Tag La Follette School of Public Affairs
Government innovation winners announced
An agreement that gets textbooks into the hands of students with blindness in a timely fashion and a procedure that turns waste cheese brine into a cost-saving de-icer are the winners of a government innovation contest sponsored by the Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Research finds genetic differential in stress response
Genetics play a role in whether stress makes people depressed and in how quickly they recover, new research on the effects of the 9/11 terrorist bombing finds. Read More
Research finds soda tax does little to decrease obesity
Extra sales taxes on soda may not do anything to improve people's health, according to new research from health economist Jason Fletcher of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More
Cancian nominated assistant secretary for children and families
President Barack Obama has nominated Maria Cancian, an associate dean and professor in the College of Letters & Science, for assistant secretary for children and families (family support) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Read More
Remembering ‘forgotten’ presidents on Presidents Day
Two words: Millard Fillmore. Who? He was president of the United States from 1850-1853, yet you won't find him carved on Mount Rushmore. Turns out, not all American presidents have legacies - or even names - that are as familiar as George Washington. Read More
La Follette School, state Assembly partner on professional development class
A bipartisan professional development class designed for staff of the Wisconsin Assembly is being offered this month by the UW–Madison La Follette School of Public Affairs. Read More
Munich institute honors Haveman for service
Germany’s leading economic research organization, the Ifo Institute in Munich, honored Professor Robert Haveman with a rare recognition, making him an honorary member. Read More
New database allows custom comparisons of city finances
As Detroit faces bankruptcy and other U.S. cities address an ongoing crisis in municipal finance, a new interactive database allows for the first time meaningful comparisons of city finances — from spending on schools, police, and public works to revenues from the property tax and other sources. Read More
Virtue rewarded: Helping others at work makes people happier
Altruists in the workplace are more likely to help fellow employees, be more committed to their work and be less likely to quit, new research by the University of Wisconsin–Madison's La Follette School of Public Affairs shows. And these workplace altruists enjoy a pretty important benefit themselves - they are happier than their fellow employees. Read More
UW study: Federal government making progress in showing results
A new study by La Follette School of Public Affairs public management expert Donald P. Moynihan describes the evolution of the federal performance management system since the passage of the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993. Read More
Obesity policy strategies win national competition
A team of five students from the University of Wisconsin–Madison La Follette School won first place for their strategies to combat childhood obesity in a national public affairs competition in Washington, D.C., March 22-23. Read More
Tribune executive to become risk management director
Cara Leeman, director of risk management at the Tribune Company in Chicago, Ill., has been selected as the new director of Risk Management at UW–Madison, Division of Business Services. Read More
Task force recommends stronger policies on alcohol
A task force that reviewed UW–Madison’s policies on alcohol service at university events is recommending stronger enforcement of the minimum legal drinking age, limits on events where alcohol is provided without a professional server, and improved communication of alcohol policies to the campus community. Read More
DeLeire to use grant to study health care coverage, childless adults
The La Follette School is one of nine institutions nationwide to be awarded a grant to provide insights into health reform, including issues related to state-level implementation of the federal Affordable Care Act. Read More
Study finds little movement on economic ladder
Economic opportunity is not the same for everyone in the United States, new research by La Follette School director Thomas DeLeire shows. Read More
Moynihan wins national book award
Management expert Donald Moynihan has won an award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of the significant impact his 2008 book has had on public administration scholarship since its publication. Read More