News & Notes | May 19, 2020
As the La Follette School's Class of 2020 graduation speaker, Shireen Ohadi-Hamadani reflected on her grandmother's life and envisioned a more just and equitable society. Ohadi-Hamadani said via video that she decided to attend the La Follette School to protect people like her grandmother. Read more. 
19 undergrads receive public policy certificates
Nineteen UW-Madison students made history May 9 as the first to complete the La Follette School's Undergraduate Certificate in Public Policy program. Two of them will continue their studies in the Master of Public Affairs (MPA) program this fall. Read more. 
Lindsay Jacobs and Lauren Schmitz
Jacobs, Schmitz receive support for retirement research
Two La Follette School faculty members - Lindsay Jacobs and Lauren Schmitz - received funding from the Steven H. Sandell Grant Program to support their research on retirement and disability issues. Read more. 
J. Michael Collins
Collins, IRP team receive funding for housing-related data project
A team from UW-Madison's Institute for Research on Poverty including Professor  J. Michael Collins  received a UW2020 award to increase the quality and amount of housing-related data available to the Wisconsin Administrative Data Core, a unique data resource at IRP. Read more. 
In the News
Professor Mark Copelovitch , None of the above is no longer an option for the Eurozone, The London School of Economics and Political Science. Read more. 
 
Professor Greg Nemet, Energy Consumption Declines During Pandemic, Renewable Sources Growing , Wisconsin Public Radio. Listen. 
 
Associate Professor Sarah Halpern-Meekin,  A Gloomy Prediction on How Much Poverty Could Rise, The New York Times. Read more. 
 
Student Laura Downer, The Class of COVID-19: Rescinded offers, dashed dreams for Wisconsin college students, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more.  
 
Faculty affiliate Mike Wagner, UW team launches website, app with COVID-19 resources, The Cap Times. Read more. 
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Alumni News
Alumnus John Vander Meer (MPA '04), Nursing Homes Need Help or More Will Close, Wisconsin State Journal. Read more.

Alumna Stephanie Murray (MPA '18), Why can't I list parenting on my resume, The Guardian. Read more.
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