Category: News

Epic tour for La Follette!

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.

La Follette students highlight benefits of universal child savings accounts in Wisconsin

La Follette School students showed that universal child savings accounts could have significant benefits for the state when they conducted the first statewide cost-benefit analysis of the idea.

Schmitz advances aging research with groundbreaking Malawi project

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.

New study led by Fletcher advances understanding of geographic health disparities

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.

Fletcher awarded 2023 Guggenheim Fellowship

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.

Student news – spring 2023

With graduation around the corner, many La Follette School students are planning exciting next steps.

Admitted graduate students connect with La Follette community during Visit Day

Students who have been admitted to the school’s master’s programs met faculty, staff, and students during the La Follette School's annual Visit Day.

Wisconsin high school students visit La Follette through Senate Scholar Program

This spring, the La Follette School invited high school students to learn about public policy education as part of the Senate Scholar Program, an intensive week-long educational program offered by the Wisconsin State Senate.

Alumni news – April 2023

Our alumni have been sharing their policy expertise in articles, presentations, and new roles.

Board of Visitors spotlight: Michael Youngman

Michael Youngman (MA ’82) is a retired executive officer of Northwestern Mutual. As vice president of government relations, Youngman oversaw legislative and regulatory matters at the federal, state, and local levels.