026-768x481.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14189 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-milwaukee 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\/uw-milwaukee-engineering-student-brings-metal-casting-to-the-masses\/\" target=\"_self\" >UW-Milwaukee engineering student brings metal casting to the masses<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">It\u2019s a typical evening at the bar, glasses clinking and&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-16T09:49:09-05:00\">September 16, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/MIL_metal-casting_20250606_Waves_Behera_AM_32.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: Swaroop Behera, a doctoral student in engineering, pours molten tin into a mold, a process known as metal casting. (UWM Photo\/Andy Manis)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/MIL_metal-casting_20250606_Waves_Behera_AM_32.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/MIL_metal-casting_20250606_Waves_Behera_AM_32-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-14187 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-freshwater-collaborative-of-wisconsin institution-uw-la-crosse 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\/high-school-students-explore-freshwater-science-from-the-river-to-the-lab\/\" target=\"_self\" >High school students explore freshwater science from the river to the lab<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">This summer, 24 high school students from across Wisconsin came&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-09-15T08:16:35-05:00\">September 15, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/LAX_FCW_hs-freshwater-science_MRA-2026_0732-1500x650-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: UW- La Crosse Professor Tisha King-Heiden assists a camp participant during zebrafish lab.\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/LAX_FCW_hs-freshwater-science_MRA-2026_0732-1500x650-1.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/LAX_FCW_hs-freshwater-science_MRA-2026_0732-1500x650-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/LAX_FCW_hs-freshwater-science_MRA-2026_0732-1500x650-1-1024x444.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/09\/LAX_FCW_hs-freshwater-science_MRA-2026_0732-1500x650-1-768x333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/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. Freshwater Collaborative: See how the UWs are advancing freshwater science, protecting Wisconsin\u2019s water resources, and driving innovation through the state\u2019s Freshwater Collaborative. 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