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Seth Pollak elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work on lasting effects of negative childhood experiences
Call for Nominations (UW Prevention Research Center): Grad/Professional Student Health Fellowship for APHA Maternal & Child Health (06/01/20 deadline)
NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic (IRP is a member, represented by Barbara Wolfe) released discussion paper on strategies to address barriers to treatment
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IRP regrets the passing of colleague and friend Michael Wiseman, a longtime affiliate
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Pajarita Charles to deliver University League Spring Luncheon Presentation on Positive Outcomes for Kids of Incarcerated Parents
Thursday, March 19, 2020, 11:00 am Nakoma Country Club, 4145 Country Club Road, Madison, WI 53711 Kids of Incarcerated Parents Pajarita Charles, School of Social Work, University of Wisconsin–Madison and IRP Affiliate Program Information (pdf) | Reservation …
DreamUp WI initiative to boost middle class in Dane County announces finalists
CONTACT: Rebecca Schwei, (608) 890-1100, Rebecca.schwei@wisc.edu MADISON – UW–Madison has chosen three finalists – Thrive Dane, EARNdane, and Clock’d – to advance to a national competition seeking ideas to expand and strengthen the middle class. …
IRP Funds Research to Inform Programs and Policies to Boost Youth Employment
MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) awarded funding to four innovative projects for the 2020 extramural research funding program, which supports research that will inform policies and programs designed to improve employment outcomes for …
DreamUp WI Announces Semi-Finalist Ideas to Raise Income of Dane County Families
CONTACT: Rebecca Schwei, (608) 890-1100, rebecca.schwei@wisc.edu DreamUp WI announces seven semi-finalists in the second year of a local competition that seeks to meet the Alliance for the American Dream Challenge to increase the net incomes …
IRP UW Researchers Presenting Their Research at APPAM Public Policy Conference
Madison—Researchers and researchers-in-training representing diverse disciplines from the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison will present their work on a wide range of poverty policy- and research-related issues at the …