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A red-hued maple tree frames a view of the Discovery Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and University Avenue during autumn on Oct. 21, 2016. (Photo by Jeff Miller/UW-Madison)

WARF announces historic investment in future of UW research

Igniting Interdisciplinary Innovation (I³) is a campus-wide effort led by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research to catalyze bold research collaborations that cross or complement UW–Madison’s RISE themes—AI, EARTH and THRIVE.

WARF celebrates centennial with $206.9 million commitment to UW-Madison research

Data Science Institute Director Kyle Cranmer awarded inaugural prize for AI in science

Tracking 2025 Federal Administration Transition Impacts to Research

Building bridges to funding

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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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