
Strategic Research
Data Science to Promote Precision Medicine
Awarded in
2025
The Data Science to Promote Precision Medicine project will build a strong institutional data science core, with a focus on biomedical big data. This initiative will catalyze data-driven precision medicine research and translation to care at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health (SMPH), to improve the health and well-being of Wisconsin residents, while strengthening the university’s role as a leader in precision medicine.

Strategic Research
Diversifying Biorepositories to Promote Clinical and Translational Research
Awarded in
2025
The goal of this project is to promote clinical and translational research to improve health in Wisconsin by expanding biomedical research. This project will expand infrastructure to engage a broad range of communities and populations in biospecimen research by combining community partnerships with expertise in community outreach, engagement, biospecimen science, biomarker development and bioinformatics.

Strategic Research
Measuring and Addressing Disparities in the Quality of Care among Wisconsin Health Systems
Outcome Report
Awarded in
2017
Wisconsin performs below the U.S. average on most metrics of disparities in quality of care. Because of this, quality of care is often lower for minority, low income and uninsured populations. These disparities contribute to poor health outcomes for disadvantaged patients and need to be publicly reported and addressed via sustained, collaborative action.Conclusion: The project has already produced one major study, the WCHQ Health Disparities Report, which was released in the fall of 2019. The study identifies where gaps in health outcomes and care exist in Wisconsin and incorporates data categorized by race and ethnicity, insurance coverage and geography. Further work is ongoing.

Strategic Research
Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities in Wisconsin Through Statewide Partnerships
Awarded in
2021
The Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the UW School of Medicine and Public Health are partnering on an initiative to improve health equity in Wisconsin. MCW’s Advancing a Healthier Wisconsin Endowment (AHW) and the UW’s Wisconsin Partnership Program (WPP), statewide health funders based at Wisconsin’s two medical schools, have announced a joint three-year, $3 million grant to launch an expansive new statewide partnership that will study, measure and recommend solutions for health inequities across the state of Wisconsin.