{"id":28749,"date":"2026-03-26T13:27:43","date_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/?p=28749"},"modified":"2026-03-26T13:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T18:27:46","slug":"college-featured-in-the-uwm-research-foundation-2025-annual-report-and-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/engineering\/college-featured-in-the-uwm-research-foundation-2025-annual-report-and-video\/","title":{"rendered":"College featured in the 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation 2025 Annual Report and video"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several faculty members, graduate students and two alumni appear in the latest annual report of the 51ÁÔÆæ Research Foundation and its video celebrating the organization&#8217;s 20th anniversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Research Foundation supports faculty and students in turning their research discoveries into patents and licensing, fostering commercial products, services, or startup companies. 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