Education Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Feds end student mental health grant

by Sean Kirkby | May 6, 2025 | Education, Mental Health, Top Stories | 0 |

The federal government will end a $10 million grant meant to expand school-based mental health services in Wisconsin, pulling $8 million that was set to head to the state over four years, the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction said last week.

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City, higher education leaders urge funding of UW-Milwaukee health sciences hub

by Sean Kirkby | Apr 8, 2025 | Education, State budget, Top Stories | 0 |

Milwaukee higher education and city leaders are asking state lawmakers to support the development of a health sciences hub at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

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Wisconsin medical students match with in-state residences

by Sean Kirkby | Mar 26, 2025 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

Thirty-one percent of the Wisconsin medical students matched with residency programs last week will stay in state for their postgraduate training.

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Milwaukee Health Department may close schools over lead concerns

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 24, 2025 | Education, Environmental health, Top Stories | 0 |

The Milwaukee Health Department may move to close public schools to mitigate lead hazards, like chipping paint, after recent cases of kids with high blood lead levels.

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UW warns NIH funding cap will ‘harm’ Wisconsinites’ livelihoods

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 10, 2025 | Education, Federal Government, Medical Research, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin warned Saturday that a change enacted by President Donald Trump to cap indirect costs for grants from the National Institutes for Health will disrupt medical research. Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., called the move "illegal."

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UW medical school names new leader

by Sean Kirkby | Feb 5, 2025 | Education, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health has named its next dean.

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MCW CEO to step down in 2026

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 28, 2025 | Education, People Watching, Top Stories | 0 |

Medical College of Wisconsin CEO Dr. John Raymond will step down next year.

Medical schools’ endowments award grants

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 23, 2025 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

Endowments at the state’s two medical schools recently awarded dollars to projects aiming to advance health and health equity.

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State launches planning grant program for recovery high schools

by Sean Kirkby | Jan 21, 2025 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Public Instruction opened an application period this month for a planning grant program to develop more recovery high schools.

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Nonprofit STRYV365’s trauma-informed programming shows results, MCW finds

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 21, 2024 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

A Milwaukee nonprofit that helps kids build resilience and coping skills through educational and athletic programming plans to expand its work.

Underly proposes $2.5 million for school water fountain upgrades

by Sean Kirkby | Nov 20, 2024 | Education, Environmental health, Legislature, Top Stories | 0 |

State Superintendent Jill Underly wants to establish a $2.5 million grant program to help Wisconsin schools upgrade water fountains to address lead and other contaminants.

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Madison College unveils surg tech program expansion

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 3, 2024 | Education, Top Stories | 0 |

Madison College last month unveiled a $3.7 million renovation of its surgical technology program and health simulation center at its Truax campus on Madison’s east side.

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