You’re Invited! AGRICULTURAL AND APPLIED ECONOMICS (AAE) Undergraduate Open House Friday, February 24, 2023 4:00-6:00 p.m. Taylor Hall, 427 Lorch Street Join us for a casual meet & greet Network with fellow AAE students …
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Greetings from Guanming Shi, Chair and Professor, Renk Agribusiness Institute
Greetings from Madison! I am excited to be writing to introduce myself as chair of the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics (AAE). I have been in this position since July 2022, when I took …
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 …
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 …
Study finds higher unemployment rates due to COVID-19 in rural counties that rely on dairy and animal agriculture
Selecting three states, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan, chosen for their unique agricultural sectors, AAE faculty Andrew Stevens and Dan Bromley, faculty emeritus, examined data from rural counties to compare unemployment rates between these sectors. The …
Marin Skidmore PhD ’20 and Kait Sims PhD x’22, receive grant
Led by Holly Gibbs, faculty in the Department of Geography and Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies, the GLUE lab was one of twelve recipients of a 2021 seed grant from UW-Madison Global Health Institute. The …
Nouhoum Traoré PhD ’18, wins award from International Association of Agricultural Economics (IAEAE)
Traoré came to the US from Mali as a teenager, knowing no English. He earned both a bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hunter College, continuing on to earn a second master’s degree from the Kennedy …
Preliminary report released on economic impacts of on Wisconsin farms reducing nitrogen losses
Since its introduction in 2002, NR151, the Wisconsin State Legislature Administrative Code addressing runoff management has had several updates; the most recent effort introduces new standards and prohibitions intended to reduce nitrate concentrations in groundwater …
Lusayo Mwakatika BS x’21, Agricultural Business Management, epitomizes Wisconsin Experience
Since arriving in Madison from Malawi as a King-Morgridge Scholar, Lusayo Mwakatika BS x’21, a senior majoring in Agricultural Business Management, is certainly making the most of his Wisconsin Experience. Winning the CA100 speech contest …
Recent publications on the status and future of broadband generating extensive interest and news coverage
Two studies explore issues related to broadband coverage and the importance of coverage to community well-being in Wisconsin, with a particular focus on rural communities.