UW–Madison is a renowned research powerhouse that drives significant, life-changing innovations throughout many areas. Researchers in Wisconsin are solving some of the world’s most prevalent issues and promoting economic growth across the state and throughout the country. Federal investments through agencies such as the National Institutes of Health provide 25 percent of the UW’s overall budget — funds that are essential for the future of this vital research. However, recent federal proposals are jeopardizing that work, and the university needs your help.
“Indiscriminate reductions in research funding like those we’re facing right now pose significant risk to our state and nation’s future,” said UW–Madison chancellor Jennifer L. Mnookin. “These cuts harm our ability to make critical, life-saving discoveries and to train our students to be global leaders. They will also damage our nation’s innovation economy and our international competitiveness.”