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

2025 Spring IRP Seminar Calendar
Past Seminar Calendars: 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 13The Effect of Allotment on Native American Households During the Assimilation EraInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Dustin Frye12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- February 20The Prevalence and Mental Health Impacts of Militarized Policing in American CitiesInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Gerard Torrats-Espinosa12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- February 27Sheepskin Effects in Higher EducationInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Ben Ost12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- March
- March 6
- March 10"Human Services Deserts?: Nonprofit Human Services Safety Net Access in Possible Human Service" - Dr Shoshana ShapiroHousehold Finance Seminar Series - 3/10 | 1:15 PM | Nancy Nicholas Hall Room 1199 (Wisconsin Idea Room)1:15 PM, 1199 Nancy Nicholas Hall
- March 12Social Capital: The Link Between State Political Culture and Civic and Political ParticipationInstitute for Research on Poverty Lunch & Learn - Austin Conner12:15 PM, 3470 Sewell Social Sciences
- March 13They Trust Me with Their Child: The Relationships Between African American Early Care and Education Teachers and AfricanInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Amber Sansbury12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
IRP Webinar Series
- March
- March 5
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