Fizza Fareed, holding the award plaque is pictured with, left to right, Dr. Vedlitz, Director of the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy and Ms. Fareed’s nominators – Assistant Professor Robichau and Professor Cheong, faculty in the Department of Public Service and Administration. Fizza Fareed, who graduated from the Bush School of Government and […]
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Collaboration of ISTPP Director Vedlitz and Institute Research Fellows Publish Award Winning Article in International Journal of Public Administration
“Socially Equitable Public Service Provision: Towards Inclusive Coproduction of Public Infrastructure,” published in the International Journal of Public Administration, has received the journal’s 2026 Best Article Award. The award was presented at the ASPA Annual Conference in Hollywood, California, held March 20–24, 2026. The award committee’s decision was unanimous, recognizing the article’s significant contribution to […]
ISTPP Director Vedlitz Part of Interdisciplinary Team that Publishes Article in Science
Researchers from Texas A&M University, including Arnold Vedlitz, Director andDistinguished Research Scholar at the Institute for Science, Technology and PublicPolicy (ISTPP), have published a paper in Science reporting on a breakthrough findingthat identifies an atmospheric chemical process by which new ultra-fine organicparticles continue to form in the atmosphere during heat waves. The extreme heatduring heat […]
Indirect Experiences and Storm Risk Perceptions: Case Study–Texas
Researchers from the Institute for a Disaster Resilient Texas (IDRT) and the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy (ISTPP) Published an Article in Science of the Total Environment “Indirect experiences and storm risk perceptions: Case study–Texas, United States,” a recent study by a team of co-authors from two top research institutes, explores how Texas residents […]
Dr. Bassel Daher Publishes New Research in Nature Sustainability
Dr. Bassel Daher, Assistant Director for Sustainable Development at the Texas A&M Energy Institute and a Research Fellow with the Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy, Publishes in Nature Sustainability Dr. Baher’s new Worldview article in Nature Sustainability, Simplexifying Sustainability, highlights that tackling today’s complex sustainability issues needs more than bigger data and better models—it requires “simplexity,” transforming complexity into clear, actionable steps. Daher warns […]
ISTPP Welcomes New Research Fellow Dr. Penny Riggs
Dr. Riggs recently spent time in the Institute for Science Technology and Public Policy as a scholar in residence during her sabbatical. She quickly integrated into our team and became an invaluable part of the work that we do. We continue to work together on projects and proposals after her return to her on campus department. Dr. Riggs is an associate […]
Bush School ISTPP and Sociology Faculty Present at International Sociology of Sport Congress
Professor Pat Rubio Goldsmith (TAMU Department of Sociology) and Carol L. Goldsmith (Bush School Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy) presented their research at the International Sociology of Sport Association 2025 World Congress. Their research, “Is Baseball a ‘Rich’ Kid Sport or a ‘White’ Kid Sport? Race, Class, and High School Athletic Performance in […]
Drs. Liu, Hannibal, and Vedlitz Publish in Policy Study Journal
Dr. Xinsheng Liu (ISTPP Senior Research Scholar and Research Scientist), Dr. Bryce Hannibal (ISTPP Research Fellow), and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz (ISTPP Director and Distinguished Research Scholar) have published a study in the Policy Studies Journal titled “Bureaucratic Access in National Policy Agenda Setting Process: Participation, Dispersion, and Centrality.” In this study, the authors build on past research […]
Bush School creating outreach model as part of $4 million flood-mitigation effort
The Central Texas project, led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research, will be supported by the Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, which is part of The Bush School of Government and Public Service Floods have bedeviled communities in and around Coryell County for decades. A $4 million, 30-month project led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research aims to […]
Study Based on Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy Institute Research Project Published in Public Performance and Management Review
In their study, “What Affects Citizens’ Perception of Public Infrastructure Decision-Making in a Disaster Setting?”, Drs. Jeonghwa Yang (SUNY at Geneseo), Hyunseok Hwang (ISTPP Research Fellow), and Arnold Vedlitz (ISTPP Director), explore factors that influence citizens’ views on public-private partnerships (PPPs) in Texas. Using original data from a Texas, the study results indicate that risk awareness […]
