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Bridging
Field Experience and Academic Theory
Colin Chaperon knows |
the
importance of policy
affecting everyday life. He has spent
much of his life, one way or another, creating policy
that provides stability. [...more]
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Dean
Rudder Addresses Advocacy in Science
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Catherine Rudder, associate
dean for academic affairs in the School of Public Policy,
was one of two
Mason faculty members who were invited to address the American
Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Committee
on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility last month to
offer their opinions on advocacy in science. [...more]
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The
'Go-To' Economist for the Washington Region
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Stephen
Fuller can make
even the
driest economic report
seem interesting. Director of George Mason's Center
for Regional Analysis and the Dwight Schar Professor
of
Public Policy,
Fuller is a man in demand for his thorough economic
analysis and his ability to relate to his audience.
[...more]
Mason
Enterprise Center Welcomes i-Education Holdings
i-Education
Holdings, Inc. (i-Ed) is the newest participant in the
Mason Enterprise
Center’s
International Business Accelerator.The
company offers learning tools that deliver educational
multimedia content to classrooms and computer labs. Its
MiClase program offers thousands of currículum-based
video clips, software activities, enriched animations,
and Internet links. [...more]
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Wednesday, Sept. 27, ABC World News with Charles
Gibson
Correspondent Jake Tapper interviewed Mark
Rozell,
Mason professor of public policy, about the Virginia
senatorial race.
Saturday, Sept. 30, National Journal
Lobbying & Law—The ‘I’—Not ‘We’—in
High Tech. “
In his 2002 autobiography, Lou Gerstner, the former
chief executive of IBM, observed that no single trade
association represented the information-technology
industry in Washington, and he wondered if the industry's
hypercompetitiveness was the problem … David
Hart, a public policy professor at George
Mason University...
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| Awards,
Honors, Appointments |
Douglas A. Brook (PhD ’01) was
elected to the National Academy of Public Administration.
Other SPP members of NAPA are Dean Kingsley Haynes,
Professor A. Lee Fritschler, Professor James Pfiffner,
and Professor Susan Tolchin.
Professor Connie McNeely received
a National Science Foundation award of $33,366 to
support development of a research agenda for science,
technology, and methods women (STMW)
in leadership. In addition, her grant, titled “Policy
Diffusion and Organizational Effects on STMW
in Higher Education,” received an award
of $845,277 for three years—the largest-ever
award...
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| Publications |
Professor Zoltan
Acs and Catherine
Armington’s book, Entrepreneurship,
Geography, and American Economic Growth, was published by
Cambridge University Press.
Kevin Fendl’s
(PhD) article, “Recalibrating
the War on Terror by Enhancing Development Practices
in the Middle East,” was published in the Duke
Journal of Comparative and International Law...
More…
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| Presentations |
Ben
Allen (PhD ‘02) presented his
working paper, “An Overview of the Head
Start and Early Head Start Programs,” at
the International Conference on Worldwide Start
Programs for Children, held at the Seoul Press
Center in Seoul, South Korea.
Distinguished Senior Fellow Rex Brown gave
a keynote address, “Designing Decision Research to
Be Useful,” to a UNESCO-sponsored conference
on Creativity and Innovation in Decision Making
and Decision Support at the London School of Economics
on June 30. The address is scheduled to be published
in the Journal of Decision Making.
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Oct
19
The SPP Alumni Chapter will be hosting its first networking
event of the fall at Bailey's Pub and Grill in Ballston.
Oct 22
A World Ignited by Martin Tolchin and Susan
J. Tolchin. Authors will discuss
their book at Politics and Prose Bookstore. Signing and reception will follow.
Oct 23
Resume clinic provided by SPP Student Services; have your resume
reviewed and get resume writing tips. To participate, bring a copy of your resume.
Oct 24
Medicometry: Medical Policy for an Aging Population.
A lecture by Antoine Bailly, former University
Rector and Chair of Geography, Universty of Geneva.
Oct 25
SPP Job search strategy workshop for F-1 International
students.
Oct 27
Doctoral Student Research Workshop: SPP Doctoral Students present
original research for feedback, in preparation for publication.
Nov 2
The George Mason/George Washington / Georgetown
Technology, Science and Innovation Policy Research Seminar presents
Carl Dahlman,
Georgetown University, "India's
Innovation System: Achievements, Challenges, and Opportunities."
Nov 9
Election 2006: Outcomes and Implications with George Mason Political
Scientists from The School of Public Policy and the Department
of Public and International
Affairs. Moderated by Professor James P. Pfiffner. Nov 13
Resume clinic provided by SPP Student Services; have
your resume reviewed and get resume writing tips.
To
participate,
bring
a copy
of your resume.
More…
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