Project News
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Rural Partnerships Institute hosts weather and climate roadshow around Wisconsin
The Rural Partnerships Institute (RPI) in collaboration with the Wisconsin State Climatology Office and Wisconet organized roadshows this past winter to better understand the weather information needs of communities across the state. The events, which included presentations and listening sessions, also gave organizers an idea of how extreme weather events are affecting rural communities. Three
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Rural Livability Project launches interactive map showing county-by-county livability measures
Many factors go into making someplace a good place to live and work. While traditional ways to measure place-based performance focus on economic growth, the Rural Livability Project assesses alternative factors that play important roles in defining how well people live in places. The project recently launched a new interactive map that visually presents county-based
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Two RPI projects share research at Wisconsin Idea Conference
Two projects that are part of the Wisconsin Rural Partnerships Institute (RPI) presented their work at the Wisconsin Idea Conference on March 2. The conference brings together people from across the Madison area to discuss mutually beneficial approaches to community-university partnership. The setting was an ideal place to share updates on the work being done
