MADISON, Wis. — A leveling off in federal funding to major research universities like the University of Wisconsin-Madison has experts in the research field worried that a crisis is looming.
Privately and publicly funded research is a billion-dollar business in Madison, and it affects the area residents’ health and pocketbooks.
“I think this is a serious crisis for our country. It’s going to have an impact on long-term health of not only research but the health of the people in the country,” UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Robert Golden said.