Federal research funding cuts are having “unacceptable” impacts on scientific progress, according to the vice chancellor for research at UW-Madison.
Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska spoke yesterday on a panel in Milwaukee organized by the Wisconsin Technology Council, focused on how shifting federal priorities are impacting innovation in the state.
Proposed changes to how the federal government awards research grants are raising concerns among scientists across the country, including researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison who say the changes could affect how medical discoveries are funded for years to come.
The Office of Management and Budget is proposing revisions to the federal rules that govern research grants, a move that has prompted more than 400,000 public comments from researchers, universities, patients and advocacy groups.
The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission is warning voters that they shouldn’t buy into prediction markets like Kalshi or Polymarket on the results of a Wisconsin election and then vote in that same race.
That’s because voters could be violating a decades-old Wisconsin statute that carries felony-level consequences – though it doesn’t appear the state has recently enforced it or proactively plans to hunt down lawbreakers.
If pundits are questioning Jordan Love’s ranking among the top quarterbacks, it’s reasonable to assume that question also has application to the Green Bay Packers.
If the University of Wisconsin men’s basketball team is to take a leap next season, perhaps the biggest factor is its own players taking a leap of their own.
Transfers Trey Autry, Eian Elmer and Victory Onuetu bring experienced play at key spots after the Badgers lost eight players from last season’s roster. But the best play of Tuesday’s final opportunity for media to view Wisconsin practice over the summer came from a pair of sophomores.
As business leaders grapple with the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and integrate the technology into their workplaces, leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are finding innovative ways to serve their needs.
Faced with technical, ethical, and business questions, Wisconsin’s flagship university is meeting the rapidly evolving technology with a multidisciplinary approach and changing to meet the demands of employers and society.
