On February 20, 2026, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Public Policy will host a panel titled “What It Takes to Progress: Abundance in Practice” to celebrate its tenth anniversary.

On Friday, September 26th, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Public Policy will celebrate the launch of its new Randall Lewis Policy Fellows Program and the first cohort of Fellows, comprising UCR Master of Public Policy (MPP) students.

At UCR’s Water Dialogue Lab, Professor Mehdi Nemati, Dr. Daniel Crespo, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ariel Dinar, and MPP alumna Paloma Avila have developed tools to analyze water availability, use, and economic impacts in the Colorado River Basin.

In an interview with the LA Times, Professor Mehdi Nemati dives into his research on land subsidence, finding that home prices in the Central Valley are 2.4% to 5.4% lower than they would be if the land were stable. This translates to losses of $6,689 to $16,165 per home.

Professor Richard Carpiano notes that the decision may negatively impact public health and the economy, as Florida will have to respond to disease epidemics and crises that may result from eliminating the vaccine mandate.

As Senior Fellow, Professor Kurt Schwabe will play an active role in helping the PPIC's Water Policy Center identify, develop, and carry out research priorities important to the state of California in its efforts to address water scarcity, along with providing guidance and policy expertise in how to address critical issues.

Congratulations to Professor Qingfang Wang and Professor Ran Wei on being awarded grants to fund their impactful research!

The Center for Community Solutions, the School of Public Policy’s newest research center, has published a report commissioned by the Inland Empire Community Foundation (IECF) titled, Building Common Ground Through Data: Insights on Vital Conditions in the IE.

Please welcome Wei Guo, our newest Associate Professor at the School of Public Policy as of this month!

A Study by Professor Ben Newman Suggests Late Adolescents Entering College Intending a Career in Law Enforcement Hold More Right-Leaning Views August 26th, 2025 Published in the prestigious PNAS journal, Professor Benjamin Newman's 50th peer-reviewed article explores bias in policing against lower-status social groups. The study proposes reforms such as increasing the number of female...