University of Wisconsin-Madison
Term: Spring 2023 Status: Open Working With: Wendy Li, wyli@wisc.edu Topic: Navigating Careers in Public Policy Who are the people who write our laws and policies in Washington, D.C.? Beyond the elected and appointed officials we might recognize in the news, there are hundreds of thousands of individuals who work to support and influence our government. …
The Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (WLS), a long-term study of a random sample of 10,317 people who graduated from Wisconsin high schools in 1957, has launched a new website. Data collected for the study covers social background, youthful aspirations, schooling, military service, labor market experiences, family characteristics and events, social participation, psychological characteristics, and retirement. The …
Assistant Professor Max Besbris has been in the media lately after Hurricane Ian. Along with his colleague Anna Rhodes, Besbris conducted interviews with dozens of homeowners in Houston over the two years after Hurricane Harvey. They found that disaster can increase inequality in a community, causing differences in wealth, mobility and vulnerability. They examined factors …
Research on Alzheimer’s disease and dementia is getting a big boost after the National Institute on Aging awarded scientists a large grant to study how education affects the development of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Led by Chandra Muller at The University of Texas at Austin, the grant brings together an interdisciplinary team of neurologists, …