Inspiring evidence-based policymaking
Associate Professor Lauren Schmitz of the La Follette School was one of just 18 UW–Madison faculty members to receive a coveted 2026-2027 H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship this summer. Named after the late Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation Trustee President, the H.I. Romnes Faculty Fellowship is awarded annually by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research …
As more than two billion people worldwide still lack access to safely managed drinking water, new research from the La Follette School of Public Affairs investigates the effects of early-life exposure to citywide water filtration on longevity in the early 20th-century. A series of 20th-century policy shifts in American cities to public health infrastructure, including …
A new study co-authored by two University of Wisconsin–Madison professors suggests longevity gains across all states and regions for people born between 1941 and 2000, in contrast to previous estimates suggesting a century of stagnation or even declines in parts of the South. Published in the journal BMJ Open, the study by Héctor Pifarré i …
The annual scholarship recognizes an exceptional student who is passionate about health policy.
La Follette's new faculty member Tony Lo Sasso answers questions about his research and approach to teaching.
A new study co-authored by a University of Wisconsin–Madison professor finds that life expectancy gains made by high-income countries in the first half of the 20th century have slowed significantly, and that none of the generations born after 1939 will reach 100 years of age on average. Published in the journal Proceedings of the National …
Research projects by La Follette graduate students are currently helping to inform items in Governor Evers’ 2025-2027 state budget proposal.
Associate Professor Yang Wang was named a Vilas Associate. Professor Susan Yackee's paper won the Kenneth J. Meier Award.
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.
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.