On Saturday March 16, from 10:30 am to 1:00pm, the UCR School of Public Policy is hosting a care packages assembly line for the homeless as part of UCR Highlander Day of Service. Until March 14, the SPP will hold a donation drive, after which volunteers will assemble care packages for Path of Life Ministries...
The UCR School of Public Policy is hosting Samuel Roberts, SPP alumnus and current Public Communications Officer for San Diego’s Association of Governments (SANDAG), for a seminar on his career surrounding health, environmental policy, and community building. Roberts began work for SANDAG after receiving his bachelor’s degree in public policy from UCR and his master’s...
In conjunction with The Presley Center of Crime & Justice Studies, the UCR School of Public Policy will host a roundtable discussion and live recording of a Policy Chats podcast episode on February 26 from 3pm to 4:30pm in HUB 269. The discussion will feature experts on the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (or CARE)...
On February 29, from 5pm to 6:30pm, the UCR School of Public Policy is hosting a policy debate at the UCR Alumni & Visitors Center on the question: “Should California Step In to Fight Against NIMBYism & Homelessness?” Four UCR Students will be debating the pros and cons of this topic. The debaters are: Nadia...
The UCR School of Public Policy is hosting Omer Sohail, a Policy Analyst for Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas, for a seminar on his journey as a union researcher operating both within and outside of state government to push for higher standards in this realm. “I hope students can learn how government agencies and processes we don’t...
During the first half of the 2023-24 academic year, SPP added two new endowed scholarships, as donors continue to provide overwhelming support of SPP students. Dr. Anil and Mrs. Gauri Garde, who have been providing generous scholarships over the years for students who are struggling financially, established Anil and Gauri Garde Endowed Student Scholarship Fund...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats, Dr. Johannes Moenius, Peggi Hazlett, Sheheryar Kaoosji, and Dr. Juan De Lara talk with the University of California, Riverside Inland Center for Sustainable Development about the impacts of logistics and warehousing on employment and quality of jobs in the Inland Region. In the episode, the panel talks about...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats, President and CEO of the Greater Riverside Chambers of Commerce Nicholas Adcock talks about the importance of local economies and their relevance in an increasingly globalized world. In the episode, Adcock discusses how a strong local economy is built by different organizations each focusing on their specialties. “When...
On December 7th, 2023, from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. Pacific in HUB 379 and via Zoom, the UCR School of Public Policy Seminar Series is hosting Katie Attwell, an associate professor at University of Western Australia, for a seminar on “America’s New Vaccine Wars,” a new release book focusing on recent efforts to eliminate nonmedical...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats, Palm Springs Mayor Grace Garner talks about bringing about new opportunities for the workforce population through improving housing affordability, narrowing income disparities, and addressing gentrification in the city of Palm Springs In the episode, Mayor Garner touches on those who do not qualify for low-income housing but also...
