By: Shelby Steuart What does Godzilla have to do with predicting how close we are to nuclear war? According to Dr. Jeff Berejikian, who recently presented on this topic at
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May 2019
Analyzing the effect of Obama’s judicial appointments
By: Shelby Steuart Over the course of his presidency, Obama appointed 55 appellate judges, 35 of whom were women and/or people of color, making the US Court of Appeals the
May 2019
Government contracting may decrease employee diversity
By: Shelby Steuart A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia revealed that when governments contract work out to private companies, fewer African-American, Hispanic, and female employees are
May 2019
Immigration, Empathy and the Decline of Social Cohesion in Germany
By: Shelby Steuart The idea that welfare benefits should be restricted to “native citizens” is one that has gained popularity within the political right, both in the United States and
May 2019
Public performance budgeting in juvenile justice agencies
In her new book, Dr. Katherine Willoughby discusses ways in which public performance budgeting improves government function through survey and case study analyses of state juvenile justice agencies. Willoughby collaborated
May 2019
Would you rather get $50 today or $100 next year?
By: Shelby Steuart New findings from SPIA Professor W. David Bradford elaborate on a well-known economic principle. Time discounting, when a person cares less about a future consequence than a
Apr 2019
SPIA’s marketing and communications director among 40 under 40
By: Shelby Steuart Caroline Paris Paczkowski, SPIA’s marketing and communications director, was recently named one of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Georgia’s inaugural 40 under 40. Born to
Apr 2019
SPIA undergrads get a voice in research
By: Shelby Steuart “If we value the idea of peace, we have to fully incorporate women in both the public and private sphere,” concluded Charlotte Partrick, a senior majoring in
Apr 2019
Improving access to Opioid Use Disorder medication
By: Shelby Steuart The Opioid Epidemic is the deadliest drug overdose crisis in United States history, claiming almost 800,000 lives since 1999. As the epidemic expanded to include every American
Feb 2019
Are companies paying doctors to prescribe opioids?
By: Shelby Steuart Financial incentives provided by pharmaceutical companies may be changing the way doctors prescribe opioids. As SPIA Professor David Bradford’s article in Addiction shows, there is a high correlation
