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La Follette School News
Students suggest ways Milwaukee can ease tax foreclosure crisis
City of Milwaukee staff have a few new ideas for managing the tax foreclosure crisis the city is experiencing as part of the downturn in the economy and housing market, thanks to recommendation La Follette School students made to the mayor and top staff. Read more ...
Smeeding to mentor poverty researchers
La Follette School economist Tim Smeeding will mentor poverty researchers who are early in their careers. Read more ...
La Follette School welcomes public management scholars
More than 350 public management experts will be in Madison June 20-22 for the Public Management Research Conference hosted by the La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read more ...
National Defense University course features workshop report
A La Follette School international workshop report is required reading for 220 senior military and civilian officers enrolled at the National Defense University. Read more ...
Gargano Ahmed finds La Follette experience opens health policy doors
Anne Gargano Ahmed wants to make sure consumers are helping to shape health care policy. “My family experienced the devastating consequences of being uninsured, and I am dedicated to protecting other families from similar experiences,” the continuing student says. Read more ...
Nemet discusses alternative fuels, climate change, U.S. energy policy
Professor Greg Nemet discusses the pros and cons of alternative fuels like fracked natural gas, methane hydrate, and tar sands oil in an article on theAtlantic.com. Read more ...
’09 MIPA receives graduate fellowship for study in China
2009 alum Allison Quatrini has won a David Boren Fellowship for language study and dissertation research in China. Read more ...
Frequent moves tied to poorer academic performance
Public school students who move do less well in school, a new study by La Follette School students finds. Read more ...
Herd to use $6.7 million federal grant for genetic research on Wisconsin Longitudinal Study participants
La Follette School sociologist Pamela Herd has received a $6.7 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to generate genetic research on participants in the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study. Read more ...
Herd discusses Social Security, Medicare
Professor Pamela Herd discussed on Wisconsin Public Radio a new report on the financial state of Medicare and Social Security. Read more ...