On this episode of Cardinal Call, host Oliver Gerharz speaks with Daily Cardinal Campus News Editor Gavin Escott about his article “‘There aren’t easy answers’: Mnookin fields faculty questions on NIH funding cuts’s impact on junior faculty, graduate students” in a discussion of how recent federal funding cuts will affect UW–Madison and the state of Wisconsin.
Articles featured in this week’s campus news in brief segment:
Brent Plisch named chief of UWPD – Julia Walkowicz
No. 12 Wisconsin unexpected falls to Penn State in sobering end to remarkable regular season – Jacob Szczap
Gavin Escott is a former campus news editor for the Daily Cardinal. He covered protests, breaking news and wrote in-depth on Wisconsin politics and higher education. He previously worked at WORT-FM and will be an intern at the Wisconsin State Journal in 2025. Follow him on X at @gav_escott.
Oliver Gerharz is the arts editor and former podcast director for the Daily Cardinal. He is a journalism major and former host of the Cardinal Call. Follow him on Twitter @OliverGerharz.
