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ISTPP News

Hannibal Publishes on Board Networks and Grant Making in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly

ISTPP researcher Dr. Bryce Hannibal recently coauthored a paper with Dr. Laurie Paarlberg of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and Dr. Jasmine McGinnis Johnson of George Washington University on the influence of board network connections on grant making in public foundations. [READ MORE]

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ISTPP’s Kang Publishes on Land Development Competition in Economic Development Quarterly

ISTPP researcher Dr. Ki-Eun Kang recently published a paper with Dr. George Homsy of the Department of Public Administration at Binghamton University, State University of New York on regional competition and land development in Economic Development Quarterly. [READ MORE]

Dr. Xinsheng Liu Presented Research at Southern Political Science Association Conference

Dr. Xinsheng Liu, Research Scientist at the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy (ISTPP), presented a paper entitled “Local Air Pollution and Political Trust in China” at the 2020 Annual Conference of the Southern Political Science Association in San Juan, Puerto Rico, January 9-11, 2020. [READ MORE]

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ISTPP’s Hannibal and Portney Publish on Water-Energy-Food Nexus in Environmental Science and Policy

Dr. Kent Portney and Dr. Bryce Hannibal published a paper with ISTPP Fellows Dr. Bassel Daher, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering at Texas A&M University, and Dr. Rabi Mohtar of American University in Beirut on communication levels between water-energy-food nexus researchers and stakeholders within the Greater San Antonio Area. [READ MORE]

Bush School Student Presents Space Policy Research at NASA Conference

Michael Migaud, a second-year Master of Public Service and Administration student and graduate assistant researcher in the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy, presented his research on policy tools used to combat space debris at the NASA’s First International Orbital Debris Conference. [READ MORE]

ISTPP Welcomes New Research Fellows

ISTPP has named five members to its Fellows program—Dr. Bassel Daher, Dr. Mathew Kurian, Dr. Sara Meerow, Dr. Ren Mu, and Dr. Youlang Zhang. [READ MORE]

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ISTPP’s Dr. Liu visited universities in China, attended international conferences, and conducted field research in Inner Mongolia

During the summer of 2019, Dr. Xinsheng Liu visited several universities in China, including Peking University, Inner Mongolia University, and Sun Yat-Sen University. [READ MORE]

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Hannibal Publishes on Public Foundation Grants in Communities of Colour

ISTPP’s Bryce Hannibal coauthored a paper titled “Race and the Public Foundation Grants Marketplace: The Differential Effect of Network Status in Communities of Colour” published in Public Management Review. [READ MORE]

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