{"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-13665 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-river-falls story_category-featured story_category-research-innovation\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/professor-grace-lewis-receives-adsa-foundation-early-career-award-dairy-foods-division\/\" target=\"_self\" >Professor Grace Lewis receives ADSA Foundation Early Career Award: Dairy Foods Division<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The American Dairy Science Association\u00ae (ADSA) honored University of Wisconsin-River&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-13T09:18:14-05:00\">July 13, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: UW-River Falls Assistant Professor Grace Lewis stands in her dairy lab connected to the Wuethrich Family\/Grassland Dairy Center of Excellence at UWRF. Lewis was honored as the 2026 recipient of the American Dairy Science Association\u00ae (ADSA) Foundation Early Career Award: Dairy Foods Division June 23 during an awards ceremony at the ADSA Annual Meeting in Milwaukee. (UWRF photo)\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/RVF_AwardEarlyCareer_Grace-Lewis-20220706_132-2048x1363.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13669 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-madison 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-madison-researchers-identify-therapeutic-target-for-dangerous-fungal-infections\/\" target=\"_self\" >UW\u2013Madison researchers identify therapeutic target for dangerous fungal infections<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">The discovery could prevent against Candida auris, a drug-resistant fungus&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-08T09:16:07-05:00\">July 8, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/MAD_research-fungal-infectins_iStock-1493135014-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Photo: Candida auris is the first fungus to spread in hospitals and is resistant to all three major classes of antifungal drugs. New research has discovered that the elimination of a single gene stops the fungus from growing \u2014 which could lead to an effective drug treatment. Photo: iStock\/TopMicrobialStock\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/MAD_research-fungal-infectins_iStock-1493135014-1200x800-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/MAD_research-fungal-infectins_iStock-1493135014-1200x800-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/MAD_research-fungal-infectins_iStock-1493135014-1200x800-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/07\/MAD_research-fungal-infectins_iStock-1493135014-1200x800-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-13674 campus_story type-campus_story status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry institution-uw-green-bay 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-green-bay-students-shine-with-innovative-research-at-wisys-quick-pitch-competition\/\" target=\"_self\" >UW-Green Bay students shine with innovative research at WiSys Quick Pitch Competition<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Three UW-Green Bay students are gaining recognition for turning bold&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-07T10:00:41-05:00\">July 7, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Aerial photo of UW-Green Bay campus\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2026\/03\/GRB_uwgb-green-bay-campus-aerial-drone-STEM-Center-Fall-2021-0901-600x400-1-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/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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