Kikkoman donates $2M to UWM for new research vessel

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- UWM is getting some help from a business that's grown deep roots in Wisconsin.

On Monday, Japanese food company Kikkoman donated $2 million to the university, with that money going to support the construction of the School of Freshwater Sciences' research vessel. 

“The Kikkoman Foods Foundation has been a strong supporter of UWM for decades, and this gift underscores their steadfast dedication to the work being done by our faculty, staff and students,” UWM Chancellor Mark Mone said. “The health, prosperity and quality of life in our region depends on the health of the Great Lakes. This gift advances our efforts to deploy a state-of-the-art vessel across the Great Lakes to inform our strategies for safeguarding our most precious resource: fresh water.”

The donation was made in honor of the 50th anniversary of Kikkoman in Wisconsin.