News & Notes | November 11, 2016 
Austin named Evidence-Based Health Policy Project director 
Sam Austin (MIPA '08) joined the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison as its director in mid-October. Austin previously served as a budget analyst with the Wisconsin Legislative Fiscal Bureau (LFB). Read more.
Faculty well-represented at national policy research conference
Five La Follette School faculty members and several faculty affiliates presented their work on a wide range of issues at the 2016 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) Annual Fall Research Conference in Washington, D.C. Read more.
Doyle, students chat on election, policy issues
Former Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and 11 La Follette School students chatted about the upcom in g election and a wide range of policy issues October 27 during an informal gathering at Union South. Read more.
Town Halls in 4 cities spark policy discussions
More than 60 people attended each of four recent Town Hall meetings on key election issues with University of Wisconsin-Madison faculty members. The meetings in Appleton, Madison, Milwaukee, and suburban St. Paul, Minnesota, were sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and Department of Political Science along with the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Read more.
L a Follette in the News
  • Faculty affiliate Barry Burden: As ID Laws Fall, Voters See New Barriers Rise, New York Times. Read more.
  • Professor David Weimer: How would the next president ensure competitiveness in the health care marketplace, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) Forum.  Read more.
  • Professor Bobbi Wolfe and faculty affiliate Seth Pollak: Early environment can change your brain, WisconsinWatch.org. Read more. 
  • Faculty affiliate Mike Wagner: For first time, Wausau offered 'I voted' stickers, Wausau Daily Herald. Read more.
  • Faculty affiliate Kathy Cramer: The Politics of Resentment, The Open Mind. Read more.
    • Now what? 
    The 2016 election and its impact 
    Nov. 15, Pyle Center
    4 p.m. 

    Panel discussion with Washington Post reporter Dave Weigel, talk-radio host Charlie Sykes, and UW-Madison faculty members Mike Wagner and Kathy Cramer. 
    Calendar 
    Nov. 15: Covering the 2016 Election: The Good, the Bad, and the Weird
    Nov. 15: Now What? The 2016 Election and its Impact
    Dec. 1: Workshop project proposals due
    Dec. 8: Inequality and Taxation: Evidence from the U.S., 1980-2010, IRP Seminar with Rourke O'Brien 
    Feb. 2: Madison Alumni & Friends Reception
    Feb. 16: Mobile Finance, Household Finance Research Seminar with Emilia Tjernstrom
    More
    Alumni News
    Mock interviews
    Students practice interview skills, receive valuable feedback from alumni, friends.
    Read more. 
    Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs
    University of Wisconsin - Madison 
    1225 Observatory Dr.  | Madison, WI 53706
    608-262-3581  |  info@lafollette.wisc.edu
    Connect
    LinkedIn    Facebook    Twitter 


    © 2016 Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. All Rights Reserved.