University of Wisconsin-Madison
Founded 1848. Flagship of the Wisconsin Idea and a public research powerhouse.
Overview
Founded in 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state, the university spreads along the shore of Lake Mendota in Madison. The Wisconsin Idea, that the university should serve the whole state, shaped progressive-era policy and extension programs. Researchers there showed how ultraviolet light could add vitamin D to food, developed the anticoagulant warfarin through the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, and first isolated human embryonic stem cells in 1998 under James Thomson. It consistently ranks among the top American universities in research spending.
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