On Nov. 15, the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service hosted a Facebook LIVE event discussing President George H.W. Bush and his environmental accomplishments while serving as President of the United States. The conversation featured Joel D. Scheraga, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Climate Adaptation of […]
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ISTPP To Host Facebook LIVE Event with EPA Senior Advisor
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) will host a Facebook LIVE event on Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022 titled, “George H.W. Bush and the Environment.” The virtual event will take place at 12:20 p.m. CT on the Bush School’s Facebook page, Facebook.com/BushSchool. The conversation will feature Joel D. Scheraga, Ph.D., Senior Advisor for Climate […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Research Fellows
The Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service has named four new researchers to its fellows program – Dr. Nehemia Geva, Dr. İnci Güneralp, Dr. Mendoza-Sanchez, and Dr. Debalina Sengupta. Dr. Nehemia Geva is an associate professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. His research interests are in the areas of foreign policy […]
ISTPP Research Team to Publish Paper on Risk Perceptions about Hazardous Weather Events
Dr. Rotem Dvir, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) assistant research scientist, has recently published a paper co-authored with Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Director of the ISTPP and Dr. Ali Mostafavi, ISTPP Fellow and director of the Urban Resilience AI Lab, in the International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (IJDRR). In their article, Far from Home: Infrastructure, Access to Essential Services, […]
ISTPP Research Fellows Publish Paper on Public Participation and the Regulation of Gene Drive
Dr. William West, Dr. Raul Medina, and Dr. Leah Buchman, all ISTPP Research Fellows at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, have recently published a paper based on a project funded by USDA-NIFA in Science and Public Policy. In their article, “Public Deliberation and the Regulation of Gene Drive in the USA,” they examine […]
ISTPP Research Cited In CNN Article
A recent article on CNN.com titled “China endures summer of extreme weather as record rainfall and scorching heat wave cause havoc” has cited 2019 research completed by members of the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP). The CNN article looks at the summer heat wave scorching China currently and cited the ISTPP research […]
ISTPP’s Dr. Kang Publishes Paper in Journal of American Planning Association
Dr. Ki Eun Kang, Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Postdoctoral Research Associate, has recently published a co-authored paper with Dr. George Homsy, Director of Environmental Studies; Associate Professor at Binghamton University, State University of New York, in the Journal of American Planning Association (JAPA). In their article, “Zoning Incentives: Exploring a Market-Based Land Use Planning Tool,” […]
Dr. Dvir Presents Research at Annual Public Management Research Conference
Dr. Rotem Dvir, assistant research scientist with the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, presented a research paper in the Methods Innovation in Public Administration and Management workshop at the annual Public Management Research Conference that took place from May 25-28, 2022 in Phoenix, Arizona. The researchers use […]
Dr. Sungdae Lim Joins ISTPP Fellows Program
Dr. Sungdae Lim, Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Sam Houston State University, has been named to the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Fellows program at the Bush School of Government & Public Service. The ISTPP Fellows program recognizes individuals who have made a significant contribution to the development of the […]
Dr. Vedlitz Named Top 1,000 Scientists in the World by Research.com
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Professor, Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy, and Director and Distinguished Research Scholar in the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy at the Bush School of Government & Public Service, has been named a Top 1,000 Scientists in the area of Law and Political science by Research.com. Dr. Vedlitz […]
