IU celebrates Elinor Ostrom, 2009 Nobel laureate in economic sciences
The Dec. 8, 2009, issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story on IU's send-off for Nobel Prize laureate Elinor Ostrom and links for following her week in Stockholm. It also includes stories about...
View ArticleSPEA study shows links between land use and violent crime rates
This month's IU Perspectives on Policy features a story on a study by IUPUI professor that plots connections between land use and violent crime rates. It also include stories on an IU program that...
View ArticleHHE volunteers turn out in force to support IU at the Statehouse
A report on the 19th annual Hoosiers for Higher Education Statehouse Visit leads off this issue of Perspectives on Policy. Also featured are an interview with an IU graduate student who was a delegate...
View ArticleIn Peace Corps, IU alums say they gain more than they give
IU Bloomington is back on the list of top Peace Corps feeder schools, and one volunteer tells about his experience in this issue of Perspectives on Policy. Also featured are stories on a study of...
View ArticleChief Justice Roberts: American justice system evolves, but deliberatively
This issue of Perspectives on Policy reports on a talk by Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. at the IU School of Law-Indianapolis. Also featured: SPEA Dean John Graham's new book on the Bush...
View ArticleIU students, volunteers, plant trees to celebrate Tree Campus USA success
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story about student volunteers planting trees at IU Bloomington. It also include reports on land-use research in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, a trip to...
View ArticleIU students get a front-row seat for the European financial crisis
This issue of Perspectives on Policy has an international flavor. It includes stories about a public-policy class in Berlin, a professor's volunteer work helping rebuild Cambodia and a research and...
View ArticleIU SPEA graduate fosters environmental democracy in Georgia
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story about IU's support for an environmental policy center in the republic of Georgia. Also featured are stories on a new financial lab at IU...
View ArticleRare reward: IU anthropologist's research influences policy in Latin American...
This issue of Perspectives on Policy includes an article on an IU anthropology professor whose research lent support to a recent Belize court decision upholding Maya land rights. Also featured are...
View ArticleIU School of Public and Environmental Affairs seminar to produce policy...
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story about an IU graduate seminar that will produce articles on public policy for Wikipedia. Also included are stories about an economist's call for...
View ArticleMajora Carters story: from urban neglect to eco-opportunity
The October 2010 issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story on an IU lecture by "eco-entrepreneur" Majora Carter. Also included are stories about a new center on health information, a policy...
View ArticleElection 2010: Republicans celebrate this time
This issue of Perspectives in Policy leads off with a story on the 2010 elections, focusing on Indiana races and IU student participation. It also includes stories on the annual IU Business Outlook...
View ArticleAmericans lament nasty politics but think civil campaigns are possible, study...
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features a story about an IPFW professor's study of negative campaigning in the 2010 elections. Also, on the one-year anniversary of the presentation of the Nobel...
View ArticleIU Northwest students research and propose alternative energy resources
This issue of Perspectives on Policy reports on a project-based IU Northwest course on climate change and alternative energy sources. Also featured are a round-up of Martin Luther King Jr. Day...
View ArticleIU students get dirty, make a difference in Gulf restoration project
This issue of Perspectives on Policy tells about IU students who volunteered to help restore oyster beds in Mobile Bay. Also included are stories about a survey of Hoosier attitudes about K-12...
View ArticleIU economists study: NFL Rooney Rule hasnt led to hiring of minority coaches
The March 2011 issue of Perspectives on Policy features an IU economist's study of whether there is racial discrimination in hiring in professional football. Also included are stories about the need...
View ArticleExonerated former death-row inmate to speak at IU Bloomington, IUPUI
This issue of Perspectives on Policy includes an interview with Randy Steidl, an exonerated former death-row inmate who will speak this week at IU Bloomington and IUPUI. It also features articles on a...
View ArticleIUPUI establishes Office of Sustainability, to hire full-time director
The May 2011 issue of Perspectives on Policy highlights the creation of an Office of Sustainability at IUPUI. It also includes articles on a report on the future of the auto manufacturing industry,...
View ArticleEffective leadership produces organizational success, study finds
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features an article about research on the importance of effective leadership in civic associations: specifically, Sierra Club groups. Also included are an...
View ArticleSPEA policy brief examines health-care reform law
This issue of Perspectives on Policy features an IU expert's policy brief on pros and cons of the federal health-care law. It also includes articles about a new Center for Urban Health at IUPUI, an IU...
View ArticleIU Public Policy Institute examines income gap between Indiana, U.S.
This issue of Perspectives on Policy reports on an IU policy brief explaining the per capita income gap between Indiana and the nation. Also featured are an essay by two faculty members on current...
View Article9/11 commissioners to discuss lessons learned this week at IU Auditorium
The 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks is highlighted in this issue of Perspectives on Policy: It includes an article on this Thursday's discussion at IU Bloomington by members of the 9/11...
View ArticleIU Southeast explores issues of social justice in 2011-12 Common Experience
This issue of Perspectives on Policy opens with an article on the 2011-12 Common Experience program at IU Southeast. Also featured are research on the costs and benefits of healthcare reform, a report...
View ArticleIU Business Outlook Panel: Economy will improve but 'not enough to make much...
A report on the Kelley School Business Outlook Panel's forecast for Indiana economy in 2012 leads off this month's IU Perspectives on Policy. Also featured: a lecture by former Secretary of State...
View ArticleIUPUI student exhibit examines material culture of homelessness
An exhibit produced by IUPUI students about the way homeless people express cultural heritage leads off this issue of Perspectives on Policy. Also included: articles on Standard & Poor's...
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