IRP hosts seminars and a range of other events to foster interaction and collaboration among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners. We disseminate key messages from our events through a variety of products, including videorecorded seminars on our YouTube channel as well as Focus/Focus+, Fast Focus, and our podcast series.
Public Events

2026 Spring IRP Seminar Calendar
Past Seminar Calendars: 2025 Fall | 2025 Spring | 2024 Fall | 2024 Spring | 2023 Fall | 2023 Spring | 2022 Fall | 2022 Spring | 2021 Fall | 2021 Spring | 2020 Fall | 2019 Fall | 2019 Spring | 2018 Fall | Spring 2018 | Fall 2017 | Spring 2017 | Fall 2016
Select past seminar videos are available on the IRP YouTube Channel.
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IRP Seminar Series
- February
- February 12How Things Fall Apart: The Excuses America Makes for Housing in DisrepairInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Robin Bartram12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- February 19Not All Bids Are Equal: Racial and Liquidity Gaps in Housing MarketsInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Lu Han12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- February 26Widening Class Gaps and Narrowing Race Gaps in U.S. MortalityInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Hannes Schwandt12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- March
- March 5The Social Psychology of Socioeconomic MobilityInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Mesmin Destin12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- March 10Measuring the Association Between Federal Income Transfer Program Expenditures and Nonprofit Human Services ExpendituresInstitute for Research on Poverty Lunch & Learn - Shoshana Shapiro12:15 PM, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences
- March 12Implementing a Trauma Screening Protocol within TANF and Other Employment ServicesInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Dimitri Topitzes12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- March 19Labor Market Effects of the Tax Cuts and Jobs ActInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Anil Kumar12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
IRP Webinar Series
- February
- February 25Reimagining the Future of Rural Economies, Housing, and Education in the United StatesInstitute for Research on Poverty Webinar - Amanda McMillan Lequieu, Jennifer Sherman, and Jamon H. Flowers1:00 PM, Online
Previous Webinars
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