Update July 9: The university’s federal relations team posted a summary about the Congressional reconciliation package, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which the President signed into law on July 4. The most significant impacts to UW–Madison include the provision to defund SNAP-Ed, which supports the Division of Extension’s outreach programming about nutritional education, and changes to federal student financial aid, including the elimination of Grad PLUS loans and limits/caps on Parent PLUS loans. Grad PLUS Loans will be eliminated effective July 1, 2026, but current borrowers can complete their program with “grandfathered” Grad PLUS Loans.
Update April 16: The Wisconsin Alumni Association hosted a UW Now livestream event about how proposed changes in federal research funding affect major universities like UW–Madison, with a focus on National Institutes of Health-funded research such as work on Alzheimer’s disease. Speakers included Anjon Audhya, PhD, senior associate dean for basic research at UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and Sterling Johnson, PhD, professor of medicine. Watch a recording of the event on the WAA YouTube page.
Update March 26: Sterling Johnson, PhD, provided testimony on the importance and urgency of National Institutes for Health (NIH) investments in research at a forum on Capitol Hill hosted by U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Peter Welch (D-VT). Read more on the UW-Madison Office of Federal Relations news page.
The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention, the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, and Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center receive federal funding through the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
To stay informed about federal funding changes that impact UW Alzheimer’s disease research programs, please visit the UW–Madison Office of Federal Relations updates page.
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Dean Robert N. Golden, MD, and Senior Associate Dean Anjon Audhya, PhD, spoke to news outlets about the funding cuts.
Interviews include:
“Dr. Robert Golden on NIH funding and medical research at UW” – PBS Wisconsin, Feb. 14, 2025
“NIH cuts could stall medical progress for lifesaving treatments, experts say“ – NBC News, Feb. 10, 2025
“UW researcher warns that federal funding cuts could halt vital work” – Milwaukee WTMJ , Feb. 13, 2025
“UW-Madison researchers warn funding cuts would delay new treatments for cancer, more” – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 20, 2025
Related news:
“The real costs of research funding cuts” – news.wisc.edu, May 19, 2025
“UW-Madison researcher testifies during forum on impact of NIH funding cuts” – UW-Madison Office of Federal Relations, March 26, 2025
“NIH funding drives life-saving innovation and economic impact in Wisconsin. University, biomedical and industry leaders issue call to protect it” – news.wisc.edu, March 7, 2025
“March 6 Update on NIH indirect cost rates” – UW Office of Federal Relations, March 6, 2025
“Trump administration delays Wisconsin research funds by withholding, canceling review meetings” – Wisconsin Public Radio, Feb. 25, 2025