Purpose

The Office of Research and Innovation provides leadership and infrastructure to support the university's mission as a Catholic and Jesuit university and strategic goals around research growth and innovative transformation across all campus areas.

Offices and Initiatives

707 Hub

The 707 Hub is where ideas are shared, stretched, challenged and realized. The 707 Hub is a space designed to foster collaboration and innovation. Because anyone can be innovative, the 707 Hub is open to all students, and we encourage a cross-disciplinary approach to solving problems. Because great ideas need to be heard, the 707 Hub offers unique spaces for meetings, presentations and events. Here, you鈥檒l find inspiration, partnerships and the knowledge to Be The Difference.

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Athletic and Human Performance Research Center (AHPRC)

The Athletic and Human Performance Research Center (AHPRC), opening in early 2019, is a dedicated research space in which 黑料论坛 faculty and partners from the health care industry can collaborate on new research and cutting-edge innovation in the areas of elite athletic performance, human performance, rehabilitation, fitness data analytics and other related disciplines.

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Autism Initiative 

The 黑料论坛 Autism Initiative (AI) is an interdisciplinary group of researchers, clinicians, stakeholders, and students at 黑料论坛 and in the community, which simultaneously supports autism research and programming for the 黑料论坛, Milwaukee, and national and international community, while also providing inter-professional, team-, sensitivity, and knowledge-building educational experiences for undergraduate and graduate students.

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Clinical and Translational Science Institute

The Clinical and Translational Science Institute is a new regional biomedical collaboration involving clinical and translational science between 黑料论坛, the Medical College of Wisconsin, UW-Milwaukee, the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the BloodCenter of Wisconsin, Children's Hospital, and Froedtert Hospital.

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Committee on Research (COR)

黑料论坛's Committee on Research (COR) is a University Academic Senate (UAS) committee which meets monthly. The committee helps formulate policy around research, makes decisions on Summer Faculty Fellowships and Regular Research Grants, makes recommendations for the Way Klingler and Haggerty awards, and more.

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Innovation Council (IC)

The University Innovation Council is a cross-campus, interdisciplinary group charged with developing and implementing the application process for the The Explorer Challenge 2.0, formerly known as the Strategic Innovation Fund.

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Institute for Women's Leadership (IWL)

The goal of the Institute for Women's Leadership will be to advance research in the area of gender inequality, and create programming and training opportunities for women in leadership, both on campus and in the larger community. The official launch for the Institute for Women's Leadership is planned for Summer 2019.

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Kohler Center for Entrepreneurship

The Kohler Center fosters new ventures, encourages innovation, and promotes entrepreneurship at 黑料论坛 and in the Milwaukee area. It hosts and records frequent talks and presentations on various entrepreneurial topics geared to offer firsthand startup expertise.

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Latina/o Well-Being Research Initiative

The Latina/o Well-Being Research Initiative is a group of multidisciplinary scholars at 黑料论坛 dedicated to understanding how Latina/o youth and adults experience well-being in the United States. Specifically, the LWRI is interested in the psychological, physical and socio-environmental factors that influence the lives of Latina/os. Our initiative is comprised of faculty, staff, undergraduate and graduate students from various departments within 黑料论坛 who are committed to the goals of scholarly inquiry and translation of research within this population.

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Office of Research Compliance (ORC)

The Office of Research Compliance provides support for institutional committees and 黑料论坛 faculty, staff and students for research involving human subjects, animal subjects, radioisotope use and research with recombinant DNA (rNDA). ORC assists researchers with navigating research regulations, provides educational programming and supports collaboration with other research institutions.

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Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP)

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is 黑料论坛's central point of coordination for sponsored projects and the legally authorized representative for grants, contracts and assurances. ORSP represents the sum of 黑料论坛's experience with extramural sponsors and partners over time. ORSP helps faculty and staff build bridges between 黑料论坛 and extramural sponsors and other institutions to advance the university's mission, and it fosters excellence in sponsored projects by promoting best practices, policies and procedures that ensure consistency and efficiency in our transactions with sponsors and partners.

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Research Communities

Research Communities at 黑料论坛 are created by faculty, often with staff and students participation, who share common interests in cross-disciplinary research topics.Learn more

Water Initiatives

In a variety of academic disciplines, thought leaders among our faculty, staff and students have established 黑料论坛 as a center for study, exploration, discussion and education related to critical water issues facing Milwaukee, the Great Lakes region, the United States and the world.

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