UWM earns prestigious R1 research status for a fourth time

Biomedical sciences student Maria Sanchez and Zachary Lunak, clinical associate professor at UWM, work in a lab doing research in 2023.

For the fourth consecutive time, UWM has earned the highest research designation from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. This distinction places UWM among the nation’s top research universities. UWM’s research spans numerous disciplines and drives impactful discoveries in sustainable energy, neuroscience, cancer research, and water science, improving lives across the globe.