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Center for Policy Research
faculty experts on a range of disciplines
graduate students conducting research to address pressing issues
research areas connect faculty across departments and disciplines
Featured Event
36th Annual Herbert Lourie Memorial Lecture on Health Policy
September 11, 2024, 4 p.m.-5:30 p.m. EDT | Eggers Hall, 220
Featured Research
Institutional fit and policy design in water governance: Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts
Tomás Olivier, Sechindra Vallury
"Institutional fit and policy design in water governance: Nebraska's Natural Resources Districts," co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate, Tomás Olivier was published in Policy Studies Journal.
August 2024
Fiscal Implications of Disasters and the Managed Retreat Thereafter: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy
Qing Miao, Wei Guo, Yilin Hou, Meri Davlasheridze
“Fiscal Implications of Disasters and the Managed Retreat Thereafter: Evidence from Hurricane Sandy,” co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate, Yilin Hou was published in Natural Hazards Review.
July 2024
Siobhan O'Keefe, Rick Welsh, Mercy Oppong, Ryan Fitzgerald, David Conner, Michelle Tynan, Nichole Price, Charlotte Quigle
“Machine Learning (ML) Platforms Can Contradict Dairy Scientists and Feed Firm Websites Regarding Dairy Cattle Performance from Feeding Seaweed Supplements,” co-authored by CPR Senior Research Associate, Rick Welsh was published in Choices.
August 2024
CPR Research Areas
Faculty in the Center for Policy Research (CPR) conduct a broad range of interdisciplinary research related to public policy in the following research areas:
- Education and Labor
- Population Health
- Social Policy and Inequality
- Econometrics
- Energy, Environment and Food Systems
- Public Finance
- Urban, Rural and Regional Studies
Center for Policy Design and Governance
Integrating policy, political and computational sciences in research and instruction to help scientists, practitioners and future public service leaders understand and address future governance challenges.
Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health
Maxwell X Lab
Partnering with the public and nonprofit sectors, the X Lab leverages behavioral science and randomized controlled trials to create cost-effective solutions to complex problems.
CPR/Metro Alumni
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