When South Bend native Olivia Portolese was just a kid at summer camp, she dreamed of one day becoming a doctor. Like all good campers, she knew what she’d have to do first: be prepared. Before arriving on IU’s campus as a pre-med student, Portolese carefully mapped out her college plan. “I already had my… Read more »
Month: February 2022
New AEI-Brookings consensus report co-authored by O’Neill professor Kosali Simon urges Congress to rebalance federal spending toward children
WASHINGTON, DC – A new bipartisan consensus report on the challenges and opportunities facing children in America, “Rebalancing: Children First,” was released today by the AEI-Brookings Working Group on Childhood in the United States. This report was more than three years in the making. It lays out actionable, budget-neutral policies for a wide range of… Read more »
New podcast focuses on the human side of energy issues: energy justice, social equity, and racism
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – When we think about energy, we tend to think of technologies, like wind turbines, pipelines, or cars. But underlying all technologies are people, and the human dimensions of energy are fraught with inequities. These are the subjects of a new podcast, Just Energy, developed by O’Neill School Professor Sanya Carley. Carley, an… Read more »