In the face of federal grant cuts, UW-Madison’s research head learns to pivot in her first year
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UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezinska speaks during an interview on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025 at Bascom Hall in Madison, Wi.
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A grad researcher works on coronavirus mutations in UW-Madison professor Robert Kirchdoerfer’s lab. The research is among more than five dozen UW-Madison projects or initiatives that have seen their funding either canceled or reduced by the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration.
Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezińska recently visited Antarctica with the National Science Board to observe researchers, including a UW-Madison team making discoveries with a deep ice particle detector. “Out of 150-something occupants of the South Pole, 28 were Badgers, so this was amazing,” Grejner-Brzezińska said.
A grad researcher works on coronavirus mutations in UW-Madison professor Robert Kirchdoerfer’s lab. The research is among more than five dozen UW-Madison projects or initiatives that have seen their funding either canceled or reduced by the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration.
A grad researcher works on coronavirus mutations in UW-Madison professor Robert Kirchdoerfer’s lab. The research is among more than five dozen UW-Madison projects or initiatives that have seen their funding either canceled or reduced by the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration.
Vice Chancellor for Research Dorota Grejner-Brzezińska recently visited Antarctica with the National Science Board to observe researchers, including a UW-Madison team making discoveries with a deep ice particle detector. “Out of 150-something occupants of the South Pole, 28 were Badgers, so this was amazing,” Grejner-Brzezińska said.
A grad researcher works on coronavirus mutations in UW-Madison professor Robert Kirchdoerfer’s lab. The research is among more than five dozen UW-Madison projects or initiatives that have seen their funding either canceled or reduced by the federal government under President Donald Trump's administration.
