The Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, we’ll be active in a number of ways at the 2022 NASPAA Annual Conference Oct. 19-21 in Chicago. We’re proud to be a part of NASPAA and have built our foundation on collaboration with our partners. We can’t… Read more »

Alessandra Cincinelli, a renowned researcher in analytic chemistry in at the University of Florence in Italy, has been named the inaugural winner of the Ron Hites Prize in Environmental Science by the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. The Hites Prize was established in 2021 in honor of Distinguished Professor Emeritus Ron… Read more »

Terry Amsler, an adjunct lecturer at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been appointed a member of the Cornerstones of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration Commission by the American Bar Association. The Cornerstones of Democracy initiative was created to promote and help restore confidence in democratic institutions, the judicial system,… Read more »

Many Indiana nonprofits found it challenging to provide adequate staff compensation and recruit and retain qualified volunteers and board members even before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Indiana University report finds. More than half (54%) of Indiana nonprofits with paid staff said adequately compensating staff was challenging, including a quarter (26%) who… Read more »

Today, a diverse group of leading ecosystem scientists and policy experts are releasing a comprehensive report describing “The science needed for robust, scalable, and credible nature-based climate solutions for the United States.”  Nature-based climate solutions like reforestation, climate-smart agriculture, and wetland restoration harness natural processes to reduce greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere and slow… Read more »

Jayma Meyer, a visiting clinical professor and a member of the first graduating class from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been honored with the Distinguished Alumni Service Award from Indiana University. The award recognizes outstanding alumni who are leaders in their chosen fields who make significant contributions benefitting their… Read more »

David Konisky, the Lynton K. Caldwell professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been named the recipient of the World Citizen Prize in Environmental Performance Award from the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. The honor recognizes research that assesses pathways to achieve measurable but as-yet unrealized gains… Read more »

Religious congregations will play a critical role in relief efforts as the frequency and severity of natural disasters increase due to climate change, but the location of those congregations—and the ages of the people involved—will impact the kind of help they provide. A new study from researchers at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public… Read more »

Thousands of American volunteers have launched their own organizations to combat the challenges of international development, but until recently, little has been studied about how these entities operate. A collaboration between researchers at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the University at Albany fills that void. The Grassroots Aid Survey,… Read more »

The United States government has set an ambitious national goal of reaching 50 percent penetration of plug-in electric vehicles by 2030, but a new study from researchers at Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs shows that the U.S. is unlikely to meet this goal unless electric vehicles become more affordable… Read more »