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 …
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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 …
“What happens if we think about new ways to tackle poverty?” Read how IRP is looking forward in UW Letters & Science Magazine
IRP Names Two Innovative Researchers as Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellows
IRP is excited to announce the winners of a re-grant program funded by The JPB Foundation aimed at expanding antipoverty research capacity. Through the Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships, IRP is supporting two rising stars in …
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan releases 2nd edition of groundbreaking guide for working with children with incarcerated parents with coauthor J. Mark Eddy
Katherine Magnuson assumes IRP directorship as Lawrence Berger’s term ends
Contact: Deborah Johnson, deborah.johnson@wisc.edu, (608) 262-7779 Katherine A. Magnuson will assume leadership of the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on August 19, 2019, when outgoing director Lawrence M. Berger’s …
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 …
Congratulations to our DreamUp Wisconsin teams: Schmidt Futures announces winners of the 2019 competition
DreamUp Wisconsin: The Alliance for the American Dream | Two DreamUp Wisconsin Teams Awarded Funding
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 …