In November, the University of Basel celebrated its 562nd Dies Academicus, an annual event commemorating the opening of the university in 1460. As part of the celebration, honorary doctorates were awarded to eight individuals from …
Year: 2022
Alumnus Jennifer Raynor, PhD ’17, returns to UW to as faculty member
Raynor holds two degrees from UW-Madison, an M.S. in environmental resources and a PhD in agricultural and applied economics. As a graduate student, Raynor worked with AAE professor Dan Phaneuf investigating the economic benefits to …
Vikas Gawai, PhD candidate, wins CFS RDRC Research Award
The Center for Financial Security’s Retirement and Disability Research Center (CFS RDRC) names five winners from its 2022 Junior Scholars in Training (JSIT) cohort to receive research awards. This spring Gawai was one of ten …
AAE AAPI Statement
Dear Members of the AAE CommUNITY: The recent attack of an Asian UW-Madison graduate student in downtown Madison is very troubling. There is absolutely no excuse for this behavior; it is not to be tolerated. …
Adam Theising PhD ‘21 Awarded the Agricultural & Applied Economics Association’s (AAEA) prestigious Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Honorable Mention
In his dissertation, “Essays on the economic valuation of air, water, and climate pollution”, compilation of three essays, Theising uses property markets to measure environmental preferences, exploits ‘big data’, and innovates in both structural and …
Undergraduate Open House
You’re Invited! AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (AAE) Undergraduate Open House Friday, March 25, 4:30-5:45 p.m. Taylor Hall, 427 Lorch Street Join us for a casual meet & greet Enjoy light refreshments Hear about AAE …