Dr. Iruka and UNC Public Policy PhD student Menna Mburi, in partnership with the Black Alliance for Just Immigration and the African Family Health Organization, have received a P4A grant to explore maternal health disparities among Black immigrant women. Their … Read more
On November 20th, Associate Professor of Public Policy Doug MacKay presented at the National Institute of Health. The topic was “The Ethics of Randomized Policy Experiments.” Watch the video here!
The Morehead-Cain Foundation identified PLCY majors Julia Ballou, Sofia Chan, Jose Cuc-Reyes, and Sidney Griffin as sophomores of exceptional character, leadership, and scholarship through their Sophomore Selection process. You can learn more about the Foundation and our exceptional undergraduate majors … Read more
You are cordially invited to attend the Carolina Seminar on Monday, December 2, in the Innovate Carolina Junction at 4:15 pm. This seminar will feature Kody Kinsley, who serves as North Carolina’s Secretary of Health and Human Services. This seminar … Read more
Public Policy hosted the 2024 Lambeth Lecture on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at 5:30PM in Frank Porter Graham Student Union Auditorium. The title of the Lecture was “North Carolina 2025: Reflections on People, Policy, and Philanthropy.” Joy Vermillion Heinsohn, Executive … Read more
The Journal of Conflict Resolution recently published an article co-authored by Tricia Sullivan, Professor and Chair of Public Policy, Nathan Marx, and Gio Alvarez, 4th year PLCY PhD Student. You can read the article, “Building Partner Capacity: US Aid to … Read more
The Fall 2024 Issue of Carolina Arts & Sciences Magazine features a story on the work of one Capstone team with BluePrint NC, a Durham-based nonprofit. The article explores how the team collaborated with the nonprofit on strategies to increase … Read more
The UNC Institute for the Environment recently awarded Katherine Burley, a fourth year PLCY PhD student, a $25,000 Environmental Justice Graduate Research Scholarship! Learn more about how this scholarship will impact Burley’s research on heat exposure and heat-related health outcomes … Read more
Dr. Joaquin Rubalcaba, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, recently won an award from the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) through their Emerging Poverty Scholars Fellowship. Learn more here. Congratulations, Dr. Rubalcaba!
Dr. Cassandra Davis, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, was recently quoted in the NYT article, “For Some Children, Hurricane Helene’s Ruin ‘Could Take Years to Get Over.’” The article discusses the impact of severe weather on the academic progress and … Read more
