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UKCPR announces new Request for Proposals on Senior Hunger Research

Nov 5, 2019

The University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research (UKCPR), with underwriting from the Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, announces a second round competition for research contracts that expand our understanding of food-related hardships among older persons in the United States and the policy implications for addressing food insecurity among Americans aged 60 and older. Read more.

Ziliak makes presentation at Kentucky Senior Hunger Summit

Nov 5, 2019

UKCPR Director James Ziliak was a featured speaker at the Kentucky Senior Hunger Summit in Frankfort on Oct. 30. The event was sponsored by the Kentucky Department for Aging and Independent Living. Ziliak discussed findings from his annual report for on the State of Senior Hunger, co-authored with Craig Gundersen of the University of Illinois. Link to the State Journal article about the Summit. View Ziliak’s Powerpoint presentation from his presentation.

UKCPR researchers publish new study on SNAP benefits

Nov 5, 2019

A new paper by Colleen Heflin, Sam Ingram, and UKCPR Director James Ziliak, published in the November 2019 edition of Health Affairs, highlights the positive effects of participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Heflin is a professor of public administration at Syracuse University and a UKCPR research affiliate. Ingram is a UKCPR graduate research fellow. Read article.

James Ziliak discusses senior hunger on WEKU's Eastern Standard

Sep 5, 2019

UKCPR Director and Gatton Endowed Chair of Microeconomics James Ziliak was featured Sept. 5 on WEKU’s Eastern Standard weekly radio news program about his annual report on senior hunger co-authored with Craig Gundersen, professor of agricultural economics at the University of Illinois. The May 2019 release of The State of Senior Hunger is published annually by Feeding America. Listen to Ziliak’s Eastern Standard interview with host Tom Martin.

Allard and UW colleagues receive Equitable Growth grant

Sep 5, 2019

UKCPR affiliate Scott Allard and colleagues at the University of Washington are recipients of a grant from the Washington Center for Equitable Growth (WCEG) to study local minimum wage laws and their impact on income inequality. Read more.

Ziliak and Bollinger receive NSF grant to examine earnings volatility

Jul 22, 2019

James Ziliak and Christopher Bollinger, both professors of economics in the Gatton College of Business and Economics, are the recipients of a new, 3-year, $373,000 National Science Foundation grant that will fund their ongoing research on earnings volatility and inequality. Read more.

Ziliak gives testimony before KY welfare reform task force

Jul 10, 2019

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Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship at IRP

Jun 24, 2019

The Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin–Madison invites applications from junior scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations for its 2019-2020 Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship program. Fellowships are for tenure-track faculty with experience in poverty research. See the full call for applications.

Heflin publishes new research

Jun 19, 2019

Colleen Heflin is a professor in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University and a UKCPR research affiliate. Her work focuses on welfare policy, poverty, and the well-being of vulnerable populations. Heflin’s article on “Food pantry assistance and the Great Recession” appears in the 2019 (Vol. 14) Journal of Hunger & Environmental Nutrition. The research documents trends in food pantry assistance during the 2007-09 recession. One trend the research found is that older Americans have increased their use of food pantries.In 2019, she also co-authored “SNAP benefits and childhood asthma” in the journal Social Science & Medicine (Vol. 220). The work examines whether poor families are making choices between purchase of food or asthma medication for children. Heflin’s research finds that increased SNAP benefits are associated with a reduction in probability of an asthma-related ER visit. Her research on SNAP's link to pediatric asthma was also highlighted in MD Magazine.

Peffley receives University Research Professorship

May 23, 2019

Mark Peffley, professor of Political Science and a UKCPR faculty affiliate, was recently recognized with a 2019-20 University Research Professorship. The award recognizes faculty who have achieved excellence in scholarship or creative work. Peffley, along with UKCPR Director James Ziliak, was one of 16 UK faculty members who received the award.