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November 6, 2026

Research

Beyond screening: How a UW study revealed persistent racial disparities in Wisconsin cervical cancer rates

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There Badger Herald

University of Wisconsin obstetrics and gynecology researchers published a new study highlighting the disparities in cervical cancer in Wisconsin between 1998 and 2022, according to the Wisconsin Medical Journal. The study investigated why invasive, yet preventable cancers are still prevalent, particularly in patients who face barriers to receiving adequate health care, according to an email statement from assistant professor in the Division of Gynecologic Oncology and study co-author Dr. Ran Catherine Zhang, MD, MPH.

Higher Education/System

UConn president Radenka Maric among 3 finalists for University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor

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Yahoo News

The University of Wisconsin-Madison announced Thursday that UConn President Radenka Maric is one of three finalists to become its next chancellor.

The finalists have agreed to interviews and public forums next week, UW-Madison wrote in a message to its campus community. Maric is scheduled to give her presentation Nov. 13.

Three finalists announced in UW-Madison Chancellor search

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NBC 15

The Special Regent Committee for the UW-Madison Chancellor Search have named their three finalists for the position on Thursday.

The finalists are:

  • Dr. Rashid Bashir, Dean, College of Engineering, and Grainger Distinguished Chair in Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Dr. John Coleman, Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and Professor of Political Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Dr. Radenka Maric, President and Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor, Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Connecticut

UW-Madison Related

UW-Madison donors question why Eric Wilcots isn’t a chancellor finalist

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Wisconsin State Journal

About two dozen UW-Madison alumni and donors wrote a letter to the president of the UW Board of Regents on Wednesday expressing dismay and disappointment that interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots isn’t a finalist for the permanent position.

The Wisconsin State Journal obtained the letter Thursday, ahead of the Universities of Wisconsin announcing the three finalists. Wilcots isn’t among them.