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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

2023 Kohl Competition winners announced

Posted on March 21, 2023

The Kohl Competition supports nonpartisan research that policymakers can use to make evidence-based decisions when shaping public policy.

Posted in Faculty, International Policy & Economics, Kohl Initiative, News, Social Policy

La Follette remembers Rebecca Blank

Posted on March 16, 2023

Rebecca Blank, UW–Madison Chancellor Emerita and former La Follette School faculty member, was an economist and educator who made major contributions to scholarship that helped to reduce poverty and inequality.

Posted in Faculty, News, Social Policy

Reschovsky report addresses property tax/school funding dilemma

Posted on February 17, 2023

A thoughtful mix of local property tax revenue and state aid can help public school systems provide high-quality education for all students, according to a new report co-authored by Professor Emeritus Andrew Reschovsky.

Posted in Faculty, News, Public Management, Social Policy

Teodoro’s new book explores link between drinking water and trust in government

Posted on January 17, 2023

The authors examine a vicious cycle of drinking water failures and public distrust that allows commercial firms to profit from consumers’ distrust of public water services.

Posted in Faculty, News, Public Management, Social PolicyTagged story, Teodoro

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

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

La Follette faculty share practical advice about inflation

Posted on September 16, 2022

Four UW–Madison faculty members discussed the ways that rapidly rising costs impact students’ lives during a September Cap Times Idea Fest session at Chadbourne Hall.

Posted in Faculty, International Policy & Economics, News, Outreach, Social Policy, Students, Undergraduate
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