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IRP Names Five Researchers as Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellows

Posted on October 6, 2021

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty announced the winners of a re-grant program funded by The JPB Foundation aimed at expanding antipoverty research capacity. Through the Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships, IRP is …

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UW–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty Named National Research Center on Poverty and Economic Mobility

Posted on October 1, 2021

CONTACT: Judith Siers-Poisson, Communications Director, sierspoisson@wisc.edu; 608-262-7779 MADISON—The Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the nation’s longest-standing center for poverty research, has been awarded a five-year, $10.6 million cooperative agreement to …

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IRP Statement of Commitment to Racial and Social Justice

Posted on June 17, 2021

The past year has been one of reckoning for the United States. While not new, the outrage over the murder of black citizens has made the systemic institutional violence and oppression people of color experience …

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IRP welcomes Dr. Mina Addo as the new National Poverty Fellow

Posted on June 4, 2021

IRP is pleased to announce that Dr. Mina Addo has been selected as the National Poverty Fellow for 2021–2022. She recently completed her Ph.D. in Social Welfare at the University of Pennsylvania and her research interests …

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IRP Researcher Steven Cook Honored with Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support

Posted on April 19, 2021

IRP is pleased to announce that Researcher Steven Cook has received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Critical Research Support. For more than two decades, Steve has played a critical role in IRP’s mission …

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IRP Honors the Life and Legacy of Research Affiliate Peter Gottschalk

Posted on March 30, 2021

Peter Gottschalk of Portland Oregon, age 78, died on March 25. He was Professor of Economics at Boston College from 1987 until his retirement from teaching, but not from research, in 2010. He also taught …

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IRP Honors the Life and Legacy of Research Affiliate Franklin D. Wilson

Posted on January 20, 2021
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Message from the Director

Posted on December 16, 2020

Dear Friends and Colleagues, 2020 has been a difficult year. The COVID-19 pandemic is causing twin health and economic crises, and at the same time the nation is coming to terms with its deep-seated racial …

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Wisconsin Poverty Rate Rose in 2018 Overall, for Children, and for the Elderly

Posted on October 29, 2020

CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—University of Wisconsin–Madison researchers found discouraging results in the latest Wisconsin poverty analysis using a state-specific measure. The overall statewide poverty rate using the Wisconsin Poverty Measure (WPM) rose …

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IRP Names Two Innovative Researchers As Emerging Poverty Scholar Fellows

Posted on October 22, 2020

The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Institute for Research on Poverty announced the winners of a re-grant program funded by The JPB Foundation aimed at expanding antipoverty research capacity. Through the Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowships, IRP is supporting …

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