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May 22, 2013NU | UNL | UNMC | UNO | UNK | IANR 

News and Events

PPC Graduate Student Appointed to Fellowship Program

Joseph Hamm, a Public Policy Center Graduate research assistant and doctoral student in psychology and law, was one of eight UNL students to be appointed to the Center for Great Plains Studies 2013 Graduate Fellows Program.

According to the press release the program "provides a place for select graduate students to work, meet, obtain support, learn from fellow students, engage with Center faculty and staff, benefit from the center's resources and progress in their studies."

Disaster Behavioral Health Conference

The Great Plains Disaster Behavioral Health Conference focuses on issues related to disaster, including: resiliency, ethical issues, PTSD, and children’s response to disaster. Confirmed speakers for 2013 include Dr. George Bonnano (resilience scholar); Dr. Robin Gurwitch (Children’s mental health expert); and Dr. Chalmers Clark (ethics scholar). This conference is geared toward Behavioral Health Professionals, Public Health Officials, Clergy, Emergency Managers, First Responders, and Security Professionals with responsibilities or interest in disaster preparedness, response or recovery. More information will be posted soon.

The save the date flyer can be found here found here.

PPC Drug Court Evaluation Mentioned in the State of the Judiciary

The Public Policy Center's three-year statewide evaluation of Nebraska's drug courts was noted by Chief Justice Michael Heavican during his 2013 State of the Judiciary address. The evaluation found, among a number of issues, that Nebraska drug courts match or exceed national drug court participant graduation rates and have lower rates of recidivism.

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The Nebraska Youth Suicide Prevention Partnership is working to decrease the suicide rate among young people in Nebraska. For more information about this project or helpful tools and resources, please visit: http://youthsuicideprevention.nebraska.edu/ (If you need immediate help, call 1-800-273-TALK)

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Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT)

This five-year, $3.1 million grant from the National Science Foundation funds a multidisciplinary graduate program focused on resilience and adaptive governance in stressed watersheds. This collaborative program integrates scientific, social, economic and legal aspects of managing complex water issues. The Public Policy Center works on applicable policy and social science issues.

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The Public Policy Center is a leader in utilizing university resources to research important questions and bring about real world solutions. The Center is poised to assist you with policy-oriented research, consulting, data collection (e.g., interviews, focus groups, surveys) and analysis, program evaluation and management, as well as strategic planning and facilitation.

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