Since 2016, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has established itself as a prestigious research institution. Federal research funding cuts could change that in the years to come.
In February, UW-Milwaukee announced it has maintained its R1 research status. The R1 designation is the highest rating for research from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, which releases research ratings every three years. UW-Milwaukee was previously named an R1 institution in 2016, 2019 and 2022.
Since President Donald Trump took office in January, UW-Milwaukee has seen grants terminated by multiple federal agencies, including the National Institutes of Health, National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Endowment for the Arts, U.S. Agency for International Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Institute of Museum and Library Services and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.