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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.

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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.
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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. 
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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).
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.