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Welcome
Welcome to Research at Wayne State University, one of the nation's pre-eminent public research universities in an urban setting.
Through our multidisciplinary approach to research and education, and ongoing collaboration with government, industry and other institutions, we seek to expand knowledge, enhance economic growth and improve the quality of life in the city of Detroit, state of Michigan and throughout the world.
Through our dedication and leadership, Wayne State University is a nationally recognized center of excellence in research. Our faculty lead the nation in many key research areas and their groundbreaking discoveries make a difference in the everyday lives of others around the corner and around the world.
Research that's Warrior Strong
News Releases
- Detroit Cardiovascular Training Program receives big boost from NIH
- Wayne State searches for new treatments for resistant kidney cancers using precision guided nanomedicines
- Wayne State fights “fatbergs”
- New memory study first to use intracranial recordings
Events
- 16th Annual Citizenship Conference: Technology and Citizenship
- Gerrymandering: The Power of Boundaries
- Neurology Grand Rounds
- Earth and Environmental Science Seminar Series: "Enabling Smarter Watersheds"
Deadlines
More deadlinesAnnouncements
- New Research Policy: Health Insurance Expenditures – Fellowships and Training Grants Policy
- Important message from WSU's Vice President for Research
- Important news from NSF: Changes to the way the research community registers for NSF accounts and maintains account and user profile information
Ranked 70th among public universities by NSF
Wayne State is ranked 70th by NSF among public research universities for total R&D expenditures
Research award dollars totaled over $236 million in FY17
Total research award dollars rose over 36% from FY13 to FY17.
There were 1,108 research awards in FY17
Total number of research awards rose over 7% since FY13.
NIH awards rose to 260 in FY17
Awards from the National Institutes of HEalth rose 6.5% in FY17. Overall, federal awards rose by 4.5% in FY15.