The 2023-2024 academic year is a momentous one for La Follette as we celebrate 40 years of training future policy leaders.
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Awa Maïga, MIPA ’24
“The challenges you face do not define your future — they prepare you for it.”
New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely
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 …
Nemet explains how One Big Beautiful Bill impacts energy policy
President Donald Trump’s massive budget bill makes sweeping changes to the tax code, defense spending, and while also impacting most of the clean energy provisions enacted under President Joe Biden.
La Follette students drive forward regionalized taxi system for three Northwest Wisconsin municipalities
Under an implementation plan proposed by graduate students in the La Follette School of Public Affairs, Hudson, New Richmond, and River Falls could implement a shared-ride taxi system by 2027.
New research reveals opportunity for energy planning today to prevent energy cost increases and disproportionate cost burdens
A new study published this weekend in Scientific Reports, a Nature Portfolio journal, analyzes the relationship between increasing building electrification and the energy burden for the remaining gas utility customers over time. Whether building electrification …
Wichowsky and Yackee discuss Main Street Agenda on Badger Talks
Associate Professor Amber Wichowsky and Director Susan Webb Yackee shared how the Main Street Agenda Project helped bridge political divides in Wisconsin.
Emerging carbon dioxide removal strategies can help combat climate change if policymakers temper early expectations
A host of emerging methods that remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere can be critical tools to limit global temperature increases, so long as policymakers don’t overestimate the methods’ role in their climate strategies. This …
Wichowsky hits the ground running at La Follette
This spring, Associate Professor Amber Wichowsky capped off an impactful first year at La Follette by debuting a new undergraduate course aimed at getting students to think about public policy as part of everyday life, …
Six years on, the Kohl Initiative continues to transform public policy education
On May 12, 2019, La Follette School Director and Professor Susan Webb Yackee announced the transformative $10 million gift from Senator Herb Kohl during the La Follette graduation ceremony in the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dubbed the …