The Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies presented Professor Manny Teodoro of the La Follette School of Public Affairs with its prestigious 2025 Donald R. Boyd Award during its 2025 Executive Management Conference this fall.
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New undergraduate major in public policy to debut fall 2026
A bachelor’s degree in public policy will prepare students for successful careers in government, nonprofits, consulting, advocacy, and business.
Hilldale lecturer Sendhil Mullainathan: “We’re building the wrong AI”
The La Follette School of Public Affairs is hosting renowned scholar Professor Sendhil Mullainathan on November 6 for a sold-out public presentation on the profound changes AI will bring to the economy and public policy. …
New edition of Nemet’s landmark book underscores global shifts in solar energy
Professor Gregory Nemet, the La Follette School of Public Affairs’ pioneering scholar in energy systems, technological innovation, and climate policy, released the second edition of his influential book on solar energy this summer. How Solar …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Linda Thomas-Greenfield, former Ambassador to the UN, to visit campus on April 1
Join us on Tuesday, April 1 at 7 p.m. at the Memorial Union in Madison for a public presentation from Linda Thomas-Greenfield on The Art of Negotiation.
New UW-Madison book provides students with updated perspectives on international economics
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Menzie Chinn, 608-262-7397, mchinn@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON, Wis., – Menzie Chinn, a well-known macroeconomist with the La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Economics at the University of Madison–Wisconsin, published a landmark …
Lead water pipes in the US accounted for 2.17 million years of life lost
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tommy Jaime, 608-265-6175, tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu MADISON, Wis., – As U.S. governments continue to grapple with how to address the millions of lead water pipes still in service, new research from the La …