Former Bush School of Government and Public Service student Chris Hill conducted research on global democratic erosion that helped land him a job at USAID. He worked as a Scowcroft Institute Fellow and created a database for the findings as a part of his position at the Bush School. Hill earned the Scowcroft summer fellowship […]
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Bush School Researcher a Member of Award-Winning TEES Team
Dr. Arnold Vedlitz is part of a multidisciplinary engineering research team that recently received the Engineering Genesis Award for Multidisciplinary Research. The award was presented during a meeting of the Texas Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) External Advisory Board. Vedlitz holds the Bob Bullock Chair in Government and Public Policy at the Bush School and is […]
Drs. Hannibal & Vedlitz Publish Research on Food Waste and the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
Dr. Bryce Hannibal, ISTPP Assistant Research Scientist, and Dr. Arnold Vedlitz, Director Emeritus and Distinguished ISTPP Research Scholar, published their study on organization food waste in Environmental Science and Policy. Using ISTPP’s nationally representative survey on the water-energy-food nexus, the authors analyze how people’s understanding of nexus connections influences their concern about organizational food waste, and how this […]
Bush School Students See Political Civility in Action
Texas A&M University Bush School of Government and Public Service students Tiffany Easter and Keri Weinman captured a moment of political civility this week in a now-viral Facebook post when US Senator Ted Cruz had a chance meeting with defeated Senate opponent, US Representative Beto O’Rourke, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport. The students were on […]
Bush School Student Awarded the Eppright Outstanding International Student Award
Bush School student Yashwant Prakash Vyas was awarded the Eppright Outstanding International Student Award. The award is presented annually to one international student who excels in academics, leadership, service, and participation in extracurricular activities. Vyas is a Master of Public Service and Administration student at the Bush School and is heavily involved in extracurricular activities […]
Trade and Energy Policy Challenges Facing Congress With US Congressman Bill Flores
On November 7, the day after the midterm elections, US Congressman Bill Flores participated in the Conversations in Public Policy series hosted by the Mosbacher Institute for Trade, Economics, and Public Policy. The evening’s discussion focused on trade and energy policy challenges facing congress and was attended by more than two hundred guests from the […]
Air Force Aid Mike Gould Shares Moving Stories about President Bush
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Mike Gould recollected memories from his time as President George H. W. Bush’s Air Force Aid from 1990 to 1992, telling stories about the down-to-earth nature of the Bushes. Gould spoke to students, faculty, and staff at the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Gould fondly spoke of the time he […]
Bush School Student Wins ExxonMobil Best Poster Presentation at TAMU Energy Conference
Texas A&M Bush School student Michael Migaud received the ExxonMobil Best Poster Presentation award at the Texas A&M Conference on Energy. His presentation was entitled “State Policies and Individual Action: How State Policy Influences Individual Uses and Opinions of Renewable Energy.” A first-year Bush School student in the Master of Public Service and Administration program, […]
Faculty Affiliate Matthew Fuhrmann Named Texas A&M University Presidential Impact Fellows
Dr. Matthew Fuhrmann, a Center for Grand Strategy Faculty Affiliate, was one of 21 Texas A&M scholars named as a 2018 Presidential Impact Fellow by TAMU President Michael K. Young and Provost and Executive Vice President Carol Fierke. Dr. Fuhrmann is a professor in the Department of Political Science at Texas A&M University. Read more […]
The Death of Jamal Khashoggi: What’s Next for Saudi Arabia and US-Saudi Relations?
President Trump’s response to the disappearance-turned-murder of Jamal Khashoggi in the Saudi embassy in Turkey has raised deep concerns among the diplomatic community. Saudi Arabia maintains that the journalist for the Washington Post was killed by “rogue agents,” but questions still swirl about Khashoggi’s murder, and this will serve as the basis for the discussion […]