Edward You, former Working Group member of the White House National Security Council Policy Coordinating Committee on Countering Biological Threats, accepted the invitation to become a Senior Fellow for the Scowcroft Institute of International Affairs at the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University. The Scowcroft Institute Director, Andrew Natsios, invited […]
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Kimberly Field, CGS Executive Director, Interviewed on Local News
Prof. Kimberly Field, CGS Executive Director, was recently interviewed by the local news station KBTX. Watch the discussion about Iranian military general’s death on January 6 and the conversation about the Afghanistan Papers on December 16 online.
Student Feature: Romanian Fulbright Scholar Olga Bodrug Reflects on First Semester at the Bush School
By Olga BodrugOriginally from Moldova, Olga Bodrug earned an undergraduate degree in Romania before coming to the Bush School where she studies International Affairs. I feel honored I had the chance to spend the last semester of the decade in the United States. I am very grateful to the Fulbright Program and the Institute of […]
Will Retiring Coal-Fired Power Plants Lead to More Volatile Electricity Prices?
Low natural gas prices and environmental regulations have led many US utilities to retire their coal-fired power plants and build new natural gas generators. But, because coal prices tend to be more stable than natural gas prices, some worry that this trend will lead to more volatile electricity prices. Dr. Anastasia Shcherbakova, an applied economist […]
How US Imports from China Hurt both US and Mexican Workers
China’s growth over the past decades has profoundly influenced global trade. Several recent studies document how US imports from China adversely affect US workers. These studies suggest that Chinese imports are associated with lower wages and employment. What has been less appreciated, however, is that US imports from China also adversely affect Mexican workers. This […]
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 at the Texas A&M Bush School of Government and Public Service, presented his research on policy tools used to combat space debris at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s First International […]
Bush School Graduates Record Number of Executive Master of Public Service and Administration Students
Twenty-two Bush School executive students received their Master of Public Service and Administration degree from Texas A&M’s Bush School of Government and Public Service. Some ninety-three students are in the Executive Master of Public Service and Administration (EMPSA) program, which began in 2016. The graduates of the EMPSA hail from a broad range of professions, […]
Honoring President Bush’s Legacy
By Caitlin Clark, Texas A&M Marketing Communications Interested in paying their respects and learning more about the life of the 41st president, visitors continued to visit the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum in the year since he was laid to rest on the Texas A&M University campus. There’s been an increase in people […]
A Profile in Public Service: Kathryn Kaufman Named Bush School Outstanding Alum
Public Service has been the theme of the career of 2007 Bush School graduate Kathryn Kaufman, who was honored with the Bush School’s 2019 Outstanding Alumni award. In only twelve years since graduating with a Master of International Affairs, she’s had career highlights ranging from representing the United States at the G7 Summit, to bringing […]
Recapping The 5th Annual Texas Women, Peace, and Security Symposium
The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Symposium provides a timely opportunity to address the challenges and opportunities of the WPS agenda by discussing them in a bi-partisan environment, developing connections between Texas, regional, and national stakeholders. This symposium was held on November 15, 2019, at the Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M […]