Jamelle Bouie of The New York Times and “CBS News” and Catherine Rampell of The Washington Post will join other experts in economic policy and international relations at the La Follette School’s third annual Forum, …
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Nelson Institute affiliates discuss the future of fossil fuels on WPR
Nelson Institute affiliate and La Follette School of Public Affairs Professor Greg Nemet and Nelson Institute affiliate and Professor, Jonathan Patz are featured in a Wisconsin Public Radio story discussing the future of energy. This …
Lei using Cotter award to study authoritarian legislators
Reed Lei, assistant professor of public affairs and political science, received the Jerry and Mary Cotter Faculty Fellow award this spring. Lei, who joined the La Follette School in August 2020, will use the funding …
Tjernström’s research looks at natural hazards, risk attitudes
Emilia Tjernström, an assistant professor at the La Follette School, and colleagues used a 2012 cyclone in Fiji as a natural experiment to identify the impact of direct exposure to natural hazards on Fijian households’ …
Summer internships provide students with experience in U.S., abroad
Summer Internships took La Follette Schools students to Germany, California, Missouri, Chicago, India, Washington, D.C., and other locations during 2017. Several students stayed in Wisconsin, gaining valuable experience at government agencies, with nonprofit organizations, and …