Bush School of Government & Public Service professor and Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy (CNP) Faculty Fellow, Dr. Ellie Qu recently began her appointment as the co-editor of the Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (JBPA). The Journal of Behavioral Public Administration (JBPA) is a peer-reviewed, interdisciplinary open access journal that focuses on behavioral and experimental […]
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First student enrolled in the Bush School’s newest undergrad program shares thoughts
Camila Vivanco Reynaud is seeking an undergraduate degree in Public Service and Administration. The program welcomed students with an intro course in the fall and fully launched at the start of this semester. The Bush School of Government and Public Service has launched a new set of degrees for undergraduate students looking for a career […]
Bush School adds degrees for undergrads looking to enter public service
New Public Service and Administration B.A. and B.S. prepare students for impactful careers in government and nonprofit work Undergraduates looking for a career in public service have a new path into the field: a degree in Public Service and Administration from The Bush School of Government and Public Service. The new offering, added at the beginning […]
An Independent “Bioresponsibility” Agency for Safe and Secure Life Sciences Research
The Biosecurity and Pandemic Policy Center at Texas A&M University published a January 2025 white paper recommending the creation of an independent federal agency to oversee the safety and security of pathogen research conducted in the United States or funded by the U.S. government. The paper argues for taking a comprehensive and collaborative approach that […]
Texas A&M pandemic research cited in president’s economic report
Laura Dague, Ph.D., of the Bush School and Benjamin Ukert, Ph.D., of the School of Public Health studied the surge in Medicaid cases following the 2020 emergence of COVID-19 One of the nation’s most important economic documents is citing the work of two Texas A&M University public-policy researchers. The 2025 Economic Report of the President references […]
Public invited to on-campus talk by secretary of state for Poland, a key ally of Ukraine
Polish Secretary of State Wɫadysɫaw Bartoszewski
An isolationist Trump administration? Probably not, according to Bush School researchers
John Schuessler, Ph.D., and Jasen Castillo, Ph.D., along with RAND colleague Miranda Priebe, Ph.D., draw on recent findings to conclude the incoming administration will probably hew closer to the longstanding U.S. foreign-policy consensus than is commonly believed How much will President-elect Donald Trump’s administration pull back from involvement in Ukraine, the Middle East, East Asia […]
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 […]
Dr. Rotem Dvir Publishes in Policy Science Journal
Dr. Rotem Dvir, Assistant Research Scientist at ISTPP, published study, “Nudging citizens Co-production: Assessing multiple behavioral strategies,” in Policy Science. The study focuses on assessing the effectiveness of using behavioral nudges to motivate a higher degree of citizen coproduction: participation in government-led programs. Using a multi-step experimental design, the study compares three common behavioral strategies and assesses […]
Grand Strategy Non-Resident Fellow, Andrew Byers Published in Survival
Andrew Byers, a Non-Resident Fellow with the Albritton Center for Grand Strategy, has a recently published article titled “Can the US and China Forge a Cold Peace?” in the journal Survival. Article Abstract: Mainstream assessments of the US–China relationship are undergoing profound changes. Whereas many assessments once suggested that Chinese economic liberalisation and increased bilateral trade […]
