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Last week, NC State's Public Admin Dept. hosted a field trip to the NC General Assembly. Students from the MIS, MPA, and Political Science programs toured the General Assembly, met key staff, learned about various roles, and spoke with Senator Woodard. Inspiring future leaders!

PhD student Yinman Zhong's research poster presentation, "What Makes a Difference: Factors Influencing Community Benefit Provisions in Nonprofit Hospitals," won 3rd in the 2024 NC State Graduate Research Symposium's social science division! Congrats Yinman!

Today at the SPIA PhD Colloquium event Dr. Moore presented "Advancing Social Equity: The Administrative Burden of Police Complaints"

Today at our Colloquium Event, "Explore the Art and Science of Client-Based Projects" with Dr. Nowell and Dr. Kim. Where we heard about the impact of client-driven research funding, featuring two projects where talented PhD students played a pivotal role.

Congratulations to @PaigeLaineMoore for successfully defending her dissertation today! @NCStateSPIA

Exploring The M. Scott Project's research journey at SPIA Colloquium today! 🌐 Dr. Amanda Stewart & PhD students Ryne Jones, Yinman Zhong share insights on project creation, traction strategies, and offer sneak peeks into their groundbreaking findings.

🎉 Congratulations to PhD student Cody Taylor on being selected for the Student Activities Committee (SAC) at APPAM! The competition was tough with 30 nominations.He is ready for a year of impactful collaboration with fellow committee members! 🤝 #APPAM

In "Other People's Money," Dr. Jeff Diebold & Cody Taylor find that more political appointees on state pension boards correlate with higher fees. Contrary to expectations, investment banks often lag behind low-cost index funds. Presented at colloquium series & APPAM Conference.

❓Environmental governance: Staying the same but in different ways? Check out our latest blog post by @csgalik ⬇️ #EmissionTradingSystem #CleanAirAct #AirPollution #EnvironmentalPolicy policyandpoliticsblog.com/2023/06/21/env…

While exempted from an in-depth review, the EPA will still require safety data for gene-edited crops. GES Co-director Jennifer Kuzma (@jenniferkuzma0) says this strikes a reasonable balance—clarifying regulatory requirements & providing valuable oversight. science.org/content/articl…

For Andrew Bates (@AndrewBatesNC), timing and opportunity almost led him to drop out of NC State in pursuit of his career. Instead, he earned his @NCStateCHASS degree and still landed his dream job at the @WhiteHouse. 👏 ncst.at/uZqS50OHo2P

NCGrowth analyst Cody Taylor, a two-time @appstate grad (B.S. in Political Science and Master of Public Administration) and @NCState Ph.D. student, was one of three authors of a strategic plan for the @UNC_System to increase utilization of historically underutilized businesses.

Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, a military commander and alumnus of @NCStateCHASS, will deliver the 2023 commencement address on Saturday, May 6 at PNC Arena. ncst.at/TXnJ50NJuLV #NCState23

Public Administration PhD student @SamanAfshan presented her work on public pension funding and term limits today at the @PublicWssa conference!

.@Kathy_Colville, @ncstate public administration Ph.D. candidate and President/CEO of the @NCIOM, tells the N&O that "Our state is falling woefully short of our goals for children’s mental health and well-being." Read more here & in NC 2023 Child Health Report Card from @ncchild:

On March 20, Mass. Gov. Charlie Baker and his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish, discussed the importance of bridging political divides in public service during an event hosted by IEI and @NCStateSPIA. Read more and watch recordings of both sessions: ow.ly/WE0b50NsNHN

Join us today for the Annual American Ideals Lecture with speaker Derek Thompson (@DKThomp).

Congratulations to our Group 4 winning team! Earlier this month #MPA students from 10 different universities convened at NC State University to compete and test their community planning and collaboration skills at the 2023 @NASPAA Wildfire Student Simulation Competition.

We're excited to see @PaigeLaineMoore joining the @spodaspa board!

Join former Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) and his former chief of staff, Steve Kadish (D) for a discussion on bridging political divides to serve the public while renewing people’s faith in public service. Learn more & register: go.ncsu.edu/resultsevent @NCStateSPIA