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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.

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Four UW–Madison professors elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Tracking 2025 Federal Administration Transition Impacts to Research

UW–Madison scientists part of team awarded Breakthrough Prize in Physics

Campus data storage solutions evolve with addition of Research Object Storage

Federally funded research is key

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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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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

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UW biochemists engineered a poplar tree that produces a high-demand industrial chemical. It was a surprise discovery only made possible by sustained investment in research.  More

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A UW biochemistry researcher is studying effective treatments for the next pandemic. Federal funding changes are slowing the work.  More

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