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The IceCube Neutrino Observatory is an array of optical sensors located in Antarctic ice. It detects the presence of subatomic particles called neutrinos. Its purpose is to discover the unexpected and learn more about the universe.

IceCube gets a major upgrade thanks to global partnership

Call for Nominations: 2026 Postdoc Excellence Awards, and Distinguished Faculty and; Staff Postdoc Mentoring Awards – Deadline is April 10

Graduate and Professional Student Appreciation Week: April 6–10

2026 UW Science Expeditions – Campus Open House: April 10–12

Excellence in outreach recognized with 2026 Bassam Z. Shakhashiri Public Science Engagement Award

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory gets a major upgrade beneath the ice

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    in nation for volume of research
  • $1.93B
    spent on research
  • 19
    VCR research and service centers
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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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