Associate Professor Yang Wang was named a Vilas Associate. Professor Susan Yackee’s paper won the Kenneth J. Meier Award.
Faculty
News featuring La Follette School faculty members.
Smeeding named AAAS fellow
La Follette Professor Emeritus Tim Smeeding was announced this March as a prestigious fellow with the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
New report cards indicate Wisconsin water utilities excel in water quality, but concerns remain
Most of Wisconsin’s water utilities provide safe, healthy drinking water with 92% of the state’s water utilities earning A grades for water quality (health) in a first-of-its-kind water utility report card designed by Professor Manuel P. Teodoro.
New research from La Follette reveals a genetic influence on quitting smoking
The novel study, led by Associate Professor Lauren Schmitz, is among the first in economics to combine genetic information and data from a randomized controlled study.
2025 Kohl Competition awards announced
The Kohl Competition awards funding to faculty research projects that exemplify evidence-based policymaking and meaningfully shape public policy.
Barnes’ manosphere research shines light on overlooked political force
New research by La Follette Assistant Professor Mariel Barnes analyzes the “manosphere,” a subculture which now exerts influence in national politics.
Chinn’s new textbook provides students with updated perspectives on international economics
Menzie Chinn published a landmark new textbook last month to help college students make sense of the complex global economy and the geopolitics surrounding it.
Work by Fletcher, Barcellos cited in President Biden’s Economic Report
La Follette faculty members Jason Fletcher and Silvia Barcellos were cited in the Economic Report of the President that was delivered to congress on January 10.
New faculty Q&A: Jason Delborne
Jason Delborne joined the La Follette School’s faculty in spring 2025. He discusses his research, teaching, and more.
Professors Nemet and Durrance first to receive two new La Follette awards
Greg Nemet was awarded the school’s first Jack Salzwedel Distinguished Faculty Chair in Business and Regulation. Christine Durrance received the new Curt and Sue Culver Professorship in Public Policy Education.