On the latest episode of Policy Chats , Dr. Julianne McCall, Co-Director of the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine, breaks down the importance of evidence-based policymaking. Dr. Julianne McCall discusses health policy and their work within their role with public policy student, Kevin Karami. “We need to do better with connecting scientists to our...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats , UC Riverside Economics Professor Joab Corey discusses economic policy with public policy students. One of the biggest policy implications of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the supply chain delays and their impacts on the evolving economies of the world. “This COVID-19 pandemic has actually led to an...
The UCR School of Public Policy will host a webinar by City of Riverside Councilmember Clarissa Cervantes on Thursday, December 2nd. Cervantes was elected into her City Council seat in June 2021, taking over the Ward 2 seat by retiring Councilmember Andy Melendrez. The event will be led by UCR public policy students and will...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats , California State Controller Betty Yee discusses her career in public service. Yee was first elected into office as State Controller in 2014 and re-elected in 2018. In this role, she serves as the State of California’s chief fiscal officer. Prior to that, she served on the California...
On Thursday, November 4th, the Robert Presley Center of Crime and Justice Studies, a research center of the UCR School of Public Policy, held an online seminar by University of California, Irvine criminology, law, and society associate professor Naomi Sugie on “Concentrated Disadvantage and Stress in Daily Life After Release from Prison.” Based on GPS...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats , Economics professor Bree Lang discusses the growth of the housing crisis and its root causes. “ So the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, they define affordability as someone who is spending 30 percent or less of their income on housing. And if you look in...
On Friday, October 29th, the UC Riverside Blum Initiative held a day-long practitioner-focused event on the causes and consequences of poverty in the Inland Empire. The event included a keynote address by California Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gómez Reyes and a regional poverty report with updated poverty measures and risk factors for poverty specific to...
On Tuesday, October 12th, the UCR School of Public Policy held a seminar featuring Natwar Gandhi, the retired Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the District of Columbia . During the seminar, titled “Still the Promised Land--How an Immigrant Helped Save the Nation’s Capital from Financial Ruin” Gandhi spoke about his experiences as an immigrant and...
From Tuesday, October 12th to Friday, October 15th, UCR will be holding a virtual graduate school open house. The School of Public policy will be showcasing the Master of Public Policy program. “I remember attending years back and solidifying my choice to apply for the MPP program,” said Yoli Aguilar Candelario, a second year MPP...
On the latest episode of Policy Chats , Senior Advisor of the California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) Dr. Jun Bando discusses the importance of incorporating science and technology into public policy. “As with all major change, taking full advantage of these tools is going to require vision, strong leadership, and institutional cultures that...
