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• Wisconsin Poverty Rate Rose in 2018 Overall, for Children, and for the Elderly

  October 29, 2020

• IRP Names Two Innovative Researchers As Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellows

  October 22, 2020

• UW–Madison Teams Top National Competition to Help Middle Class

  September 15, 2020

• A Statement from University Poverty Research Center Directors on Mead’s “Poverty and Culture”

  August 6, 2020

• A Statement from Former Directors of the Institute for Research on Poverty About Research on Poverty and Race

  August 6, 2020

• Three IRP Affiliates honored with Vilas Professorships and Awards: Marah Curtis, John Eason, and Susannah Tahk

  July 14, 2020

• Lonnie Berger named the new Associate Vice Chancellor for Research for the Social Sciences in the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Education

  June 30, 2020

• Tech Innovation Teams in Dane County Secure 2 Spots in a National Competition to Raise the Income of Dane County Families

  June 12, 2020

• IRP receives UW 2020 award to build a transformational data resource to support housing research

  May 7, 2020

• Seth Pollak elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work on lasting effects of negative childhood experiences

  May 7, 2020

• Call for Nominations (UW Prevention Research Center): Grad/Professional Student Health Fellowship for APHA Maternal & Child Health (06/01/20 deadline)

  May 1, 2020

• NAM Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic (IRP is a member, represented by Barbara Wolfe) released discussion paper on strategies to address barriers to treatment

  April 30, 2020

• IRP regrets the passing of colleague and friend Michael Wiseman, a longtime affiliate

  April 1, 2020

• Pajarita Charles to deliver University League Spring Luncheon Presentation on Positive Outcomes for Kids of Incarcerated Parents

  March 4, 2020

• DreamUp WI initiative to boost middle class in Dane County announces finalists

  February 11, 2020

• IRP Funds Research to Inform Programs and Policies to Boost Youth Employment

  January 13, 2020

• DreamUp WI Announces Semi-Finalist Ideas to Raise Income of Dane County Families

  November 25, 2019

• IRP UW Researchers Presenting Their Research at APPAM Public Policy Conference

  November 1, 2019

• “What happens if we think about new ways to tackle poverty?” Read how IRP is looking forward in UW Letters & Science Magazine

  October 22, 2019

• IRP Names Two Innovative Researchers as Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellows

  October 8, 2019

• Julie Poehlmann-Tynan releases 2nd edition of groundbreaking guide for working with children with incarcerated parents with coauthor J. Mark Eddy

  September 26, 2019

• Katherine Magnuson assumes IRP directorship as Lawrence Berger’s term ends

  August 13, 2019

• Institute for Research on Poverty expands its health policy research initiatives

  August 1, 2019

• Congratulations to our DreamUp Wisconsin teams: Schmidt Futures announces winners of the 2019 competition

  June 27, 2019

• Wisconsin poverty rate fell overall and for children, but rose for elderly

  June 24, 2019
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