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Two SPP faculty members, Anand Patwardhan and Rosina Bierbaum, have been named to lead research efforts.
SPP Joins Global Commission on Adaptation as Research Partner
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New CGS research finds that states, cities, businesses and universities have made solid progress on climate change.
CGS Releases Report on Climate Change Efforts
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Students in Kathleen Vogel's PLCY306 course learned first-hand what it's like to work with raw data and data visualization tools to explore a research topic.
Students Explore Gene Editing Research
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Assistant Professor Yueming "Lucy" Qiu delivered a seminar on Time-Of-Use electricity and its impact on residential energy efficiency.
Professor Qiu Presents Energy Seminar at EPA
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PhD Candidate Eyob Tekalegn was recently appointed to the position of Minister in Charge of the National Planning Commission in Ehtiopia.
Eyob Tekalegn Earns Leadership Role in Ethiopia
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The new nonprofit leadership and social innovation minor began in spring 2018 and is currently open for enrollment.
SPP Offers New Undergraduate Minor
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Feature Stories

Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. Visits SPP for a Conversation on Education and Inclusive Policies
November 20, 2018
Elections Officials and Cybersecurity Experts Discuss Protecting the Integrity of U.S. Elections
November 16, 2018
Alon Sherman Studies Policy to Pursue Longtime Passion to Change the World
November 06, 2018
Rising Above
November 05, 2018
Professor Peter Reuter Awarded 2019 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
November 05, 2018

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Robert Nelson
Robert H. Nelson, Professor
Why California Is Burning
Source : The Weekly Standard
Robert T. Grimm Jr.
Robert T. Grimm, Jr., Director, Do Good Institute
Charity Calculator
Source : Wallet Hub
Robert T. Grimm, Jr., Director, Do Good Institute
Charitable donations are at a high point–but fewer people are giving
Source : Fast Company
Philip Joyce, Senior Associate Dean
Getting Serious About Evidence-Based Public Management
Source : Governing
Yueming "Lucy" Qiu, Assistant Professor
Better sustainability assessment of green buildings with high-frequency data
Source : Nature Sustainability

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Friday November 30, 2018
SPP Winter Decorating
9:30 AM
Friday November 30, 2018
SPP Career Treks and Social Policy Council visit to The de Beaumont Foundation
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Thursday December 06, 2018
Owli-Africa Information Session
12:00 PM
Thursday December 06, 2018
U.S. Government Accountability Office: Information Session
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Friday December 07, 2018
SPP Career Treks visit to the World Resources Institute
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