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As the nation swelters through the hottest part of the summer, energy insecurity continues to be a growing problem, one that leads to myriad health problems, especially for those struggling to pay their bills. Lynton K. Caldwell Professor David Konisky of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, who also is co-director… Read more »

Government plays a huge role in people’s daily lives, managing everything from utilities to roads to local parks. But should elected officials and government staff use taxpayer dollars to support the arts? A new book from Professor Michael Rushton at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs asks whether there is a… Read more »

The Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs will have a major presence at the Public Management Research Conference 2023 held at Utrecht University in Utrecht, Netherlands June 27-30. PMRC is the foremost gathering of public management experts in the world, and the O’Neill School is one of the key sponsors of the… Read more »

Nature-based climate solutions are going to play a major role in combating climate change, and public and private efforts to plant trees to help scrub the atmosphere of carbon are popular. However, the location of such efforts—not just the fact they exist—might ultimately determine what kind of impact the programs will have on the issue…. Read more »

Indiana’s nonprofits protected more jobs than for-profit firms during the 2020 COVID-19 recession but trailed on payroll. The arrival of COVID-19 in early 2020 and the subsequent rapid spread of serious infections and deaths directly impacted Indiana health care institutions faced with a sudden avalanche of highly contagious, serious illnesses and deaths. Closely related efforts… Read more »

The recent raid and arrest of a trio of leaders from the Atlanta Solidarity Fund is about a lot more than just one individual charity and is part of a larger pattern being observed in states across the country according to a researcher from the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Appearing… Read more »

For more than a year, Ukraine has been defending itself from the invading Russian army, and the world has been watching to see what happens next. The outcome of the war is in doubt, but Bob Kravchuk, a professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and a world-renowned expert in… Read more »

The Integrated Program for the Environment, which is administered by the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, the School of Public Health, and College of Arts and Sciences , recently awarded grants to 15 students ranging from freshman to Ph.D. candidates that will fund research projects focused on the environment and sustainability…. Read more »

The Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs honored retiring faculty during a recent ceremony at the Indiana Memorial Union. Professor Bob Kravchuk, Clinical Associate Professor Mark Levin, Senior Lecturer Mark Norrell, Clinical Associate Professor Shawn Novak, Clinical Associate Professor John Rupp, and Professor Kurt Zorn all were honored during the ceremony. “Our… Read more »

Replacing traditional combustion engine vehicles with electric vehicles is seen as a critical component of transitioning away from a fossil fuel-based economy, but recent proposals for adoption will be difficult if not impossible to reach unless price barriers are lowered for consumers. During an episode of the O’Neill Speaks podcast, the official podcast of the… Read more »