Jason Stein

3 weeks ago | wispolicyforum.org | Jason Stein

In recent years, local governments have struggled to sustain their fire and emergency medical services (EMS) at current levels. Costs have risen, driven upward by an aging population, rising EMS calls, high inflation and low unemployment, and the steady attrition of volunteer and part-time firefighters. Meanwhile, the state has kept tight limits on local property taxes and not all local governments received major funding from last year’s increase in state aid.

Jan 24, 2025 | science.org | Zhiwen Jiang |Patrick Sullivan |Tengfei Li |Bingxin Zhao |Xifeng Wang |Tianyou Luo | +9 more

Aug 20, 2024 | cell.com | Nil Aygün |Celine K. Vuong |Oleh Krupa |Jessica Mory |brandon le |Jordan M Valone | +8 more

Keywords RNA editing alternative polyadenylation quantitative trait loci genome-wide association studies missing regulation neurogenesis Introduction Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) have detected many genetic loci associated with risk for neuropsychiatric disorders and inter-individual variation in brain structure and other brain-related traits.1,2,3,4,5,6 The vast majority of brain-relevant trait GWAS loci have been detected within non-coding genomic regions and do not change protein...

Jul 17, 2024 | nature.com | Bingxin Zhao |Bingxuan Li |Yue Yang |Yun Li |Jason Stein |Tengfei Li | +1 more

AbstractThe retina, an anatomical extension of the brain, forms physiological connections with the visual cortex of the brain. Although retinal structures offer a unique opportunity to assess brain disorders, their relationship to brain structure and function is not well understood. In this study, we conducted a systematic cross-organ genetic architecture analysis of eye-brain connections using retinal and brain imaging endophenotypes.

Jul 1, 2024 | wispolicyforum.org | Jason Stein

If you sum the long histories of the two organizations that combined to form the Wisconsin Policy Forum – the Public Policy Forum of Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance of Madison – they total almost two centuries of service to our state. Yet despite the fact that the Forum began in 1913 and the Alliance in 1932, each organization has had only a handful of leaders. They represent an exceptional group, and it is daunting for me to join them as the Forum’s incoming president.