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  • Three property tax payments a year reduce delinquency June 11, 2012 Property owners are less likely to be late with their tax payments if they make three installment payments a year instead of two, according to a new analysis from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
  • Investigative reporter, Chicago business writer to visit campus April 8, 2011 One of the nation's leading investigative reporters and a writer who has chronicled innovation in Chicago business will visit the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus this month as writers in residence.
  • Political features writer, Silicon Valley business reporter to visit campus Sept. 28, 2010 A writer who chronicles the personalities in the nation’s capital and a reporter on the world’s biggest technology companies will visit campus as writers in residence.
  • UW-Madison economist estimates two-year $3.1 billion deficit for Wisconsin Sept. 22, 2010 A new analysis suggests Wisconsin faces a budget deficit of at least $3.1 billion in the state's next two-year budget cycle - $400 million more than recently reported numbers.
  • UW-Madison chancellor hosts ‘Meeting of the Minds’ Sept. 20, 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin will lead a dynamic conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 29, with four UW-Madison faculty at the top of their fields to cut through the chatter and tackle the issues at the core of what it means to live in a democracy in 2010.
  • Symposium set on the ethics of health care reform March 24, 2010 "Reforming Health Care Ethically: Waste, Trade-offs and Rationing" will be held from 1 to 5:30pm April 8 at the Health Sciences Learning Center in lecture auditorium 1306. Seating is open and admission is free.
  • New book puts American welfare state in perspective March 1, 2010 A new book called "Wealth and Welfare States: Is America a Laggard or a Leader?" explores the role of the welfare state in the overall wealth and well-being of nations and, in particular, looks at the American welfare state in comparison with other developed nations in Europe and elsewhere.
  • Foundation funds housing assistance research of three faculty members March 1, 2010 Three Institute for Research on Poverty research affiliates at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have received a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the effects of Section 8 housing subsidy receipts on the economic self-sufficiency of low-income families and the educational opportunities of their children.
  • Goldstein, WPRI to provide new polling, insight Sept. 10, 2009 As part of a new partnership, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute (WPRI) are joining forces to conduct frequent, detailed polling of Wisconsinites.
  • Big Ten Network show analyzes Obama’s first 100 days April 29, 2009 The seventh episode of “Office Hours,” a half-hour weekly talk show on the Big Ten Network, brings nationally recognized experts from the UW-Madison campus together in a discussion of President Barack Obama’s first 100 days in office.
  • Survey shows high interest in biofuels April 1, 2009 Most Americans want to know more about biofuels, according to a new survey fielded by researchers in the Department of Life Sciences Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • Former NSF director Neal Lane to discuss 'Science in the Obama Era' March 27, 2009 Former National Science Foundation director Neal Lane, now of Rice University, will give a UW-Madison chemistry department colloquium, "Science in the Obama Era," on Friday, March 27 at 3:30 p.m. in Room 1315 of the Chemistry Building, 1101 University Ave.
  • Spring public policy series announced Feb. 11, 2009 Specialists in administrative law, entrepreneurship and social statistics will speak on a variety of public policy issues this spring through joint sponsorship of the La Follette School of Public Policy and the Center for the World and the Global Economy (WAGE).
  • Politics, music part of 'Wisconsin Reflections' second season Jan. 20, 2009 If you find state politics and jazz of interest, visit with two true leaders in both fields this month as an audience member of "Wisconsin Reflections."
  • Q&A: Professor provides analysis of work on nanotechnology research Dec. 10, 2008 Life sciences communication professor Dietram Scheufele provides Wisconsin Week with a more in-depth look at his research on nanotechnology and religion.
  • Leading Middle Eastern scholar, news analyst to speak at UW-Madison Oct. 10, 2008 Reza Aslan, internationally acclaimed writer and scholar of religions, will deliver the talk "Winning a Cosmic War: Can Common Ground be Found within the Abrahamic Religions?" as the first Rose Thering Fellow of the UW-Madison Lubar Institute of the Abrahamic Religions.
  • Professor wins grant to explore ways to improve Social Security Aug. 26, 2008 Pamela Herd of the La Follette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has won a $30,000 Rockefeller Foundation Innovation Award to Strengthen Social Security for Vulnerable Groups.
  • Scientific information largely ignored when forming opinions about stem cell research June 5, 2008 When forming attitudes about embryonic stem cell research, people are influenced by a number of things. But understanding science plays a negligible role for many people, according to a recent UW-Madison study.
  • Free newsletter offers practical ideas on pro-environmental behavior May 29, 2008 Despite the strong established link between human behavior and environmental degradation, many people continue their daily activities,to pay little attention in daily life to ecological concerns, even when they are aware of how they might live more sustainably. A new, free, newsletter called "Environmental Communication and Social Marketing," created by faculty from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and UW Cooperative Extension, provides innovative, psychology-based strategies for promoting behaviors that positively impact the environment.
  • Crop of print ad Class works to protect Wisconsin lakes in service learning project May 13, 2008 The mention of Eurasian water-milfoil and zebra mussels in Dominique Brossard's strategic communication class last February had students rolling their eyes and swapping puzzled looks. But after a semester of carefully tailoring multimedia campaigns to help a Wisconsin non-profit group get the word out about lake preservation, that initial bewilderment was replaced by an enthusiasm that could help keep state lakes free of invasive species.