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Note: In September 2024, the Center for Social Science Innovation replaced the Public Policy Center and its subsidiary unit the Iowa Social Science Research Center.
Public Policy Center staff sharpen skills at national conferences
Thursday, June 20, 2024
Five Public Policy Center staff members recently participated in national conferences, gathering valuable insights on data collection and the evolving landscape of grant proposals and awards.
Grant Writing Residency Program Participants Submit Proposals to Investigate Climate Change, Externalizing Behaviors
Thursday, June 13, 2024
Two participants of the Public Policy Center’s Grant Writing Residency Program(GWRP) recently submitted their innovative grant proposals which pursue issues of climate change communication and the development of externalizing behaviors.
PPC Announces Participants Selected for Summer Research Programs
Wednesday, June 12, 2024
The Public Policy Center selected five participants for its summer research programs.
Pacheco Named 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
Julianna Pacheco, professor in the Department of Political Science and research fellow in the Public Policy Center, has been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellow by the Carnegie Corp. of New York.
Meet the Participants of the 2023-2024 Dissertation Completion Program
Thursday, May 2, 2024
This year, the Public Policy Center launched its first ever Dissertation Completion Program (DCP).
Bikowski Awarded Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fellowship
Friday, April 26, 2024
Our grant development team supported Kyle Bikowski, PhD Candidate in the Department of Anthropology, in securing the Wenner-Gren Dissertation Fieldwork Grant for $24,998.
Registration Now Open for 2024 ICPSR Summer Program in Quantitative Methods
Friday, April 12, 2024
ICPSR (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research), a consortium comprising more than 800 academic institutions and research organizations, has opened registration for its 2024 Summer Program in Quantitative Methods.
Public Policy Center Summer 2024 Research Programs
Friday, March 29, 2024
The Public Policy Center is offering two distinctive opportunities for faculty and scientific staff to receive in-residence research support from June 17 – July 19, 2024.
Pacheco Awarded $50,000 Research Grant from CHR&R
Wednesday, January 24, 2024
Julianna Pacheco, program director and senior research fellow in Politics and Policy Research Program, has been awarded a $50,000 research grant from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps (CHR&R).
ISRC Grants Team Helps Magsamen-Conrad Garner NIH Award
Monday, December 4, 2023
The Iowa Social Science Research Center (ISRC) grants team assisted Kate Magsamen-Conrad, associate professor of Communication Studies, in securing a National Institute of Health subaward worth $202,332 as part of a funded project called Free Time 4 Wellness (FT4W).