Lingering questions about the virus’ origins have sparked debates among scientists and lawmakers, while also fueling concerns about risky biological research. Texas A&M biosecurity expert Dr. Gerald Parker explains. The national discussion about the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to evolve in recent weeks, with the FBI and U.S. Department of Energy both determining that […]
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Students Return to New Programs and Study Spaces after a Year of Online Learning
Students cluster around study tables in the common areas of the Allen Building for the first time since the building underwent renovations in spring of 2020. Hallways echo with clanking heels and clear voices, filling space that during the first eighteen months of the COVID-19 pandemic held only silence.
Bush School Nonprofit Responds to Community Needs in COVID-19 Pandemic
As COVID-19 spread across the country and world, nonprofits faced challenges to their everyday activities. The Bush School’s Center for Nonprofits and Philanthropy produced a survey to assess the needs of nonprofit leaders in the Brazos Valley.
Stuck in Texas, Bush School Fulbright Student Improvises to Complete Romanian Master’s Degree
By Justin Bailey: As Covid-19 swept through the United States and world this spring and summer, wearing masks, limiting group sizes, and social distancing became a “new normal”. For second year Bush School Romanian Fulbright Scholar Olga Bodrug – social distancing means more than just 6 feet – it means 6,000 miles.
Managing a Pandemic at a Less Than Global Scale: Governors Take the Lead
By Justin Bailey: In mid-March, events across the country were cancelled, schools and restaurants were shuttered, and stay-at-home orders were issued. In College Station, Bush School Public Service & Administration Professor Ann Bowman was interested in a deeper question: Could the responses of each of the states be quantified? And if so, what information could be gleaned from steps each governor took?
COVID-19 No Match for the Forces of Global Trade
While COVID-19 has us all keenly aware of global supply chain challenges, a new issue of The Takeaway, COVID-19 No Match for the Forces of Global Trade: It Is Too Early to Declare the End of the Current Era of Globalization, explains the basic reasons why international trade has skyrocketed in recent years and why those […]
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Brazos Valley Nonprofits
The Center for Nonprofits & Philanthropy (CNP) at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University announced its findings on how local Brazos Valley nonprofit organizations are responding to COVID-19. In cooperation with the University of San Diego’s Nonprofits Management Institute, the CNP distributed a survey to nonprofit organizations in the […]
Rapid Relief: Responding to COVID-19 water crisis
This is the second guest feature by Manny Teodoro, professor in the Department of Political Science, originally posted here. The ink is barely dry on the $2 trillion coronavirus response law, but there are rumblings that a another relief bill will be at the top of the agenda when Congress reconvenes later this month. The latest noises out of […]
Bush School Alum Coordinates Nonprofit Response to COVID-19 in New York City
By Justin Bailey At 7 PM on a “normal” night in New York City, it’s easy to get lost in the “hustle and bustle” of America’s largest and most dense metropolitan area. People commute home from work after a long day or catch the subway to see a movie with friends. Esther Larson, a 2006 […]
Bush School Pets Bringing Joy During Social Distancing
By Samantha Gordon Bush School students, faculty, and staff came together last week to share some happiness amidst these difficult times. This came in the form of their pets! With just around forty people joining the call, including Dean Welsh, the first Bush School Pet Show proved a success. The idea stemmed from the Assistant […]