News & Notes | March 27, 2019
Dani Rodrik
Symposium on Global Governance, the Global Economy is April 3
On April 3, the La Follette School brings together a distinguished group of scholars and experts for Integration or Disintegration? The Future of Global Governance and the Global Economy. Dani Rodrik of Harvard University will give the keynote address at 4:45 pm. Read more.
Susan Webb Yackee
Yackee, Haeder on air crash: Was 'regulatory capture' at play?
La Follette School Director and Professor Susan Webb Yackee recently coauthored an article about the Federal Aviation Administration's role in certifying the Boeing 737 Max, which was carrying 157 people March 10 when an Ethiopian Airlines flight crashed, killing all aboard. Read more.
La Follette moves up in health policy rankings
The La Follette School is ranked among the top 15 graduate schools for public affairs in three specialty areas, according to the US News & World Report rankings. It remains the fifth best school for social policy and 15th best for public policy analysis, while improving to ninth best for health policy. Read more.
Students' Workshop report gets media attention
A capstone project by three La Follette School students was featured in a WisContext story as part of its series on food security and assistance. The Wisconsin Department of Health Services' Division of Medicaid Services sought the students' assistance with evaluating the FoodShare Employment and Training  program, including whether it improves employment and earnings outcomes and increases self-sufficiency. Read more.
In the News
Professor Greg Nemet, Report: New Solar, Wind Could Replace Coal While Cutting Costs, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen. 

Faculty affiliate Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Evers Aims to Increase Unemployment Benefits, Lower Barriers, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen. 

Faculty affiliate Nick Hillman, UW-Madison associate professor on recent college bribery scandal, WSAW-TV. Watch. 

Faculty affiliate Ryan Owens,  Turn a Wisconsin prison into a school, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more. 

Professor Tim Smeeding, UW-Madison Professor Presents Plan to Halve Child Poverty In 10 Years, Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen. 
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Calendar 
March 29: Wisconsin Women in Government Leadership Seminar application deadline

April 3: Integration or Disintegration: The Future of Global Governance and the Global Economy

April 13-14: Wisconsin Ideas Conference

April 17: How Solar Energy Became Cheap: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation

April 18: Molecular Me: Implications of the Genomics Revolution

April 18: Alberto Gonzales, Dean Strang, and Criminal Justice Reform

April 24: Media and Motivation: The Effect of Performance Pay on Writers and Content

April 26: Future of Transportation in Wisconsin

May 12: Graduation
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