On Friday, May 12, the department held its annual Graduation Celebration. More than two hundred people gathered to honor AAE’s Class of 2023. The graduates, dressed in their caps and gowns, radiated a sense of …
Kim Santiago
AAE Statement in Support of our Diverse Community
To Members of the AAE CommUNITY: Last week the public became aware of a video posted on social media by a student at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in which the student makes several racist, detestable …
Undergraduate Open House
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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AAE faculty Thomas Rutherford receives honorary doctorate
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 …
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 …