Research | UW–Madison

Research | UW–Madison

University of Wisconsin–Madison

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.

New Research Moves Us Forward Website

Faculty receive 2025-26 WARF Named Professorships, Kellett Fellowships, and Romnes Awards

Research Forward Round 5 projects are awarded

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

IceCube at South Pole

Research Innovation at UW–Madison Overview

SSEC rooftop

Learn about VCR research centers

Biotech Bucky

Industry Partnerships

Apply for research funding and grants

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.

Centers in the news

Amber Wichowsky

New Faculty

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Research Projects Funded In Partnership with American Family Insurance

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

The Future of Health

UW oncologist studies how viruses cause cancer — and how we can better prevent them

Bascom Hall plaque

Meet the ‘weird’ sea spider that’s mapping the evolution of eight-legged creatures

Wisconsin cranberry marsh

The Wisconsin Idea in Action