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Bascom Hall rises above the snow on a winter day at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Dec. 11, 2025. (Photo by Taylor Wolfram / UW–Madison)

UW–Madison 5th in U.S. research ranking with $1.93B expenditures

“Partnerships remain key to our continuing research success and performance in the annual HERD ranking,” says Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Brzezinska.

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UW Research at a Glance

  • 5th
    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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