The recent shooting of Corey Ruiz, a 38-year-old Black man in Madison, is another example of police unnecessarily taking a life. Yet police will likely find that taking his life was consistent with officer training and justified.
July 27, 2026
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Research
Trump administration nixes UW-Madison pediatric healthcare research it had touted
UW-Madison’s research on artificial intelligence to improve the experience for children and their families was “the poster child” in a federal Health and Human Services presentation on innovations in pediatric care, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Madison, said.
A month later, its federal funding evaporated, as the department rescinded the grant for being “inconsistent with agency priorities,” a catch-all phrase often used in President Donald Trump’s second term to terminate funding the government had already approved.
State news
Bryna Godar on WEC’s ruling on ‘spoiling’ absentee ballots
We turn to Bryna Godar, attorney with the State Democracy Research Initiative at the University of Wisconsin Law School, and thanks for being here. So I want to just back up a little bit to set those court cases up. It was a 2022 lawsuit where a Waukesha County judge ruled that the elections commission had to rescind its guidance, allowing for the spoiling of ballots. A state appeals court eventually repealed that ruling.
Agriculture
Discovery Farms gives Wisconsin farmers a voice in research and policy
For 25 years, Discovery Farms has bridged the gap between science and practice by putting data collection directly into the hands of farmers, creating a legacy of water stewardship that is both data-driven and practitioner-led.
A part of UW–Madison Extension, Discovery Farms is a farmer-led research program that conducts studies on farms across Wisconsin to better understand the complex relationships between agricultural practices and water quality.
Health
Measles Cases Hit New Record in U.S., as Vaccination Rates Wane
The United States has now recorded more cases of measles in 2026 than in any other year since the virus was declared eliminated in 2000, a grim sign that the country may be headed toward a new era in which the disease regularly sickens thousands every year.
At UW Health and other hospitals, apprentices are increasingly common
Violet LaClair was ready to leave her job.
As a certified nursing assistant at UW Health in Madison, she used the skills she developed while caring for her dying grandmother for nine years. Her co-workers had supported her through her gender transition. She’d even won an award for providing “extraordinary” care.
She loved her workplace, but after four years, she wanted a change.
Athletics
A conversation with Shawn Eichorst ahead of Big Ten media days
Shawn Eichorst does not keep a diary. But the freshly minted University of Wisconsin director of athletics has filed away some inspiring quotations.
UW Experts in the News
NRC Proposes Replacing ALARA Radiation Rule With Graded Approach – Ground News
Katy Huff, a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, stated additional clarity would improve the regulatory process without harming
UW-Madison Related
Armored combat draws Madison students to a ‘Cream City clash’
From the outside, Henry Dunn’s favorite gym looks like any other brick building on East Lincoln Avenue in Milwaukee. A small, shield-like logo in the window that reads “Wisconsin Medieval Combat Center“ is the only external clue that there might be more here than meets the eye.