UW Extension’s FoodWIse nutrition education program shutting down after federal funds eliminated

Posted on 7/28/2025

The University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension is ending its 30-year-old FoodWIse nutrition education program and laying off more than 90 people after losing a federal grant.

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