Events/Calendar

PUBLIC POLICY TALKS

2004-05

Campus-wide Townhall meeting held on April 26, 2005, to:

• introduce the Public Policy Initiative (PPI) to the broader campus community,
• obtain feedback on the PPI's proposed curricular, research and outreach plans,
• test the hypothesis that the PPI could lead to the establishment of a school of public policy at UCR, and
• consider the niche areas of focus for such a school.

UCR Extension Conference Rooms D & E
April 26, Tuesday
10 am – 3 pm (lunch served between 12 and 1 pm)

"How Can We Reduce Child Poverty in America?" Robert Plotnick, Professor of Public Affairs, Evans School of Public Affairs, University of Washington, Seattle, May 3, 2005 , 4-5:30 pm, HMNSS 1500

"Hunger And Malnutrition Among The Global Priorities: The Copenhagen Consensus," Jere R. Behrman,  William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, May 19, 4-5.30p, HMNSS 1500

"The Impact of the Promise of Scholarships on College Ambitions and Enrollment: A Preliminary Evaluation of the Washington State Achiever Program," Charles Hirschman, Boeing Professor of Sociology, University of Washington, Seattle, May 27, 12 – 1.30 pm, HMNSS 1500

2005-06

"Checkerboards, Collateral, and Coase: Property Rights and Housing Investment on American Indian Land in California," Randall Akee, Ph.D. candidate in Political Economy and Government, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, November 10, 2005, 11a-12.30p, HMNSS 2212

"From Social Policy to an Open-Economy Social Contract in Latin America," Nancy Birdsall, President, Center for Global Development, Washington DC, November 18, 2005, 12-1.30p, HMNSS 1500 (joint with Latin American Studies Program).

"Fighting Terror and Building Democracy: An Overview of U.S. Foreign Policy," Ambassador Richard Boucher, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, U.S. Department of State, Washington DC, November 29, 12-1.30p, HMNSS 1500

2006-07

"The Courts as an Impediment to Social Change: Implications for Public Policy," Chris Angelo, Public Interest Attorney in Los Angeles and UCR Alum, October 19, 2006, HMNSS 1500

"Beyond 'Buckets in the Sea': Implications of Philanthropic Advocacy in Contemporary Education Policy," Stefanie Sanford, Deputy Director, National Initiatives, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Washington DC, December 8, 2006, 12.30-2p, Arts Building 335

"Policy Responses to the Growing Threat of Drug Resistance," Ramanan Laxminarayan, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, Resources for the Future, Inc., Washington, DC, March 2, 12.30 – 2.00 pm, HMNSS 1500

"Policy Reform, Human Resource Management, and Business Education in China", Shuming Zhao, Professor and Dean, School of Business, Nanjing University, Beijing, China, April 2, 2007, 4-5pm, Anderson Hall 1058 (joint with AGSM)

"The HIV Pandemic, Health Infrastructure, and Economic Development in Africa," Alok Bhargava, Professor of Economics, University of Houston, Houston, Wednesday, May 30, 12.30 – 2.00 pm, HMNSS 1500

2007-08

"How Effective are Minimum Legal Drinking Age Laws in Reducing Underage Alcohol Use, Crime, and Mortality?" Christopher Carpenter, Assistant Professor of Economics & Public Policy, Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine, Wednesday, October 17, 12.30 – 2.00 pm, Sproul Hall 1215

"The Role of Local Governments in Addressing Climate Change," Greg Stepanicich, JD, Managing Shareholder, Richards, Watson and Gershon, Wednesday, November 7, 12.30–2.00pm, HMNSS 1500

"The Cost of Doing Business in Africa," Vijaya Ramachandran, Assistant Professor, Georgetown Institute of Public Policy, Wednesday, November 14, 12.30 – 2.00 pm, Sproul Hall 1215