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The world may be more connected than ever before, but that fact hasn’t curbed the growing issue of social isolation, which is impacting the physical and mental health of people in the United States and around the world. Social isolation often develops without a person realizing they’re falling into it, and they discover they’re feeling… Read more »

Marylis Fantoni, a Ph.D. candidate in public affairs at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been selected as an Equity and Inclusion Fellow by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management. Fantoni’s research explores citizen interactions with the government in various settings, including her native country of Brazil. She… Read more »

In the span of less than two weeks, Hurricanes Helene and Milton stacked misery on the state of Florida and along the East Coast with wind, rain, flooding, and storm surges, and recovery efforts from both storms continue to sit at the top of the news. As the frequency and intensity of weather-based natural disasters… Read more »

Alex Skinner, a graduate student pursuing a dual degree in public affairs and environmental science from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been selected for the Sea Grant Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Sea Grant Knauss Fellowship provides a unique educational and professional… Read more »

Luis Navarro, a doctoral student at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 ABFM Michael Curro Student Paper Award by the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management (ABFM) Executive Committee. The Michael Curro Student Paper Award is given to a graduate student who… Read more »

As the U.S. approaches the presidential election, significant questions and concerns have been raised about how the victorious president will exercise his powers and if any effective checks on presidential overreach are in place. In a remarkable exploration of the intricate balance of power, “The Courts and the President” by Charles Wise, a professor emeritus… Read more »

Claudia Avellaneda, an O’Neill professor and Fischer Faculty Fellow at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been awarded a prestigious Jefferson Science Fellowship by the U.S. Department of State. Jefferson Science Fellowships are an innovative model for engaging faculty in the U.S. foreign policy and international development process through a… Read more »

Policy makers, lobbyists, and the courts wage constant battles over regulations in the effort to stem climate change, clean up after environmental disasters, and lower the amount of pollution being released into nature. Those groups gather the headlines, but it’s environmental managers—the boots on the ground who actually implement policies—who are the critical players in… Read more »

Indiana’s most critical isolated wetlands have been stripped of protection for the second time in two years, and the loss of those protections could lead to health hazards for the general public. Appearing on O’Neill Speaks, the official podcast of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Janet Duey Professor of Rural… Read more »

Mitchell Berg, a clinical assistant professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has been invited by the National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) to speak at the Reservation Economic Summit, or RES 2024, March 11-14 in Las Vegas.  Berg, alongside Jessica Burghart from the Prairie Band Potawatomi and… Read more »