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 Fall IRP Seminar Calendar
Past Seminar Calendars: 2026 Spring | 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
- September
- September 10Do Housing Vouchers Work When Rental Markets Don’t? Demand-Side Assistance Amid Extreme Rental ShocksInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Sarah Strochak12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- September 17Subverting the Law: Traffic Courts, Driver’s License Suspension Reforms, and Racial InequalityInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Peter Rich12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- September 24Penalties in the Safety Net: Economic Consequences of Work Requirement EnforcementInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Katherine Richard12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- October
- October 1Uncovering College Effect HeterogeneityInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Jennie Brand12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- October 8TBAInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Fernando Saltiel12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- October 15Sociohistorical Contexts of Racial Violence: Sundown Towns and the Durability of Racialized Public SpaceInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar - Michael Esposito12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
- October 22WADC Day – Exploring the Wisconsin Administrative Data CoreInstitute for Research on Poverty Seminar12:15 PM, 8417 Sewell Social Sciences
IRP Webinar Series
- August
- August 26Sustaining Early Care: State Lessons on Capacity Limits, Maternal Trade-Offs, and the Impact of Child Care ClosuresInstitute for Research on Poverty Webinar - Kate Miller-Bains, Sarah Ann Savage, Jill Hoiting, and Chrishana M. Lloyd1:00 PM, Online
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