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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.
Summer Scholars Series - Meghan Rogers
Thursday, August 24, 2023
Chile, located along the Pacific coast of South America, experienced nearly two decades of authoritarian rule during the 1970s and 1980s. On September 11, 1973, General Augusto Pinochet led a military coup that overthrew the socialist government of President Salvador Allende.
Summer Scholars - Solange Saxby
Tuesday, July 25, 2023
As one of the most debilitating neurological diseases afflicting young adults across the world, multiple sclerosis (MS) has been on the rise in recent years.
Summer Scholar Series - Elise Pizzi and Kylah Hedding
Wednesday, July 12, 2023
Thirty years ago, widespread flooding across Iowa caused extensive damage to homes, businesses, infrastructure, and agriculture.
Summer Scholar Series - Yongren Shi
Wednesday, July 5, 2023
The rise of extremist ideology has been a growing international concern. U.S. mass killings linked to extremism, for example, have spiked over the last decade.
Summer Scholar Series - Yuan Lu
Friday, June 30, 2023
As one of the fastest growing languages in the world, Chinese has made its mark on both classrooms and workplaces in the United States.
PPC Enters Contract with ICPD to Analyze Racial Disparities in Traffic Stops
Monday, May 1, 2023
The Public Policy Center and the Iowa City Police Department (ICPD) have entered a research partnership to analyze traffic enforcement patterns in Iowa City, following the Iowa City City Council's unanimous approval of the study on April 25.
Rogers Collaborates with MSU Investigating Adolescent Victimization and Well-Being
Monday, April 10, 2023
Ethan Rogers, assistant research scientist in the Crime and Justice Policy Research Program, is teaming up with researchers from Michigan State University (MSU) to study important policy-relevant questions on violence, victimization, and well-being.
Berg Appointed as PPC Interim Director
Friday, January 13, 2023
Mark Berg, professor and collegiate scholar in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, will serve as the interim director of the PPC, starting January 13, 2023.