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Health and Aging

Epic tour for La Follette!

Posted on May 12, 2023

La Follette faculty, staff, and students visited Epic Systems to learn from Epic leadership about data, health equity, and how electronic health records can improve health.

Posted in Health and Aging, News, Outreach

Schmitz advances aging research with groundbreaking Malawi project

Posted on May 9, 2023

Assistant Professor Lauren Schmitz and her team of researchers were awarded a National Institute on Aging grant for their work on the Malawi Longitudinal Study of Families and Health.

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

New study led by Fletcher advances understanding of geographic health disparities

Posted on April 27, 2023

By looking at where people were born instead of where they ultimately move to and die, geographic disparities in mortality look different, according to a new study by Jason Fletcher.

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

Fletcher awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

Posted on April 17, 2023

Fletcher is one of three UW-Madison faculty selected for this prestigious fellowship this year, and the only scholar from the Sociology discipline to be selected.

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

Schmitz publishes study linking early-life poverty with accelerated aging

Posted on December 18, 2022

A new study by Assistant Professor Lauren Schmitz that follows people who were born during the Great Depression shows that early-life exposure to poor economic conditions is associated with accelerated aging.

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

Health policy undergraduates gain valuable experience through internships

Posted on November 14, 2022

Health Policy Certificate students have the opportunity to apply practical skills and knowledge gained during their coursework and develop skills in a professional setting through internships with the state legislature, nonprofits, healthcare organizations, and more.

Posted in Health and Aging, News, Students, Undergraduate

Welcome, Héctor Pifarré i Arolas

Posted on November 12, 2022

Héctor Pifarré i Arolas joined the La Follette School’s faculty as an assistant professor this fall.

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

Application for Undergraduate Certificates in Public Policy and Health Policy open Nov. 1

Posted on October 17, 2022

The certificates allow students to gain critical knowledge and experience before entering the job market or graduate school.

Posted in Academics, Health and Aging, News, Public Management, Social Policy, Students, Undergraduate

Research spotlight: Weimer on who visits relatives in nursing homes

Posted on August 15, 2022

In July, La Follette School Professor David L. Weimer contributed to an article in the Journal of Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine (JAMDA) that analyzes factors affecting the likelihood that family members will visit relatives in nursing …

Posted in Faculty, Health and Aging, News

Haveman’s loss felt deeply by La Follette School, UW–Madison colleagues

Posted on July 11, 2022

On June 18, 2022, La Follette School Professor Emeritus Robert Haveman passed away at age 85. Colleagues at the La Follette School mourned the loss of Haveman.

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