University of Wisconsin–Madison

Weekly Events, November 29-December 3, 2021

Monday, November 29

  • Politics, Culture, and Society Workshop: Pete Ramand 12:00-1:30 pm (details)
  • Population Health Sciences Seminar: “Make this the Last pandemic. Recommendations from the IPPPR,” Mauricio Cardenas (Columbia University) 12:00-1:00 pm (details)
  • Race and Ethnicity Workshop: Elijah Levine 2:00-3:30 pm (details)
  • Joseph L. Krislov Labor Workshop (Economics): “Value-Added and Selectivity in Higher Education,” Hyun Lim (UW) 3:45-5:00 pm (details)

Tuesday, November 30

  • CDE DemSem: “Prenatal Opioid Exposure among Medicaid-Covered Births in Wisconsin: Prevalence, Patterns, and Birth Outcomes,” Lonnie Berger (UW–Madison) 12:15-1:30 pm (details; this session is in person only)

Wednesday, December 1

  • Demography Training Seminar: Ethics Session: “Transparency and Reproducibility from the Trenches: What 1000 Econ Articles Teach You,” Lars Vilhuber (Cornell Economics, AEA Data Editor) 2:00-3:15 pm (details)
  • Statistics Seminar: “Extension of Differential Topic Analysis for Microbiome Data,” Pratheepa Jeganathan (McMaster University) 4:00-5:00 pm (details)

Thursday, December 2

  • Institute for Research on Poverty: “Equity Early: Exploring Issues of Race and Poverty During the Early Years,” Stephanie Curenton (Boston University) 12:15-1:30 pm (details)
  • Household Finance Research Seminar: “Long-Term Care Insurance: Welfare Implications of Health Uncertainty and Suboptimal Timing of Purchase,” Angie Ahmadi (American University) 3:45-4:45 pm (details)

Friday, December 3

  • Interdisciplinary Training Program in Education Sciences: “Are Your AI Scores Good Enough?” Daniel McCaffrey (Educational Testing Service [ETS]) 12:00-1:30 pm (details)