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2008
June
Wednesday, June 18
What Does it Mean to be Poor in a Rich Society?
Professor Bob Haveman, John Bascom Professor of Economics and Public Affairs Emeritus, explores poverty in a rich society when he gives the Robert J. Lampman Memorial Lecture. 4:30 p.m. Lee Lounge, Pyle Center. Information: 262-6358. Presentation slides
May
Saturday, May 17
Graduation celebration for La Follette School students.
Wednesday, May 7
La Follette School Student Association meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, May 6
Evidence-Based Health Policy Project Briefing
Carolyn Heinrich, La Follette School professor; Richard L. Brown, clinical director, Wisconsin Initiative to Promote Healthy Lifestyles; and
Paul Moberg, senior scientist, Population Health Institute, present new research that describes Wisconsin leads the nation in binge drinking and alcohol abuse. Risky and problem drinking is one of the three top public health issues in Wisconsin. Presenters will review the evidence around the incidence and costs of alcohol abuse in Wisconsin; describe prevention and treatment strategies; outline policy implications; and touch on promising approaches to improve substance abuse treatment and health outcomes. 10 a.m.-noon. 411 South State Capitol. RSVP to
, 262-6318.
Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3
Current Account Sustainability in Major Advanced Economies (II)
Two-day conference featuring research from the Current Account Sustainability Collaborative. Pyle Center, 702 Langdon St. Contact:
. More information.
Friday, May 2
Ratcheting Private Standards: New Modes and Mechanisms of Governance in the Forest Sector
Christine Overdevest, assistant professor of sociology at the University of Florida, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. 336 Ingraham. Information:
. Co-sponsors: Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, and the Department of Rural Sociology.
Thursday, May 1
Global Imbalances and the U.S. Dollar: Doing Business in the World Economy
Prominent experts from the financial and policy communities will address these and related issues in thought-provoking panel discussions in this half-day program. 11:30 AM-6:00 PM. Fluno Center for Executive Education. More information and registration.
April
Wednesday, April 30
Did Improving Public Health Services in England Pay Political Dividends for the Labour Party under Tony Blair?
Gwyn Bevan, professor of management and health care, London School of Economics, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
. Co-sponsored by Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy.
Tuesday, April 29
Health Care Payment Reform and Pay for Performance in Wisconsin: How to Promote System Transformation (and What Not to Do)
This La Follette School symposium features keynote speaker Gwyn Bevan, professor of management science at the London School of Economics. Panelists include Jason Helgerson, medicaid director, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services; Douglas N. Harris, educational policy studies, and Carolyn Heinrich and Donald Moynihan, La Follette School, all at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 1-4:30 p.m. Monona Terrace convention center, 1 John Nolen Drive, Madison. Sponsors: La Follette School of Public Affairs, the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project, Population Health Institute, Wisconsin Legislative Council and the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy. Information and RSVP by April 17:
, 608-262-6318.
Monday, April 28
Virtue Out of Necessity? Commitment vs. Compliance Approaches to Improving Working Conditions in Global Supply Chains
Richard Locke, Alvin J. Siteman professor of entrepreneurship and professor of political science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. 206 Ingraham. Information:
. Co-sponsored by the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Wednesday, April 16
La Follette School Student Association Pizza Sale: $3 a slice. First-year students carry out their first fund-raiser for graduation in 2009.
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Entry to Social Science, sixth floor off Observatory Drive. Information:
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Wednesday, April 16
Closing the Aboriginal–Non-Aboriginal Education Gap in Canada
John Richards, Public Policy Program at Simon Fraser University, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon-1:30 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Friday, April 11
Is There a Right to Food?
Olivier De Schutter, professor of human rights at the Catholic University of Louvain in Belgium and Global Law Professor at New York University, speaks. He coordinates the European Union Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights and is a member of the European Group of Legal Experts on Discrimination. Sponsor: Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy; co-sponsors: La Follette School, Global Legal Studies Center, Human Rights Initiative and European Union Center of Excellence. Information:
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Thursday, April 10
The Fourth Way: Big States, Big Business, and the Evolution of the Earned Income Tax Credit
Pamela Herd, La Follette School of Public Affairs and sociology, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Tuesday, April 8
Happiness After Widowhood: Is It Money or Marriage That Matters?
La Follette School professor Karen Holden speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Friday, April 4
The Giant of Excess: Individual Behavior and Public Health
Julian Le Grand, Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy at the London School of Economics. 4 p.m. Fluno Center. Sponsored by the La Follette School. Information:
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Thursday, April 3-Friday, April 4
Board of Visitors meeting features a career discussion with La Follette School students and members of the advisory board the school shares with the Department of Political Science. Board also hears from University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Letters and Science Associate Dean Sharon Dunwoody and considers directors and committee reports. Fluno Center. Information:
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Wednesday, April 2
La Follette School Student Association meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, April 1
Upgrading Local Enterprises in Developing Economies: Building Standards and Networks
Paola Perez-Aleman, associate professor of strategy and organization at McGill University's Desautels Faculty of Management, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. 206 Ingraham. Information:
. Co-sponsored by the Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Monday, March 31-Tuesday, April 1
Visit Days for prospective students.
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March
Monday, March 31-Tuesday, April 1
Visit Days for prospective students.
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Friday, March 28
La Follette School Student Association Pizza Sale
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Hallway outside Ingraham Deli. Information:
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Tuesday, March 25
Mothers, Men, and Child Protective Services Involvement
La Follette School affiliate Lawrence M. Berger,
assistant professor at the School of Social Work and faculty affiliate at Institute for Research on Poverty, speaks at the La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Thursday, March 13
Does Community Participation Produce Dividends in Social Investment Fund Projects?
Carolyn Heinrich, La Follette School of Public Affairs, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Thursday, March 6
The Effects of Land Development on Municipal Finance: Theory and Empirics
Urban and Regional Planning assistant professor Kurt Paulsen speaks at the URPL Faculty Seminar. 12:30-1:30 p.m. 208 Old Music Hall.
Thursday, March 6
Madison’s Managers: Public Administration and the Constitution
Laurence E. Lynn Jr.,
professor emeritus of public management at the University of Chicago. 2 p.m.
313 Pyle Center. Light reception to follow.
Sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the university Lectures Committee.
Co-Sponsored by the Department of Political Science.
Thursday, March 6
Politics, Money, and the American Middle Class
Department of Consumer Science presents a University Lecture by Lois A. Vitt, founding director of the Institute for Socio-Financial Studies. She will discuss the four ingredients necessary to develop a financially thriving middle class: political will, laws and infrastructure, public and consumer financing, and the synchronicity of societal and personal values, and how these ingredients combined to create opportunities for upward mobility during much of the 20th century. 4 p.m. 178 School of Human Ecology. Co-sponsored by: Chadbourne Residential College, the Department of Actuarial Science, Risk Management and Insurance, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, Department of Interdisciplinary Studies in Human Ecology, La Follette School of Public Affairs, Institute for Research on Poverty, and Department of Urban and Regional Planning.
Tuesday, March 4
Further Examination of Volume-Quality Relationships in Health Care: Some Methodological Considerations
La Follette School affiliate John Mullahy,
professor of population health sciences and economics, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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February
Friday, February 29
La Follette School Student Association pizza sale. 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Ingraham. Information:
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Wednesday, February 27
Saving our Future Requires Tough Choices Today
The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour features U.S. Comptroller General David Walker and representatives from the Concord Coalition, the Brookings Institution and the Heritage Foundation. The four speakers are from ideologically
different institutions, but they are all committed to creating the political climate necessary to preserve long-term economic stability. The Fiscal Wake-Up Tour challenges Americans to realize the unsustainable nature of current fiscal policy, move toward bipartisan consensus, and make the tough ideological trade-offs that ensure a healthy economic future.
Co-sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs; Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE); the Department of Economics; the Department of Finance, Investment, and Banking; College Republicans; College Democrats. 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin Union Theater. Free to all students, faculty, and staff. Tickets available at the Memorial Union box office on February 20. Remaining tickets available to general public starting February 22. Information: (608) 262-2201,
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Tuesday, February 26
“Half-Hearted:” Anticorruption Reform in China
Baishun Yuan, visiting scholar at the La Follette School and the Center for East Asian Studies, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. He is vice dean at the School of Politics and Public Administration and executive associate director of the Anticorruption Research Institute, both at Hunan University. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, February 26
A Pathway toward Health Care Reform: Exploring Spending, Supply and Health Outcomes
Dr. Elliott Fisher, Dartmouth Medical School, presents at an Evidence-Based Health Policy Project Breakfast Briefing. He describes his research on the documented differences in per-capita Medicare spending across U.S. regions independent of local medical prices or underlying illness levels. Recent studies indicate that regions with higher cost-practice patterns provide lower-quality care and achieve worse health outcomes for Medicare enrollees. 9-10:30 a.m. 300 SE State Capitol. RSVP to
, 262-6318.
Thursday, February 21
La Follette School Reception for Alumni and Friends
Hosted by La Follette School Student Association. 5 p.m. Cocoliquot, 225 King Street, Madison. Information and to RSVP:
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Thursday, February 21
Does Community Participation Produce Dividends in Social Investment Fund Projects?
Carolyn Heinrich, La Follette School of Public Affairs, speaks at Development Economics Workshop. 4-5 p.m. Bakken-Schaars Room, B30 Taylor Hall. Information: .
Tuesday, February 19
Water, Water Everywhere, But Not a Drop to Sell
Terry Anderson, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University, will focus on how water markets can work, discuss the importance of clear and transferable water rights, provide evidence of working water markets, and suggest how water markets could be primed to do more, especially in the Great Lakes region. He is a resource economist and executive director of the Property and Environment Research Center in Bozeman, Montana. His research helped launch the idea of free market environmentalism and prompted public debate about the proper role of government in managing resources. 4 p.m. AT&T Lounge, Pyle Center. Information:
. Sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs and Sand County Foundation.
Monday, February 18
Political Structure and Exclusionary Zoning: Are Small Suburbs the Big Problem?
William A. Fischel, professor of economics at Dartmouth College. His research focuses on land-use planning, zoning and local control. His publications include The Homevoter Hypothesis, Regulatory Takings and The Economics of Zoning Laws. His lecture is based on a forthcoming work. 7-9 p.m. Grainger Hall. Information:
. Sponsors: Departments of Urban and Regional Planning, Real Estate and Urban Land Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics, the La Follette School of Public Affairs and the University Lectures Committee.
Monday, February 18
Are China's and India's Growth Miracles Built to Last?
Eswar Prasad, Department of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University. 7:30-9 p.m. ATT Lounge, Pyle Center. Information:
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Sponsors: Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy and La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Co-sponsors: Center for International Business Education and Research, Global Studies, Center for South Asia, Center for East Asian Studies, Wisconsin Department of Commerce, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Wednesday, February 13
La Follette School Student Association meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, February 12
Do BITs Really Work? Revisiting the Empirical Link between Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment
La Follette School affiliate Jason Webb Yackee,
assistant professor of law and political science, speaks at the La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, February 5
Coordinating Policies on Climate Change and Air Quality
La Follette School affiliate Tracey Holloway,
assistant professor of environmental studies, atmospheric and oceanic sciences, and civil and environmental engineering,
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, speaks at the La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Monday, February 4
La Follette Alumni Speed Networking Session
La Follette School of Public Affairs students will pair off with more than 15 alumni from different fields, chat about professional interests for about 10 minutes, and then switch to another alum. This informal setting enables La Follette School students and alumni to meet and chat about careers. It also serves as a starting point for students just beginning the internship or job search process. 5-8 p.m. Union South. Information:
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Monday, February 4
Health Care Reform in 2009?
The View from Washington, D.C.
U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin speaks at the Department of Population Health Sciences and Population Health Institute Monday Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. 1335 Health Sciences Learning Center. Information: 265-0516,
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January
Thursday, January 10
Public Health Preparedness: Progress and Challenges for State Policy
Local and national experts in public health preparedness highlight research findings and initiatives, as well as ongoing policy challenges at an Evidence-Based Health Policy Project breakfast briefing. 9-10:30 a.m. 330 SW State Capitol. Information:
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2007
December
Tuesday, December 18
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting
11:45 a.m. La Follette School conference room.
Tuesday, December 11
Class, Race, and Partisan Change in the Postwar South
La Follette School affiliate Byron Shafer, political science, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Monday, December 10
Explaining Import Variety and Quality: The Role of the Income Distribution
David Hummels, professor of economics at the Krannert School of Management, at Purdue University and a faculty research fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research. He gives a second presentation the same day, 3:45-5:15 p.m 8417 Sewell Social Science. Information:
. Copy of paper
Monday, December 10
David Hummels speaks at La Follette School Seminar. He is a professor of economics at the Krannert School of Management, at Purdue University and a faculty research fellow with the National Bureau of Economic Research. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Thursday, December 6
Information Session: Learn Why Diversity Matters in Public Affairs and about Graduate School Opportunities
Assistant Professor Geoffrey Wallace talks about the master of public affairs degree and Associate Director Menzie Chinn talks about the master of international public affairs degree. Dual degree in law and double degrees in public health, and in urban and regional planning also will be discussed. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information: 262-3582,
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Thursday, December 6
Social Multiplier Effects of No Child Left Behind
Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar features Jane Cooley, Department of Economics and La Follette School faculty affiliate. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science. Information: 262-6175,
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Tuesday, December 4
Crisis Management and Network Theory
Donald Moynihan, La Follette School of Public Affairs, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, December 4
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association’s meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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November
Thursday, November 29
International Potluck
La Follette School Student Association invites students, faculty, staff to an evening of feasting and socializing. 6-8:30 p.m. Information and location:
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Wednesday, November 28
The La Follette School Seminar features James Harrigan. He is research officer and senior economist, Federal Reserve Bank of New York; research associate, International Trade and Investment Program, National Bureau of Economic Research; and adjunct professor, Department of Economics, Columbia University. Noon. La Follette School conference room. He also speaks on "Zeros, Quality and Space: Trade Theory and Trade Evidence" at 4 p.m. in 8417 Sewell Social Science. Presentation paper / Vita Information:
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Tuesday, November 27
Law-La Follette Dual-Degree Advising Brown Bag
Students enrolled in the dual-degree program in law and public affairs and those thinking about applying can attend this informal brown bag advising session. Noon. Dean's conference room, 5215 Law School. Information:
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Tuesday, November 27
Ecological Federalism: A National Grassroots Dialogue on Policies to Meet 21st Century Environmental Needs
La Follette School professor Donald Moynihan gives the opening presentation at the first of 36 public hearings to be held around the United States to gather input on environmental policy and governance for the next U.S. Congress and president. The hearing is part of the Path to Washington, an effort by the Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance to convene leaders for an ecologically sustainable America. 8:30-10:30 a.m. Pyle Center. Information:
, (608) 263-3038.
Tuesday, November 20
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting
11:45 a.m. La Follette School conference room.
Tuesday, November 20
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association's meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Wednesday, November 14
Paul Offner Memorial Lecture
Harry Holzer and Peter Edleman will discuss the 2006 book "Reconnecting Disadvantaged Young Men" that they co-authored with longtime policymaker and public intellectual Paul Offner, who died in 2004. This lecture and social event is the first of series to be held annually in Offner's honor. 5 p.m. Pyle Center. Information:
, (608) 263-3038.
Wednesday, November 14
Beyond Kyoto
This December in Bali, new international talks will be launched to determine the successor of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. La Follette School assistant professor Gregory Nemet; Jonathan Patz of Environmental Studies and Population Health Sciences; and Tracey Holloway
of Environmental Studies, Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, and Civil and Environmental Engineering, discuss what is known about environmental governance and how science and politics frame options in a post-Kyoto world. 7-8:30 p.m. 2120 Grainger Hall. Co-sponsored by the La Follette School.
Thursday, November 8
Reception for Alumni and Friends of the La Follette School
6:30-8 p.m., Logan Room, Washington Marriott Hotel, 1221 22nd St N.W., Washington, D.C. Information and to RSVP:
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Tuesday, November 6
Choose Your Weapon: Trade Policy, Exchange Rates and the Politics of Protection
Mark Copelovitch, La Follette School of Public Affairs, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, November 6
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association's meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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October
Wednsday, October 31
Halloween Social
The La Follette School Student Association invites La Follette School students, faculty, staff and their families to a gathering. 4-7 p.m. Information:
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Tuesday, October 30
Can the World's Biggest Borrower Remain the World's Only Superpower?
Brad Setser, fellow at the Geoeconomics Center at the Council on Foreign Relations, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. A prominent person in the business and policy end of international finance, he is a blogger on the Roubini Global Economics Monitor. Noon. 8417 Sewell Social Science. Information:
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Monday, October 29
Explaining the 21st Century American Welfare State in the Gilded Age
Timothy Smeeding, a visiting scholar with the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City. 4 p.m. 104 Van Hise. Information:
. Presentation slides
Monday, October 29
Recent Research on Cross-National Issues: Immigration and Old Age Poverty
Timothy Smeeding, a visiting scholar with the Russell Sage Foundation in New York City, speaks at the La Follette School Seminar, noon-1:30 p.m. in the La Follette School conference room. Information:
. Presentation slides
Thursday, October 25
Is a US Military Strike on Iran Inevitable?
Gary Sick, executive director of Gulf/2000, an international research project on political, economic and security developments in the Persian Gulf, gives lecture sponsored by the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Middle East Studies Program and co-sponsored in part by the La Follette School of Public Affairs. 8:00 p.m. Morgridge Auditorium, 1100 Grainger Hall.
Thursday, October 25
Perspectives on
Health-Care Reform
Steve Brenton, president of the
Wisconsin Hospital Association, speaks on "A State-Level View of Health-Care Reform." Professor Thomas DeLeire, La Follette School, responds with "A National Economic Perspective on Health-Care Reform," while political science professor Charles Franklin
addresses "The Politics of Health Care." Public discussion begins at 4 p.m. in room 201 of the Fluno Center. Information:
, (608) 262-3038.
Wednesday, October 24
Environmental Justice, Health and Sustainability: An Urban View
Peggy Shepard, executive director of West Harlem Environmental Action. Co-sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs. 7:30 p.m. 180 Science Hall.
Tuesday, October 23
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association's meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
Tuesday, October 23
La Follette School Student Association Pizza Sale
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Sewell Social Science lobby.
Tuesday, October 23
Climate Change & Health: Risks and Opportunities
Jonathan Patz, associate professor of environmental studies and population health sciences, Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, October 16
La Follette School faculty meeting
11:45 a.m. La Follette School conference room.
Thursday, October 11
Trends in Earnings and Income Variability in the United States
Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar features La Follette School professor Thomas DeLeire. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science. Information: 262-6175,
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Tuesday, October 9
The Gloves-Off Economy: Problems and Possibilities at the Bottom of the Labor Market
Laura Dresser, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Tuesday, October 9
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association's meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Monday, October 8
A New Face of Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean
Enrique Vega, regional adviser on aging and health for the Pan American Health Organization, addresses the impact of an aging population on health care delivery at the Population Health Monday Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. 1309 Health Sciences Learning Center. Information: 262-3862,
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Monday, October 8
The EU Antidiscrimination System as an Experimental Regime
Grainne de Burca, Fordham Law School, speaks as part of the New Governance and the Law Series. Noon-1:30 p.m. Lubar Commons, 7200 Law School. Information:
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Sunday, October 7
Barbecue and Bonfire
The La Follette School Student Association invites La Follette School students, faculty, staff and their families to a gathering at Picnic Point. 4-10 p.m. Information:
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Wednesday, October 3
Health Care Purchasing & Utilization Decisions: Challenges Facing Consumers and Employers
Judith Hibbard, François de Brantes and Christopher Queram speak at Evidence-Based Health Policy Project Symposium. 1-3 p.m. Room 411 South, State Capitol. Information:
, (608) 262-6318. The Evidence-Based Health Policy Project is an initiative of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Population Health Institute, the Wisconsin Legislative Council, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs.
Tuesday, October 2
Public Policy, Investment, and Improvements in Wind Power in California
Greg Nemet, La Follette School of Public Affairs, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Thursday, September 27
Distinguished Lecture Series
The La Follette School co-sponsors speaker Amy Goodman, the host and executive producer of Democracy Now! and author of the bestseller The Exception to the Rulers. She authored a book with her brother, journalist David Goodman, called Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back. 7:30 p.m. Wisconsin Union Theater. Information:
Tuesday, September 25
La Follette School Student Association
All La Follette School students are encouraged to attend the association's meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
Tuesday, September 25
Sustainability Risk Management: Reducing Risks and Building Business Opportunities Using Sustainable Strategies
Dan Anderson, Business School, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
Monday, September 24
Experts Speak on the Chinese Currency: Trajectory, Policies, and Strategies for U.S. Business
La Follette School Associate Director Menzie Chinn and US Bank Asian currency specialist Jane Mezera speak at a Center for International Business Education and Research event. 6:30-8 p.m., reception starts at 5:30. Fluno Center. Registration and information:
Tuesday, September 18
La Follette School faculty meeting
11:45 a.m. La Follette School conference room.
Tuesday, September 11
La Follette School executive committee meeting
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Tuesday, September 4
A Burned Out Light Bulb? The Wisconsin Idea, Public Universities, and the Shaping of Public Policy
Noel Radomski, managing director of the Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon. La Follette School conference room. Information:
Thursday, August 30
La Follette School Student Association Community Service Project and Barbecue
Second-year students get together with incoming student to work on a Madison service project, 1-4 p.m. Students and their families can bring meat or non-meat to grill. 5 p.m. Locations and information:
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Monday, August 27-Wednesday, August 29
Orientation for new students
Sunday, August 26
La Follette School Student Association Potluck
Bring family and food to share. 5 p.m. Location and information:
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Thursday, August 9
La Follette School faculty retreat
Sunday, July 29
La Follette School Student Association Day at the Lake
New and continuing students, faculty and staff are invited to a student's family's lake home for a day of sun and picnicking. Information:
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Friday, July 13-Tuesday, July 17
Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development
Sunday, June 17-Wednesday, June 20
International Dialogue on Ecological Policy
Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance's 10th annual workshop. Monona Terrace convention center, 1 John Nolen Drive. Registration
Tuesday, June 19
Innovative Environmental Governance and Regulation
in the European Union: Any Lessons for U.S.?
Workshop brings together experts from the European Commission, national administrations, business, NGOs, and academia to analyze current developments in EU environmental policy, and explore with the audience their implications for the US and other parts of the world. Part of Multi-State Working Group on Environmental Performance's 10th annual workshop. Co-sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs. 9 a.m.- 5 p.m. Monona Terrace convention center, 1 John Nolen Drive. Registration / Student registration
Friday, June 1
Three Big Things: Policy Evaluation from the Ag/Environmental Front
Michelle
Miller, Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems, speaks at La Follette School brown bag for Wisconsin Department of Administration budget office employees. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Saturday, May 19
Graduation celebration for La Follette School students.
Information: mmead@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Friday, May 18
Three Big Things: Managing Risk Policy
Vicki Bier, Industrial
Engineering, speaks at La Follette School brown bag for Wisconsin Department of Administration budget office employees. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, May 16
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee
Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Wednesday, May 2
The Emerging Architecture of Experimentalist Governance in the European
Union
La Follette School professor Jonathan Zeitlin presents
working paper at La Follette School Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038. La Follette
School working paper
Wednesday, May 2
The Consequences of Differential Undergraduate Tuition Increases at UW-Madison
La Follette School alum Bruce Beck, senior policy and planning analyst
for the Office of Academic Planning and Analysis. Noon-1 p.m., 405 Education Building. Wisconsin Center for the
Advancement of Postsecondary Education brown bag forum.
Wednesday, May 2
La Follette School
Student Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information: juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Friday, April 27
Three Big Things: Wisconsin's Budget History
Jim Conant, George
Mason University, speaks at La Follette School brown bag for Wisconsin Department of Administration budget office employees. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Thursday, April 26
What Makes a Good School Teacher? Evidence from Value-Added Analysis and
Implications for Educational Policy
La Follette School alum and University of Wisconsin - Madison educational policy assistant professor Doug Harris discusses his research on teacher quality at a La Follette School Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, April 25
La Follette School assistant professor Pamela Herd, speaks at La Follette School Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Thursday, April 19
Making Sense of BushGeorge C. Edwards III, member of the La Follette School Board of Visitors and a professor of Political Science at Texas A&M University, discusses his new book, The Polarized Presidency of George W. Bush. 4 p.m. 5208 Sewell Social Science Building. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, April 18
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Tuesday, April 17
Part I: Climate Policy: What Are Our Options?
La Follette School alum Caroline Garber (class of 1980), Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Bureau of Air Management, delivers the first of a three-part Global Warming Speaker Series that addresses global warming from policy, business and engineering solutions perspectives. 6 p.m. 1651 Mosse Humanities.Information: 698-8381, drchavas@wisc.edu.
Wednesday, April 11
The Future of Our Schools: The Funding Crisis
La Follette School professor Andrew Reschovsky joins Madison school superintendent Art Rainwater and state Rep. Sondy Pope-Roberts on a panel presentation sponsored by the Dane County League of Women Voters. 7-9 p.m. Meriter Retirement Community grand hall, 333 W. Main St., Madison.
Wednesday, April 11
Raj Shukla of The Climate Project will present the slideshow on global climate change popularized by former Vice President Al Gore's Oscar award-winning movie An Inconvenient Truth at the La Follette School Seminar. Shukla is one of about 1,000 people Gore and a renowned team of scientists and environmental educators trained to give this presentation. He is also the husband of first-year La Follette student Tora Frank. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038. Presentation flier
Wednesday, April 4
La Follette School Student Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information: juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Friday, March 30
Three Big Things: Getting Nano Right
Ken Gentry, lecturer in Biomedical
Engineering, speaks at La Follette School brown bag for Wisconsin Department of Administration budget office employees. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Thursday, March 29
Breakfast Briefing: Discussing the HPV Vaccine
Dr. Jon Temte, University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Family
Medicine, briefs policymakers and others as part of the
Evidence-Based Health Policy
Project, a collaborative initiative of the Population Health Institute
and La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, and the Wisconsin Legislative Council. 9-11 a.m. 400
SE State Capitol. Information and to RSVP:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, March 28
Increasing Access to Higher Education: the Role of Tax Policy
La Follette School professor
Andrew Reschovsky
speaks at La Follette School
Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Monday, March 26
Globalization and International Labor Standards
Jean-Franois Trémeaud, executive director, International Labor
Organization. Noon-1:30 p.m. 206 Ingraham Hall. Sponsored by: Center
for World Affairs and the Global Economy (WAGE), La Follette School of
Public Affairs and the Governance Research Circle with support from the
Division of International Studies, the International Institute and Global
Studies. Information:
wage@intl-institute.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, March 21
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee
Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Friday, March 16
Three Big Things: Wisconsin Immigration Patterns
La Follette School professor Dennis Dresang speaks at La Follette School brown bag for Wisconsin Department of Administration budget office employees. Information: shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Thursday, March 15-Friday, March 16
Open house for prospective students. Information:
mmead@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, March 14
Alasdair Roberts, associate professor at Syracuse Universitys
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. Roberts
addresses 9/11 and the Crisis of Authority in American
Government, a preview of a book he is writing about the Bush
administrations response to September 11, 2001. His research
interests include public sector restructuring and transparency
in government. Sponsored by the Center for World Affairs and the
Global Economy (WAGE). He speaks at the
La Follette School Seminar.
Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, March 14
The La Follette School
Student Association hosts a graduation fund-raiser on at Genna's
Lounge, 105 W. Main St. in Madison, starting at 9 p.m. The group has the
upstairs bar reserved and will provide snacks. Drink specials include $2
Pabst Blue Ribbon and $3.50 rail drinks. The requested donation is $7 for
students, faculty and staff; and $5 for guests. Information:
eielwart@wisc.edu.
Tuesday, March 13
The Effects of Racial Segregation in Schools: Revisiting Old Evidence
and a New Analysis of the NCLB Data
La Follette School alum Doug Harris, assistant professor of education and economics, Department
of Educational Policy Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison, presents at
Institute
for Research on Poverty seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. Sewell Social Science Building.
Monday, March 12
Tribal Members: A Surprisingly Diverse Group
Elizabeth Arbuckle Wabindato, an assistant professor at Northern Arizona
University, addresses how tribal members view their tribal identity. 4
p.m. 6240 Sewell Social Science Building. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wabindato
CV / Paper: Tribal Members: A Surprisingly
Diverse Group
Monday, March 12
Wisconsin Governors: Pathways to Power, Roles and Influence
James Conant, George Mason University, presents at a brown bag lecture.
Conant has a lengthy and distinguished history working with government,
business and education in Wisconsin. He has a doctorate from University of
Wisconsin - Madison and has taught at Rutgers
University, New York University and the University of Oklahoma. He was a
visiting professor at the La Follette School from 1989-91. At George Mason,
he has served as director of the master of public administration program and
the associate chair for graduate studies in the Department of Public and
International Affairs. During the past 15 years, his research on Wisconsin
politics and government has been published in a variety of books and
academic journals. His 2006 book on Wisconsin is Wisconsin Politics and
Government: Americas Laboratory of Democracy, part of a University of
Nebraska Press series on the 50 states. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Friday, March 9
Community Justice in Indian Country
11 a.m.: In "Don't Dump on Us," attorney Jennifer Boll details
the Oneida Nations efforts to block the deposition of PCB-laden sediment
dredged from the Fox River Superfund cleanup into a reservation landfill
behind the tribes main casino. 1 p.m.: Attorney and La Follette
School alum Becky Webster describes the Oneida Nations campaign to regain
ownership of its territory and outlines the tribes innovative
strategies to encourage and assist tribal members in attaining home
ownership. 2260 Law School. Information:
dcornelius@wisc.edu.
Wednesday, March 7
La Follette School Student
Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, March 7
Distorted Measures of Employment in Charitable Organizations: Causes,
Impact and Remedies
Martin H. David, professor emeritus of economics, speaks at
La Follette School Seminar. He discusses improving estimates of the
number of workers employed by nonprofit organizations in the United States.
Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Friday, March 2
The Potential of Stem Cells: Public Policy Issues Beyond the Microscope
This half-day symposium will explore the public policy issues related to
stem-cell research, including the legal, regulatory and legislative
environment that affects how pioneering research at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison is conducted. How public policy issues related to
stem-cell research are addressed will affect other scientific advances. For
information or to register:
acmacdonald@wisc.edu or (608)
263-6041.
Thursday, March 1
Situating Changes in Gender and Leadership of Wisconsin's State
Agencies
La Follette School visiting scholar Georgia Duerst-Lahti, professor
of political science and faculty member with the Women's and Gender Studies
Program at Beloit College, speaks at
Women's Studies Research Center colloquium. 12:05 p.m. 105 Ingraham
Hall. Information:
wscr@mailplus.wisc.edu.
Monday, February 26
Breakfast Discussion on the Relationship among Healthcare Spending,
the Supply of Health Services, Quality and Outcomes
Elliott Fisher of the Dartmouth Medical School discusses evidence on the
causes of differences in spending and quality -- and the implications for
policy and practice. He has documented a twofold difference in per-capita
Medicare spending across U.S. regions that are independent of local medical
prices and underlying illness levels. Recent studies indicate that regions
with higher cost practice patterns provide lower quality care and achieve
worse health outcomes for Medicare enrollees. 9-10:30 a.m. 400 SE State
Capitol. Information:
segustafson@wisc.edu. This event is sponsored by the Evidence-Based
Health Policy Project, a collaborative initiative of the La Follette School
of Public Affairs and the Population Health Institute at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison; and the Wisconsin Legislative Council.
Friday, February 23
Low-Income Student Access at UW-Madison and Beyond: Problems and Solutions
"Introduction and Research Project Overview" by La Follette School
Director Barbara Wolfe, 12:15-12:30 p.m. "Variation among Universities in
Admitting and Graduating Low-Income Students," by Patrizio Piraino, visiting
scholar at the Institute for Research on Poverty, and Matthew Steinberg,
graduate assistant at the La Follette School, 12:30-1:30 p.m. "The
Expected Economic Returns of a UW-Madison Undergraduate Degree," by Robert
Haveman, professor with the La Follette School, 1:45-2:45 p.m. Wisconsin
Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education forum.
12:15-2:45 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Sciences.
Wednesday, February 21
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Monday, February 19
La Follette School Seminar
Greg Nemet, University of California at Berkeley. Nemet's research is in
energy policy, technological change and climate change. His dissertation is
on innovation in low-carbon energy technologies and policy options for
addressing climate change. The intellectual basis of his research
encompasses public policy, economics, management, energy systems and earth
science; methods include energy and climate modeling, risk analysis,
statistics and econometrics. 4-5 p.m. 140 Science Hall. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, February 14
The Role of State Governance in the Adoption of Pharmaceutical
Technologies in Substance Abuse Treatment
La Follette School professor
Carolyn Heinrich, speaks at
La Follette School Seminar. Noon-1 p.m.
La Follette School conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
La Follette School
working paper
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 13-14
La Follette School Student Association
Pizza Fund-Raiser
Serving delicious slices of cheese and pepperoni pizza, LSSA offers a
great lunch alternative. Pizza is $3 a slice and two for $5. Soda will be
$1. 11:30 a.m.-2:20 p.m. Sewell Social Science
Building sixth-floor foyer and La Follette School Student Lounge.
Information: lsmith3@wisc.edu.
Friday, February 9
Thomas Oliver, associate professor and director, MHS program in health
policy, Johns Hopkins University, speaks at La Follette School
Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. Information: pagrubb@wisc.edu.
Thursday, February 8
La Follette School Student Association reception and program
for alumni and friends of the school. Inn on the Park.
5-8 p.m. Presentations are at 6:30 p.m. Information:
alumni@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, February 7-Thursday, February 8
Education and Educational
Research in an Era of Accountability: Insights and Blind Spots
Department of Educational Policy Studies conference begins with keynote
address by Richard F. Elmore, Harvard University, at 7 p.m. on February 7.
Conference continues with series of presentations from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
on February 8, including a 10:15 a.m. talk by La Follette School alum
Douglas Harris, an assistant professor of educational policy studies at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison, on Reconciling the Short-Term Demands of
Accountability with the Long-Term Goals of Education and Research. All
events are at the Pyle Center. Information: (608) 262-1760.
Wednesday, February 7
Elizabeth Powers, associate professor of economics and faculty member,
Institute of Government and Public Affairs, University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign, speaks at La Follette School
Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday , February 7
La Follette School
Student Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Friday, February 2
How Much Choice? Nonlinear Relationships Between the Number of Health
Plan Options and the Behavior of Medicare Beneficiaries
Brian Elbel, Yale University School of Public Health, speaks at
La Follette School
Seminar. Noon-1 p.m. 132 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. Information: pagrubb@wisc.edu.
Thursday, February 1
Bilateral Investment Treaties and Foreign Direct Investment:
Correlation versus Causation
Emma Aisbett, University of California at Berkeley, speaks at
La Follette School
Seminar. Noon-1:15 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
info@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, January 31
Medical Expenditure Burdens: The Impact of Tax Subsidies, Within-Year
Expenditure Concentration, and More
Tom Selden, senior economist, Division of Modeling and Simulation, Center
for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, speaks at
La Follette School Seminar.
Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614 Walnut St. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Thomas Selden's curriculum vitae
Friday, January 26
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance for Early Retirees: Impacts on
Retirement, Health and Health Care
Erin Strumpf, Harvard University, speaks at La Follette School Seminar Series.
Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. (13th floor). Information: pagrubb@wisc.edu.
Wednesday, January 24
Thomas DeLeire, associate professor, Department of Economics, Michigan
State University (currently on leave in a position as senior analyst at the
Health and Human Resources Division of the Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, D.C.), speaks at La Follette School Seminar Series.
Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. (13th floor). Information: pagrubb@wisc.edu.
Wednesday, January 24
Affordable Strategies to Cover the Uninsured: Policy Approaches from
Other States
The 24th Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar brings together experts on
health insurance and federal law. They will talk about how Maryland,
Massachusetts, New York and Arizona crafted affordable strategies to cover
uninsured people. Invitation only. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038. The seminar is a collaboration of the
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Human Ecology and University of
Wisconsin Extension, and the Evidence-Based Health Policy Project, which is
a collaboration between La Follette and the Population Health Institute at
the UW-Madison.
Monday , January 22
La Follette School
Student Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Friday, January 19
Do Newer Prescription Drugs Pay for Themselves? Evidence from
Long-Term Treatment for Bipolar Disorder
Yuting Zhang, Harvard University, speaks at La Follette School Seminar Series. Noon-1 p.m. 1420 Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation, 614
Walnut St. (13th floor). Information: pagrubb@wisc.edu.
Wednesday, January 10
New Legislators Orientation
La Follette School professors Donald Nichols, Andrew Reschovsky and
Maria Cancian brief newly elected Wisconsin senators and representatives
about state policy issues. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
2006
Wednesday, December 6
The 'China' Issue in U.S. Macroeconomic Policy
La Follette School professor
Menzie Chinn speaks at La Follette School Seminar Series. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Monday , December 4
La Follette School
Student Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, November 29
Visiting Institute for Research on Poverty scholar Scott Allard speaks at
La Follette School Seminar Series. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, November 29
The Popularization of the Telephone in Chicago, 1894-1907
Richard John of University of Illinois-Chicago speaks on the history of the
telephone in Chicago and related public policy. This University Lecture is
co-sponsored by the La Follette School of Public Affairs, along with the
School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Department of History and the
School of Business. 3:30 p.m. 5055 Vilas Hall. Information: baughman@wisc.edu.
Tuesday, November 28
Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau Information Session
La Follette School alumni Natalie Walleser (class of 2005) and Ben Monty
(class of 2003) talk with La
Follette School students about their jobs. 4:30 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Tuesday, November 21
Have a Hand in Stopping Genocide
Mark Hanis, executive director of the
Genocide Intervention Network, discusses genocide in Darfur, which has
claimed 450,000 lives and has displaced more than 2.5 million people. More
than 100 people die each day; 5,000 die every month. Hanis will give an
overview of the situation in Darfur and actions taken to stop the genocide,
including education, fund-raising, advocacy and divestment. He will end with
ways that each audience member can have a hand in stopping genocide. 1-2
p.m. Pyle Center. Information:
lckennedy@wisc.edu. Sponsors include La Follette School of Public
Affairs, La Follette School Student Association, Multicultural Council,
Action in Sudan, African Studies Program, UW-Hillel, Associated Students of
Madison, Wisconsin Union Directorate Contemporary Issues Committee,
UW-Madison Center for World Affairs and the Global Economy, International
and Comparative Education Research Group.
Thursday , November 16
La Follette School
Student Association
Social Happy Hour. Time, location to be announced. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, November 15
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Wednesday, November 15
Practitioner Presentation: Careers in Federal Government
John Wanska from the Government Accountability Office
speaks to La Follette School students. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 494 Van Hise.
He interviews La Follette School students on Thursday, November 16. Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Sunday, November 12-Tuesday, November 14
Getting Nanotechnology Right: Governance Strategies and Policies for
Healthy, Green, Socially Valuable Nano
The nature of the nanotechnology industry requires a strong reliance on
the involvement of relevant stakeholders in the development and evolution of
formal and informal government regulations and industry standards. This
seminar brings together representatives from government agencies, the
nanotechnology industry, advocacy organizations, individuals and other
stakeholders to consider using an innovative range of management systems and
accountability mechanisms to create a sustainable and reliable system that
assures public health and environmental protection while facilitating the
growth of a fledgling, but potentially transformative, industry. Attendees
will participate in policy discussions, hands-on nano experiments and a trip
to a nanotechnology business. Hosted by the La Follette School of Public
Affairs and the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at the
University of Wisconsin-Madison. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Friday , November 10
La Follette School
Student Association
Social Happy Hour. Time, location to be announced. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Wednesday, November 8
Election 2006 Recap and Analysis
La Follette School professor
Dennis Dresang and political science professor Barry Burden speak at
La Follette School Seminar Series. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, November 8
Are Chinese Local Congresses Agents of Democratization?
Melanie Manion, La Follette School of Public Affairs professor, presents
at
Center for East Asian Studies Brown Bag Lecture Series. Noon-1:15
p.m. 336 Ingraham Hall.
Monday , November 6
My Life as a Watchdog
Public Affairs writer in residence Walt Bogdanich of the New York Times holds a
brown bag with La Follette School students, staff and faculty. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School conference room.
Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Monday , November 6
La Follette School Student
Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Thursday, November 2-Saturday, November 4
Association for Public Policy Analysis
and Management Fall Research Conference
Hosted by the La Follette School, this national conference
at Monona Terrace, 1 John Nolen Drive, features the top public
policy research gathering. The conference theme is "Tax and
Spend: Designing, Implementing, Managing and Evaluating
Redistributional Policies." Researchers from around the United
States, including members of the La
Follette Schools faculty, will present their work. APPAM is
one of the nations premier organizations dedicated to improving
public policy and management by fostering excellence in
research, analysis and education. Employees of the State of Wisconsin, including the University of
Wisconsin System, who are not giving presentations can attend
conference sessions for the discounted fee of $120. Full-time
University of Wisconsin-Madison students can do the same for
$60. They can register with a valid ID at Monona Terrace during
the conference. Information:
appam@lafollette.wisc.edu.
La Follette School faculty to present research at conference, Oct. 30, 2006, news story
Schedule of La Follette School faculty presentations at APPAM conference
Wednesday, November 1
Practitioner Presentation
Representatives from the Congressional Budget Office will speak
to La Follette School students about governmental budgeting and
finance allocations. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social
Science Building. Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Thursday, October 26
Re-Examining the Structure and Funding of Public Higher Education in
Wisconsin
La Follette School professor Andrew Reschovsky responds to a paper
presented by Philip A. Trostel from the University of Maine. They will speak
at a forum organized by the
Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education. 10
a.m.-2 p.m. Pyle Center.
Wednesday, October 25
Alternative Approaches to Child Support Policy in the Context of
Multiple-Partner Fertility
La Follette School professor Maria Cancian speaks at
La Follette School Seminar Series. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, October 25
The Impact of the 2006 Elections on Higher Education in Wisconsin
John Witte, La Follette
School of Public Affairs, speaks at Wiscape Brown Bag Forum. Noon-1 p.m.
405 Education. Information: 265-6342,
wiscape-info@education.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, October 25
Theory into Practice: APPAM and the Folks In It
La Follette School Director Barbara Wolfe talks with La Follette
School students about the Association for Public Policy Analysis
and Management. The La Follette School hosts APPAM's national research
conference Nov. 2-4 at Monona Terrace. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social
Science Building. Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Thursday , October 19
La Follette School
Student Association
Social Happy Hour. Time, location to be announced. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Thursday, October 19
The Autonomy Myth: A Theory of Dependency
Martha Albertson Fineman, Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, Emory Law
School, presents. La Follette School professor
Joe Soss responds.
Institute
for Research on Poverty Seminar Series on New Perspectives in Social
Policy. 12:15-1:30 p.m. Sewell Social Science Building.
Wednesday, October 18
Practitioner Presentation: Careers with the Federal
Government
For La Follette School students. 5:30-6:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell
Social Science Building. Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, October 18
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting.
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Thursday, October 12
Pandemic Preparedness Conference
Participants will discuss logistics and supply chain disruptions, the
psychological effects of a pandemic, human relations and personnel issues, and
sustaining families through a pandemic. Co-sponsored by the La Follette School.
8 a.m.-5 p.m. Alliant Energy Center Exhibition Hall.
Wednesday, October 11
La Follette School Seminar Series
La Follette School professor Bob
Haveman, La Follette School student Matthew Steinberg and Patrizio
Piraino discuss "Access to Higher Education: Exploring the Variation Among
Universities in the Prevalence of Pell Grant Recipients." Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday, October 11
Practitioner Presentation: Careers in Wisconsin Public Policy
and How to Handle Ethical Challenges in the Workplace
Jennifer Noyes, researcher at the
Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of
Wisconsin-Madison, speaks to La Follette School students.
5-6 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday , October 11
La Follette School
Student Association
Social Happy Hour. Time, location to be announced. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Thursday, October 5-Friday, October 6
La Follette School-Department of Political Science Board of Visitors
Meeting
Fluno Center. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu,
262-3038.
Wednesday, October 4
La Follette School hosts 10 Bavarian officials for a dialogue on the role
that environmental regulations, performance and
self-responsibility can play in regulatory agencies, businesses and
communities.
The group, sponsored by the U.S. State Department, is on a weeklong tour
that includes Washington, D.C., and Madison. Other hosts include the
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. The visit is part of a multi-year
innovation agreement on environmental reform signed two years ago by
Wisconsin Gov. James Doyle and the free state of Bavaria. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038. News
story
Wednesday, October 4
Practitioner Presentation: Careers with Non-Profit
Organizations
Renee Moe, vice president of resource development and marketing
for
United Way of Dane County, speaks to La Follette School
students. 5-6 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Information:
emcinnis@lafollette.wisc.edu.
Wednesday, October 4
How Social Experience Gets under the Skin: Neurobiological Approaches to
Understanding Children at Risk
Psychology professor Seth Pollak, director of the Child Emotion Research
Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison,
presents at La Follette School Seminar Series.
Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Monday , October 1
La Follette School Student
Association
Board meeting. 5:35 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
juliussvoboda@yahoo.com.
Friday, September 29
Britain's Perspectives on Climate
Change
Britain's ambassador to the United States, Sir David Manning, gives a
special lecture sponsored in part by the La Follette School of Public
Affairs. 1:30 p.m. Great Hall, Memorial Union.
News story.
Wednesday, September 27
Medical Governance: Are We Ready to Prescribe?
At this La Follette School Seminar
David Weimer, professor, La
Follette School of Public Affairs, discusses his plenary presentation he will
give as president of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
The La Follette School hosts the APPAM's national research
conference Nov. 2-4 at Monona Terrace. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
conference room. Information:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu, 262-3038.
Wednesday,
September 20
La Follette School Department and Executive Committee Meeting
Noon. La Follette School conference room.
Friday, September 15-Sunday, September 17
Environmental Health Network for Chinese Scholars
Sponsored in part by the La Follette School.
Information and registration:
shelton@lafollette.wisc.edu. News story:
Chinese scholars to convene on
environmental health
Wednesday, September 13
La Follette School Seminar
Series
La Follette School Director Barbara Wolfe discusses health economics and the
field's contribution to public policy decisions. Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
Conference Room.
Wednesday, September 6
La Follette School Seminar
Series
Sholeh Maani, associate professor of economics at the University of
Auckland, presents "The Importance of Ability Bias and Leaving School Before the
Exam in Analyzing Academic Performance." Noon-1 p.m. La Follette School
Conference Room.
Abstract of paper.
News story: La Follette
School seminar series opens Wednesday.
Tuesday, August 29-Thursday-August, 30
La
Follette School Orientation. News story:
Orientation
offers chance for new students to learn more about La Follette, Aug. 25,
2006.
July 7-11
Bowhay Institute for Legislative Leadership Development.
May 13
La Follette School graduation celebration. News story:
La Follette School of Public Affairs celebrates graduation of 45 students
February 24-26
Senate Scholar program.
February 19-24
Public Affairs Writer in Residence Alexis Simendinger, White House
correspondent for the National Journal.
February 16
Speaker Andrew Cherlin discusses "American Marriage in Comparative
Perspective" and meets with La Follette students.
February
Wisconsin Women in Government Seminar
February 9
La Follette School hosts U.S. Rep. David Obey. News story:
U.S. Rep Dave Obey discusses policy with La
Follette faculty, students