Research | UW–Madison

Research | UW–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

Scans showing dementia in the brain of a 71 year old male

NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact

NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact in Wisconsin. University, biomedical and industry leaders issue call to protect it

Tracking 2025 Federal Administration Transition Impacts to Research

Excellence in outreach recognized with Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award

New initiative: Facilitating Community-Based Research Partnerships in Wisconsin

Campus data storage solutions evolve with addition of Research Object Storage

UW Distinguished Research Fellows Program to support outstanding postdoctoral trainees in interdisciplinary research related to RISE

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UW Research at a Glance

6th
in nation for volume of research
$1.73B
spent on research
17
VCR research and service centers

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Research Innovation at UW–Madison Overview

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n the late 1950s, Kay Emerson became the first person in Wisconsin to be successfully treated for phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare metabolic condition that can cause severe intellectual and developmental disability if left untreated. She was treated by Harry Waisman, MD, PhD, who was a renowned PKU researcher and physician and who the Waisman Center is named after. He advocated to add PKU to the Newborn Screening Panel in Wisconsin.

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Research Projects Funded In Partnership with American Family Insurance

Sift and Winnow plaque on Bascom Hall. Photo by Jeff Miller

NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact in Wisconsin. University, biomedical and industry leaders issue call to protect it.

New discovery on how plants detect light and grow could result in more resilient crops

Bascom Hall plaque

Why do birds make so many different sounds? A new UW–Madison study gets at the underlying factors

Wisconsin cranberry marsh

The Wisconsin Idea in Action