CONTACT: Judith Siers-Poisson, Communications Director, sierspoisson@wisc.edu; 608-262-7779 MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the nation’s longest-standing center for poverty research, has been awarded a five-year, $10.6 million cooperative agreement to …
2021 Fall IRP Seminar Calendar
IRP Seminars will resume in person meetings this semester, unless otherwise noted. Connection information for virtual seminars will be sent out, in advance, to the IRP Seminar email list. Sign up for IRP seminar email …
Links between Involved Fathers and Positive Effects on Children
Feature Revised June 2021 | No. 5-2020 More than 72 million men in the United States have at least one biological child. That’s 60 percent of all men in the country. Some are married or …
IRP Statement of Commitment to Racial and Social Justice
The past year has been one of reckoning for the United States. While not new, the outrage over the murder of black citizens has made the systemic institutional violence and oppression people of color experience …
‘Legal Tune Up’ tool helps Wisconsinites clear eligible criminal records
IRP welcomes Dr. Mina Addo as the new National Poverty Fellow
IRP is pleased to announce that Dr. Mina Addo has been selected as the National Poverty Fellow for 2021–2022. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania and her research interests …
Child Support Policy Research Agreement, October 2020–December 2022
This research agreement between IRP and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (Daniel R. Meyer and Judith Bartfeld, Principal Investigators) supports data collection and research related to the child support system. The primary projects …
Madison’s tech sector booms, driven by UW innovation
IRP Researcher Steven Cook Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support
IRP is pleased to announce that Researcher Steven Cook has received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support. For more than two decades, Steve has played a critical role in IRP’s mission …
IRP Honors the Life and Legacy of Research Affiliate Peter Gottschalk
Peter Gottschalk of Portland Oregon, age 78, died on March 25. He was Professor of Economics at Boston College from 1987 until his retirement from teaching, but not from research, in 2010. He also taught …