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 …
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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 …
“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 …