WIPPS awarded Martin Luther King Day of Service Grant

A grant awarded to WIPPS from the national Martin Luther King Day of Service program will be used to hold an Oxfam Hunger Banquet at UW-Marathon County from 6-7:30 p.m. on January 25.

Meet the staff: Konnor Denzine

Konnor Denzine is a fall intern here at WIPPS.  His workload being as diversified as his interests, Konnor is working several projects in WIPPS…

Drug Testing of the Unemployed and Welfare Recipients Begins

Monday, November 9, 2015, was the first day that Wisconsin’s unemployed and welfare recipients had to undergo drug examinations. All applicants were given questionnaires to…

Kettering Project

WIPPS maintains an ongoing research collaboration with Kettering Foundation of Dayton, Ohio, as well as high school and college institutions in Birmingham, Alabama; State College, Pennsylvania; and Long Island, New York.

What Happened to Economic Opportunity in Wisconsin? [Doctor Robert Kraig]

Wisconsin was once a leading manufacturing state, employing thousands in good-paying jobs. What happened to this economic model? A leading strategist in Wisconsin’s progressive…

DNA technologies: One in a Billion

A medical mystery: How doctors pushed ‘medical frontier’ to save a boy’s life WIPPS, in partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), presented…

Baby Business: The Dollars and Sense of Investing in Working Parents

Retaining skilled, productive workers is a continual challenge in today’s economy. It’s compounded by working parents who must balance work and family life, especially for workers…

Donor spotlight: New sponsors for Public Issues Series

Thanks to the generosity of two Wausau benefactors, WIPPS has secured funding for our popular Public Issues Series for the next three years. Dean…

Veninga Lecture Series: A Call for Civic Responsibility

The Pope’s recent Encyclical Letter, “On Care for Our Common Home,” (“Laudato Si’), has won international praise from both religious and nonreligious leaders and observers. It…

Public Dialogue: Financial Wellness Conference-An Asset Builders Event

Learning more about how to achieve personal financial wellness is the goal of a program that will be presented by Asset Builders from 8:30…