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Calendar of Public Affairs Events
April
Thursday, April 24
The Role of the Faith Factor in Crime Prevention, Prisoner Reentry, and Poverty
Byron Johnson, Department of Sociology and co-director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar Series Who Can and Should Fight Poverty? 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Thursday, April 24
Ricardo Serrano-Padial, University of Wisconsin-Madison, speaks at Development Economics Workshop. 4-5 p.m. Bakken-Schaars Room, B30 Taylor Hall. Information:
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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.
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
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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.
May
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.
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.
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.
Tuesday, May 6
WisPolitics Luncheon
The luncheon will feature Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Joe Wineke and Wisconsin Republican Party Chairman Reince Priebus evaluating the upcoming elections. They will be followed by UW-Madison political scientist and author Robert Booth Fowler, who will give his analysis and discuss his latest book Wisconsin Votes. The event costs $19 and includes lunch. 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Madison Club, 5 E. Wilson St. Call the Madison Club at
608-255-4861 to sign up.
Wednesday, May 7
La Follette School Student Association meeting. 6 p.m. La Follette School conference room. Information:
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Wednesday, May 7
Linnea Smith, M.D. 5-6 p.m. 1309 Health Sciences Learning Center. Part of Global Health Seminar Series.
Thursday, May 8
Economic Mobility of Black and White Families
Julia Isaacs, child and family policy fellow at Brookings Institution, speaks at Institute for Research on Poverty Seminar. 12:15-1:30 p.m. 8417 Sewell Social Science Building.
Thursday, May 8
Diep Phan and Tam Le, University of Wisconsin-Madison, speaks at Development Economics Workshop. 4-5 p.m. Bakken-Schaars Room, B30 Taylor Hall. Information:
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