The use of school-based law enforcement officers has increased exponentially over the past quarter-century, but how SBLEs have performed while promoting student safety is a question that has largely gone unanswered, namely because a lack of incidents isn’t a good metric by which to measure performance. The use of SBLEs expanded following the shootings at… Read more »
Research
McGuire proposes racism-conscious framework for health policies in journal Health Affairs
Cydney McGuire, an assistant professor at the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, has proposed a racism-conscious framework that can be used to develop new health policies or redesign existing policies that address racism and advance health equity. In the article “Proposing A Racism-Conscious Approach To Policy Making And Health Care Practices,”… Read more »
O’Neill alumni earn ABFM’s 2023 Best Book in Public Budgeting and Finance Award
A book from a trio of alumni of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs has earned the 2023 Best Book in Public Budgeting and Finance Award from the Association for Budgeting and Financial Management. Temirlan Moldogaziev, an associate professor at the O’Neill School and a 2012 Ph.D. recipient in public management… Read more »
Study shows local government officials prioritize nonprofit capacity over contract costs
Local government officials (LGOs) rate quality and effectiveness of nonprofit services as the most important considerations when awarding grants and contracts to nonprofits, according to the new report Indiana Local Government Officials’ Grant and Contract Considerations released today by Indiana University’s Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Lilly Family School… Read more »
Ortega named Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellow
Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs Assistant Professor Alberto Ortega has been named an Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellow by the Institute for Research on Poverty. The Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship provides exceptional junior scholars from underrepresented racial and ethnic populations with flexible funding over a two-year award period. Ortega’s research focuses on… Read more »
Study: “Safer” PFAS in food packaging still hazardous
Replacement per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which have been heralded as safe for use in food packaging, break down into toxic PFAS that leak into our food and environment, suggests a study published today in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. Due to the known exposure risks of using smaller PFAS molecules such as PFOA and… Read more »
Simon selected by National Academies to examine current state of racial and ethnic health disparities in the U.S.
The National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) has announced that a committee will examine the current state of racial and ethnic healthcare disparities in the U.S. The committee, which includes Distinguished Professor Kosali Simon of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, will help update the National Academies’ 2003 report… Read more »
Study shows collaborations and networking help nonprofits deliver programs
According to a new Indiana University report, more than two-thirds of Indiana nonprofits with any paid staff engage in formal collaborations or informal networks with other organizations. The report, “Indiana Nonprofits: Collaboration – Purposes and Impacts,” was released today by the Indiana University Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs and the Lilly… Read more »
Study shows effectiveness, incentives, and manufacturer critical to acceptance of COVID-19 boosters
COVID-19 vaccinated but un-boosted Americans will respond favorably to targeted inducements, according to research based on a new public opinion survey. The survey, which was administered by Distinguished Professor Kosali Simon of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs along with researchers from Cornell University, was conducted just as the Omicron variant… Read more »
Study finds local governments and nonprofits in Indiana have strong working relationship
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — In 2020, the great majority (85%) of Indiana local government officials (LGOs) reported positive working relationships with local Indiana nonprofits, and almost half (47%) said these relationships were very positive, new research finds. These findings and more are the subject of a new report on Indiana Local Government Officials and Working Relationships… Read more »