Randall Lewis Policy Fellows Concluding Event An end-of-program celebration and showcase featuring the students involved in the Randall Lewis Policy Fellowship. The policy work the students have been conducting during their placements with San Bernardino and Riverside County agencies will be presented to attendees. View the photo…

Surviving Solitary: Living & Working in U.S. Restricted Housing Units by Dr. Danielle Rudes, Professor of Criminal Justice & Criminology - Sam Houston State University   ABOUT THE SEMINAR: On any given day, an estimated 60,000–80,000 people are housed in restricted housing units (RHUs) across the United States.…

School of Public Policy Career Fair At this event, UCR students and alumni networked with representatives from government, nonprofits, and public service agencies to explore a wide range of public sector career paths.  Attendees were also joined by two special guests: California Secretary of Government Operations Nick Maduros…

Provost's Lecture: What If Everything We Know About Gun Violence Is Wrong? by Dr. Jens Ludwig, Edwin A. and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor - University of Chicago   ABOUT THE SEMINAR: Drawing on decades of research and immersive fieldwork in Chicago, University of Chicago behavioral economist Jens Ludwig…

Habitat Restoration - Highlander Day of ServiceSunday, February 22ndMary Vagle Nature Center Join the UCR School of Public Policy and the Rivers & Lands Conservancy team for a habitat restoration project!View the photo album here

Managing Water and Land Use Transitions in the San Joaquin Valleyby Dr. Bradley Franklin, Research Fellow, Water Policy Center - Public Policy Institute of CaliforniaWednesday, January 21st | CHASS INTN 4023 ABOUT THE SEMINAR: California’s San Joaquin Valley—the nation’s most productive agricultural region—contains roughly 4.…

The first installment of the UCR School of Public Policy's ten-year anniversary quarterly series of events—Creating a Thriving, Prosperous, and Abundant World: What Does That Mean and How Do We Achieve It?Special guest speakers who will be part of this event's panel include:Christopher Elmendorf, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor…

ABOUT THE SEMINAR: Despite the well-known health consequences of lead exposure, an estimated 9.2 million lead service lines still deliver drinking water to homes throughout the US. Disadvantaged communities are disproportionately exposed to lead service lines, contributing to health and human capital disparities. This paper…

ABOUT THE SEMINAR: Increasing water scarcity in the American West is driving interest in reallocating more water from agriculture, where roughly 80% of water is consumed, to serve growing urban populations. However, agricultural irrigators often hesitate to sell water due to concerns over physical and pecuniary impacts in their…

Left in the Dust? Pecuniary and Environmental Externalities in Water Marketsby Dr. Eric Edwards, University of California, DavisWednesday, October 29th | CHASS INTS 4146About the Seminar:The use of markets to reallocate water in arid regions has elicited political criticism for reducing agricultural output and causing negative…