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Emerging carbon dioxide removal strategies can help combat climate change if policymakers temper early expectations

Posted on July 2, 2025

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 …

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Linda Thomas-Greenfield, former Ambassador to the UN, to visit campus on April 1

Posted on February 27, 2025

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.

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New UW-Madison book provides students with updated perspectives on international economics

Posted on February 10, 2025

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 …

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Lead water pipes in the US accounted for 2.17 million years of life lost

Posted on January 27, 2024

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 …

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New paper sheds light on mothers with low incomes’ views on credit

Posted on December 13, 2023

Researchers from UW-Madison find that mothers with low incomes accept the American credit scoring system’s legitimacy despite the systemic barriers that make it difficult to pursue their financial goals within this system.

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Prohibition may have extended life for those born in dry counties

Posted on November 30, 2023

The prohibition movement may have led to increased longevity for those born in places where alcohol was banned, according to a study co-authored by Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison.

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Two new UW–Madison-led studies inform outlook on scaling of carbon removal technologies

Posted on November 15, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE November 15, 2023 CONTACT: Tommy Jaime, 608-265-6175, tjaime@lafollette.wisc.edu As policymakers, researchers and climate activists from around the world prepare to meet for the UN Climate Change Conference beginning on November 30, 2023, …

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