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Roger Rowin (MA ’74) passed away June 15. He served on the Middleton City Council for three terms and worked at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. According to his obituary, he “enjoyed working on initiatives to make government more effective.” He and his wife, Mary, traveled to 64 countries. Rob Cramer (MA ’92) was named Interim Associate …
Few Americans understand the extent to which an obscure public policy tool known as a guidance document affects their daily lives. Regularly issued by federal agencies, these documents explain how to comply with laws or regulations on everything from cosmetics to cybersecurity.
An estate gift from Michael and JoAnn Youngman will create the La Follette School’s first endowed chair.
Patrick J. Lucey: A Lasting Legacy by Professor Emeritus Dennis Dresang was honored by the Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MiPA) on June 26. The book, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press, received the gold medal in the nonfiction – biography category.
La Follette School Associate Professor Sarah Halpern-Meekin received an Exceptional Mentorship Award from UW–Madison’s Undergraduate Research Scholars (URS) program this spring.
La Follette School faculty and staff bid farewell this summer to their award-winning university services program associate Marjorie Matthews, who retired June 18.
Sixty-four students who received undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in May also earned a Certificate in Public Policy from the La Follette School of Public Affairs.
To all our alumni who participated in Alumni Connections 2021 – THANK YOU! While the pandemic kept us socially distanced, the La Follette School hosted three events this spring to bring alumni together virtually for the very first time in the School’s history. In March, beloved emeritus and current faculty members participated in a panel …
Does asking people to spy on their neighbors save water? According to a new study led by La Follette School Associate Professor Manny Teodoro, the answer is yes—although the full story is complicated in an interesting way.
La Follette School Professor Greg Nemet joined National Geographic to discuss the history of renewable energies, breakthroughs in solar power, and current trends in renewable energy.