ISTPP Senior Fellow Jeryl L. Mumpower, Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu and Director Arnold Vedlitz recently published their article, “Predictors of the Perceived Risk of Climate Change and Preferred Resource Levels for Climate Change Management Programs,” in Journal of Risk Research. Using data from ISTPP’s 2013 US National Public Climate Change Survey, the researchers analyze five psychometric […]
Bush School News
Bush Students Attend Global Food Summit in Portugal
Levi Brewer and Nathaniel Haight, both students in the Master of International Affairs program at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, recently traveled to Portugal as part of the Young Ag-education Innovation Cooperation (YAIC) team to attend the Thought for Food Global Summit. The team was led by Juan […]
Dr. Kent Portney – Faculty Spotlight
Kent Portney, professor in the Bush School’s Department of Public Service and Administration (MPSA) and Senior Fellow in the School’s Institute for Science, Technology and Public Policy, earned his PhD in political science from Florida State University and his master’s from the University of Connecticut. Dr. Portney’s areas of expertise and interest include environmental policy, […]
ISTPP Article Explores Public Support for Energy Policies
Director of the Institute, Arnold Vedlitz, ISTPP Fellow James W. Stoutenborough, and Associate Research Scientist Xinsheng Liu have published their article, “The Influence of Specific Risk Perceptions on Public Policy Support: An Examination of Energy Policy,” in The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. The authors examine the role of risk perceptions […]
Bush School Students Make Presentations at the American Bar Association
Ten students from the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, along with five students from the University’s Mays Business School and Department of Economics, were guests of the American Bar Association (ABA) at the ABA Section of Taxation Midyear Meetings held January 29-31 in Houston. The students participated in the […]
Responding to Global Humanitarian Crises: Challenges and Opportunities
On Tuesday, February 3, the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, featured Mr. Neal Keny-Guyer, CEO of Mercy Corps, at the Institute’s 2015 Bank of America Program on Volunteerism. Under Mr. Keny-Guyer’s leadership, Mercy Corps has emerged as a leading international humanitarian and development […]
Shifrinson Speaks to High School Students at the Bush Presidential Library
On January 13 and 14, Dr. Joshua Shifrinson, an assistant professor in the Department of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, took part in the Bush Library’s High School Days Program, speaking to students from Bryan and A&M Consolidated high schools. The title of his talk was […]
In Memoriam – Robert H. (Bob) Allen
Robert H. (Bob) Allen Robert H. Allen, distinguished community-minded businessman and long-time supporter of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, passed away on January 10, 2015. After graduating from Texas A&M in 1950, Allen led a successful business career serving as CFO and later CEO, director, and chairman of […]
Layne Elected to International Studies Association Leadership Position
Christopher Layne, University Distinguished Professor of International Affairs and Robert M. Gates Chair in National Security, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University, has been elected to the Governing Council of the International Studies Association’s (ISA) International Security Studies Section. Professor Layne begins his three-year term in February during the […]
Cortes Wins Prestigious Musgrave Prize
Dr. Kalena Cortes, an assistant professor in the Department of Public Service and Administration at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, has won the 2014 Richard A. Musgrave Prize for her paper “Ranking Up by Moving Out: The Effect of the Texas Top 10% Plan on Property Values.” The […]
