News & Notes | May 18, 2018 
Steve Kulig
Alumnus Kulig named associate director 
Director Don Moynihan announced May 10 the appointment of Steve Kulig (MPA '14) as the La Follette School's associate director. Kulig, the school's department administrator and career services coordinator since April 2016, replaces Hilary Shager (MPA '05, PhD '12), who joined UW-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty earlier this year. Read more.
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson answered wide-ranging questions from faculty and students at UW-Madison's Law School and La Follette School of Public Affairs on April 20. Read more. 
AARP publishes report on strengthening Social Security by Smeeding, Herd, colleagues
In light of concerns about Social Security's costs and benefit adequacy, La Follette School Professors Tim Smeeding and Pam Herd along with colleagues at The Urban Institute and Syracuse University propose an effective and relatively inexpensive targeted program to provide a minimally adequate income floor to old-age income through the Social Security system. Read more.
Workforce data, strategies shared with policymakers
Speakers at the 36th Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar shared information about the state's 'tight' labor market, aging workforce, low in-migration rates and much more with policymakers at the State Capitol. Read more. 
Jason Fletcher
WAA hosting Fletcher for talk on social genomics June 5
La Follette School Professor Jason Fletcher will present Molecular Me: Exploring the Social Implications of the Genomics Revolution on June 5 at the Wisconsin Alumni Association (WAA). He will talk about how public policy intersects with genetic data and how to use this data responsibly. Read more.
In the News
Professor Tim Smeeding, Scott Walker is giving Wisconsin families $100 per kid. Democrats should learn from that, Vox. Read more. 

Professor Menzie Chinn, Manufacturing In Wisconsin: Still Below Peak Despite Tax Breaks, Seeking Alpha. Read more. 

Professor Becky Blank,   100 Top Colleges Vow To Enroll More Low-Income Students, NPR. Read more. 

Faculty Affiliate Barry Burden, Could U.S. Senate Races Impact Gubernatorial Races? Governing. Read more.
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June 4: DC Bobs & Friends Happy Hour

June 5: Molecular Me: Exploring the Social Implications of the Genomics Revolution

August 30: Orientation

September 4: Hill Fest
Alumni News
Nick Heckman (MPA '12)  is one of the presenters at the 2018 University of Wisconsin Obesity Management Summit in Madison on May 18 and 19. Read more.

Sarah Foster (MPA, MPH '14) has been selected for the Portland Business Journal 40 under 40 class of 2018. Read more. 
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