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La Follette student projects inform real-world policymaking in Wisconsin

Posted on May 7, 2025

Research projects by La Follette graduate students are currently helping to inform items in Governor Evers’ 2025-2027 state budget proposal.

Posted in Client projects, Health and Aging, MIPA News, MPA News, News, Students

Spring 2025 faculty awards

Posted on April 23, 2025

Associate Professor Yang Wang was named a Vilas Associate. Professor Susan Yackee’s paper won the Kenneth J. Meier Award.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Public Management, Social Policy

New research from La Follette reveals a genetic influence on quitting smoking

Posted on March 19, 2025

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.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Research

Work by Fletcher, Barcellos cited in President Biden’s Economic Report

Posted on January 21, 2025

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.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Social Policy

New faculty Q&A: Silvia Helena Barcellos

Posted on November 18, 2024

Silvia Helena Barcellos joined the La Follette School’s faculty in fall 2024. She discusses her research, teaching, and more.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, International Policy & Economics, News, Social Policy

La Follette bolsters its world-class faculty

Posted on August 26, 2024

La Follette is thrilled to welcome three new faculty members this fall: Silvia Barcellos, Myriam Grégoire-Zawilski, and Amber Wichowsky.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Public Management

La Follette faculty promotions: Schmitz earns tenure, Durrance now full professor

Posted on August 26, 2024

The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents awarded La Follette School faculty member Lauren Schmitz tenure, effective this fall.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Social Policy

2024 Kohl Competition winners announced

Posted on August 24, 2024

The Kohl Competition awards funding to faculty research projects that exemplify evidence-based policymaking and meaningfully shape public policy.

Posted in Energy and the Environment, Health and Aging, Kohl Initiative, News, Public Management

The opioid crisis complicates a healthcare system already troubling Wisconsinites

Posted on July 22, 2024

Christine Durrance explains the opioid epidemic, its impact on children and families, and how Wisconsin residents are affected.

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News, Policy perspectives

Student projects address challenges in Wisconsin and beyond

Posted on July 19, 2024

Students’ spring capstone projects addressed real-world challenges on behalf of clients including NGOs, the private sector, and both federal and state agencies.

Posted in Academics, Client projects, Energy and the Environment, Health and Aging, International Policy & Economics, MIPA News, MPA News, News, Outreach, Social Policy, Students
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