News & Notes | March 7, 2019
Bradley Hardy
Scholar to trace evolution of black neighborhoods 
Bradley Hardy of American University will discuss the Kerner Commission Report, formally the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, Monday, March 11 at the Discovery Building, 330 N. Orchard St. Hardy will trace the evolution of black neighborhoods from the late 1960s until today and will discuss the major policy debates that took place over this period. Read more. 
Smeeding presenting federal study, recommendations for reducing child poverty 
A Roadmap for Reducing Child Poverty
La Follette School Professor Tim Smeeding will present evidence-based federal policy recommendations for reducing child poverty in the United States by half in 10 years, March  12.  The plan emerged from a congressionally mandated two-year consensus study of antipoverty scholars that was organized by the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine.  Read more.
Hear from DreamUp finalists at Showcase
The DreamUp Wisconsin Showcase on April 3 will feature dozens of innovative ideas submitted to meet the Alliance for the American Dream 2018 Challenge of helping 10,000 Dane County households increase their income by 10 percent by 2020. Read more.
Renewed funding supports faculty research
UW-Madison's Center for Demography and Ecology (CDE), led by La Follette School faculty affiliate Marcy Carlson, received an additional five-year grant from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Eight La Follette School faculty members are affiliates of CDE, a multi-disciplinary cooperative for social scientific demographic research and graduate training. Read more.
In the News
Professor Tim Smeeding, Kids Are Poor Because We Make Their Parents Poor. Is That Finally Going To Change? Huffington Post.  Read more. 

Faculty affiliate Barry Burden, McConnell thinks North Carolina's election fraud scandal is a case for voter ID. It isn't, Vox. Read more. 

Faculty affiliate Alta Charo,  The CRISPR-baby scandal: what's next for human gene-editing, Nature. Read more. 

Professor Tim Smeeding,  Fact-checking Bernie Sanders on a $15 minimum wage, Politifact.  Read more.
Calendar 
March 7: Molecular Me: Exploring the Social Implications of the Genomics Revolution

March 19:  Just the Facts: What the Evidence Says (and Doesn't) About Medical Marijuana

March 27: Seminar Series: Can RTA Labor Provisions Prevent the Deterioration of Domestic Labor Standards?

April 3: Integration or Disintegration: The Future of Global Governance and the Global Economy
Alumni News
Chapman _ Vander Meer
Two La Follette School alumni recently shared their expertise with public radio listeners. John Vander Meer (MPA '06) discussed the difficulties facing skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin, and Anne Chapman (MPA '12) addressed education funding in the state. Read more.
Jonny Hunter (MPA '11) received his fifth straight nomination for a prestigious James Beard Award in the category of Best Chef: Midwest. The awards are considered the top honor in the culinary world. Read more.
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