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 …
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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 …
Congratulations to our DreamUp Wisconsin teams: Schmidt Futures announces winners of the 2019 competition
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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 …
UW–Madison Center for Financial Security partnered with the Wisconsin Employee Trust Fund to survey state Group Health Insurance Program participants about how they are managing out-of-pocket costs
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Congratulations to Former IRP Director John Karl Scholz, named UW–Madison Provost
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UW’s Institute for Research on Poverty joins network to fight opioid addiction | Lisa Speckhard Pasque | madison.com
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Katherine Magnuson on Baby’s First Years: The study is designed to be a strong test of the effects of a mother receiving $333 a month for her baby’s first three years of life
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