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A threat to research for the public good

February 10, 2025

Update: A temporary restraining order was granted in the case of 22 states, including Wisconsin, filing suit against the NIH and its 15% funding cap…

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UW–Madison responds to NIH announcement about indirect cost cap

February 8, 2025

The following statement is in response to the federal directive issued on February 7, 2025 to change the Facilities and Administration (F&A) rate for all existing and ongoing new National Institutes of Health (NIH) research awards to 15 percent, set to go into effect on February 10, 2025.

Recent Sightings

A student laughs as she shields her face from an incoming snowball during a snowball fight on Bascom Hill.

A sudden storm erupts into a Battle for Bascom The years may change, but the snowball fight remains the same. Call it the "snowball effect" of Bascom Hill. See more

Photo by: Jeff Miller

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Nathaniel Chin: Dementia risk rising in US population, new research says, doubling by 2060

A study published in January suggests the risk for developing dementia is higher than previously estimated, with projections doubling to about… More

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Pop star Bad Bunny needed a Puerto Rican history scholar. UW–Madison had just the one.

February 10, 2025

Bad Bunny collaborated with UW–Madison history professor Jorell Meléndez-Badillo on Puerto Rican narratives that accompany the new album “DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.”

Leadership

Dr. Nita Ahuja named dean of UW School of Medicine and Public Health

February 5, 2025

Ahuja is a cancer-care innovator whose treatment approaches and research have garnered international recognition. She’s also a proven leader and administrator with a track record for bringing multidisciplinary teams together to solve health care challenges.

Serving Wisconsin

UW–Madison’s Teacher Pledge keeps PK–12 educators in the profession — and in Wisconsin

January 29, 2025

The premise behind UW's Teacher Pledge is simple but transformational: If you pledge to stay, we pledge to pay. Because training quality educators and keeping them in Wisconsin are critical to addressing the state’s teacher shortage.