2019 graduation speakers focus on service
With an emphasis on service, 48 La Follette School students celebrated their graduation Sunday, May 12 in the Wisconsin Capitol's Assembly Chamber. Read more.
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Health, financial leaders discuss impact of out-of-pocket costs, offer solutions
In response to increasing out-of-pocket medical costs, Professor J. Michael Collins brought together various stakeholders May 16 to discuss the intersection of healthcare and financial capability. The workshop highlighted Collins' survey of public employees with health plans through the Wisconsin Employee Trust Funds (ETF). Read more.
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Jason Fletcher, Susan Webb Yackee, Yang Wang, Bobbi Wolfe
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Faculty receive Kohl Research funding
Four La Follette School faculty members received funding from the Herb Kohl Public Service Research Competition in spring 2019: Professors Jason Fletcher and Susan Webb Yackee, Associate Professor Yang Wang, and Professor Emeritus Barbara "Bobbi" Wolfe. Read more.
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Nemet examines drivers behind solar energy success, how other technologies can benefit
Solar energy, an intriguing novelty 15 years ago, has become a substantial global industry, exceeding expectations of even the most optimistic experts.
Professor Greg Nemet offers a comprehensive assessment of solar energy's rapid adoption and falling costs in his first book,
How Solar Energy Became Cheap
: A Model for Low-Carbon Innovation, published June 10. Read more.
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State poverty rate fell overall, but rose for elderly
The latest Wisconsin poverty analysis found mixed results in efforts to alleviate poverty and promote self-sufficiency in the state.
The statewide overall poverty rate using the Wisconsin Poverty Measure dropped from 10.8 percent in 2016 to 10.2 percent in 2017, a significant drop, but still above the 2015 rate of 9.7 percent. Read more.
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In the News
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Professor Tim Smeeding, American life is improving for the lowest paid, The Economist. Read more.
Professor Greg Nemet, Net-zero carbon by 2050 is feasible, WPR. Read more.
Professor Mark Copelovitch, Tariffs, how much it will cost you, WKOW-TV.
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Alumni Marek Benda, Avneesh Chandra, Signe Janoska-Bedi, Jamey Kane, and Jonny Vannucci, The Russian Nuclear Submarine Accident, Epoch Times. Read more.
Professor J. Michael Collins, Some Wisconsin businesses won't accept cash. But are 'cashless' businesses discriminatory, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Read more.
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Aug. 24:
Class of 2009 reunion
Sept. 3: Hill Fest
Sept. 20: The Founding Fathers and Public Leadership
Oct. 24: Neuroscience & Public Policy Seminar by Claire Erickson
Nov. 2:
National Science Policy Network Annual Symposium
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Elizabeth Doyle (MPA '17) won election for District 1 of the Dane County Board of Supervisors in June. Doyle replaced Mary Kolar, who is now serving in Gov. Tony Evers' administration.
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Josh Todd (MPA '02) celebrated six years as executive director of Campus Compact of Oregon, the largest nonprofit network of higher education in the state of Oregon.
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