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
- March
- March 5The Social Psychology of Socioeconomic MobilityInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Mesmin Destin12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- March 9Shifting Administrative Burden through Universal Free Lunch: Effects on Political Support for SchoolsHousehold Finance Seminar, cosponsred with IRP - Meredith Dost1:15 PM, 1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall
- 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
- March 26Social Disadvantage and Legal Representation in the North Carolina Judicial SystemInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Marty Davidson12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- April
- April 9Housing Costs and U.S. Fertility: A New EraInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Max Besbris12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
IRP Webinar Series
- March
- March 11Supporting Fathers and Their Families Surrounding SeparationInstitute for Research on Poverty Webinar - Tova Walsh, Matthew Alemu, Clinton Boyd, Jr., and Pajarita Charles12:00 PM, Online
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