ON CAMPUS | RESEARCH SPENDING UW-Madison ranks fifth nationally in research spending, tops $1.93 billion SABINE MARTIN Dec 24, 2025 Dec 24, 2025 Updated Feb 5, 2026 × OWEN ZILIAK, STATE JOURNAL UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska talks about her recent trip to a research station in Antarctica. Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UW-Madison is among the top five universities in the country for research spending — the highest ranking the institution has earned since 2014.kAmp k2 E2C86ElQ03=2?<Q 9C67lQ9EEADi^^?4D6D]?D7]8@G^DFCG6JD^9:896C\65F42E:@?\C6D62C49\56G6=@A>6?E^Qm}2E:@?2= $4:6?46 u@F?52E:@? 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Video: UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Research describes visit to Antarctic research station UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska talks about her recent trip to a research station in Antarctica.
UW-Madison wants to conduct more research with the Department of Defense UW-Madison would be part of “dual-use” defense research — some of which is already happening on campus.
In the face of federal grant cuts, UW-Madison’s research head learns to pivot in her first year Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska last September stepped into the top UW-Madison research role with big plans.
50% of cancer cell therapy fails. UW-Madison scientists developing a screening to predict success There’s no patient fitness screening method in place for cell therapies, so a Morgridge Institute lab at UW-Madison is building one.
10 notable research projects happening in the Universities of Wisconsin Going into 2026, the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation gave nearly $207 million to UW-Madison and the Morgridge Institute for Research to b…
UW-Madison names inaugural leader of entrepreneurship hub The Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, launched last fall, is intended to encourage more startups on campus and boost Wisconsin’s economic growth.
TIME ranks UW-Madison among top 20 universities in the world The rankings are based on the resources a university devotes to teaching and research, academic performance, innovation and economic impact, a…
TIME ranks UW-Madison among top 20 universities in the world The rankings are based on the resources a university devotes to teaching and research, academic performance, innovation and economic impact, a…
