The National Science Foundation funded Professors Jenna Nobles and Felix Elwert’s research “The Intergenerational Effects of COVID-19 on Inequality.” Collaborators include Florencia Torche, Professor of Sociology at Stanford University as Co-Principal Investigator, and Deirdre Lyell, …
Grants & Research Findings
Graduate Students Receive Fellowships and Grants
Congratulations to the following graduate students on receipt of their fellowships and grants! Nona Gronert is a 2021 National Academy of Education’s Spencer Dissertation Fellow through August of 2022. Walker Kahn received the National Science …
Study by Michael Light Demonstrates Low Crime Rates among Undocumented Immigrants Compared to U.S. Citizens
Associate Professor Michael Light, and UW-Madison graduate student co-authors Jingying He and Jason Robey, had their research published in an article in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that compares crime rates between …
Reduction of Inmates at Dane County Jail Flattened the COVID-19 Curve
John Eason, Associate Professor of Sociology and Director of the UW-Madison Justice Lab, has presented early results from a research project that suggest that efforts to reduce the jail population in the months of January, …
COWS Releases State of Working Wisconsin 2020 Report
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy (COWS) has launched the 2020 edition of their “State of Working Wisconsin” report that tracks the ongoing economic indicators of the COVID-19 crisis in the state. This year’s research took …
John Eason Receives NSF Funding for Research on COVID-19
Associate Professor John Eason has received a grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to research the extent of the reciprocal relationship of infections and deaths from COVID-19 among prisoners, correctional staff and the larger …
Jordan Conwell Awarded Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
Congratulations to Jordan Conwell, Assistant Professor of Sociology, for being selected to receive a Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship! This competitive program supports 30 early career scholars working in critical areas of education research. Jordan’s study, “All …
Monica Grant receives Global Health Institute Funds
Associate Professor Monica Grant is one of nine recipients of Seed Grants from the UW-Madison Global Health Institute. She is examining the connection between climate change and family planning in Malawi by interviewing men and …
STUDY ON WISCONSIN AND ENERGY ECONOMY
The Center on Wisconsin Strategy, a UW-Madison think tank lead by Professor Joel Rogers, just released a study which shows that if the state of Wisconsin could reduce it’s use of fossil fuels, the state …
PODCAST BY JORDAN CONWELL ON RACIAL INCOME INEQUALITY
Assistant Professor Jordan Conwell discusses his research that examined how children of different races and genders, but from the same family income, fare in early educational measures in a podcast created with the UW-Madison’s Institute …