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Institute for Research on Poverty expands its health policy research initiatives
CONTACT: Donna Friedsam, (608) 265-9377, dafriedsam@wisc.edu or Marguerite Burns, meburns@wisc.edu MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (UW) recently added a new Medicaid Evaluation, Research, and Technical Assistance (MERTA) unit …
Child Support Policy Research Agreement, October 2018–December 2020
This research agreement between IRP and the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (Daniel R. Meyer, Principal Investigator) supports data collection and research related to the child support system. The primary projects and summary descriptions …
The CAP Times: Madison teams win major funding competition with ideas to raise net incomes of Dane County families
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Chancellor Rebecca Blank: University-Community Partnerships Show the Power of the Wisconsin Idea in the DreamUp Competition
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Congratulations to our DreamUp Wisconsin teams: Schmidt Futures announces winners of the 2019 competition
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DreamUp Project Leaders: University-Community Partnership Already a Win
For the last year, the DreamUp Wisconsin team at UW–Madison has worked with groups across Dane County to “dream up” ideas to put more money in families’ pockets. The people we heard from and their …
Wisconsin poverty rate fell overall and for children, but rose for elderly
CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—The latest Wisconsin poverty analysis using a state-specific poverty measure devised by University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found mixed results in our efforts to alleviate poverty and promote self-sufficiency in …
David Pate on Milwaukee—most segregated, most incarcerated area in U.S.—declaration of racism as a public health crisis
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DreamUp WI is launching its second round of competition
CONTACT: Hilary Shager, (608) 262-7990, hilary.shager@wisc.edu MADISON – DreamUp WI is launching its second round of competition, seeking entrepreneurial ideas to increase the net income of 10,000 Dane County families by 10 percent by the year …