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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."

Water Resources

Water is a key natural resource across the globe. Water is essential for personal, agricultural, and community sustainability. Nebraska sits atop the Ogallala/High Plains Aquifer and ranks 10th in states for the number of miles of rivers and streams. However, personal, commercial, and agricultural demands have put a strain on Nebraska 's water resources, a situation similar in many jurisdictions in the nation and across the globe. The Public Policy Center has worked in local communities to address water quality issues, sponsored community discussions about state water policy, and examining how agricultural producers make decisions about their irrigation needs.
Water Resources Projects
Water Resources Publications

Challenges of Collaborative Water-Related Decision Making. Michaels, Sarah with Herpel, Rachael and Swainson, Becky. February 2010. Briefing Note #2. This is the second in a series of briefing notes prepared under the Canadian Water Network project Governance for Source Water Protection in Canada.

MREP Civic Engagement Meetings for Public Scoping Final Report. (2009 Fall).

MREP Civic Engagement Meetings for Public Scoping Final Report-Revised (2010 Summer).

Abdel-Monem, T. & Tomkins, A.J. (2006). Your Water: A Citizen Deliberation. PDF File

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