Nicole Stewart BSPA’17, Sustainable Management and Policy What was your reaction to being nominated and ultimately getting the news that you had won the Plater Medallion? I was surprised and honored by both the nomination and selection. It is easy to get caught up in other things and forget the true importance and impact of the… Read more »
Entries by Michael L. Jackson
Tom Guevara appointed director of the IU Public Policy Institute
Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Dean John Graham has announced the appointment of Tom Guevara as the director of the IU Public Policy Institute, located at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Guevara, who earned his Master of Public Affairs with a focus on finance from SPEA, has spent the past six years as… Read more »
SPEA study finds heroin-related deaths may be significantly undercounted
A new study published in the Journal of Urban Health could have a significant impact on the way heroin overdose cases are counted and may dramatically increase the number of reported heroin-related deaths across the country. Researchers at the School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis and the IU Richard M…. Read more »
PPI study examines two-decade transformation of downtown Carmel
CARMEL – A comprehensive analysis by the Indiana University Public Policy Institute shows how two decades of public investment into Carmel’s central core has impacted the city and its taxpayers. The benefits by the numbers are detailed in the PPI report, showing more private investment, more jobs, less vacant land, more employed persons, and more taxable… Read more »
Indiana faces up to $8.5 billion funding gap for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure
The 20-year statewide funding gap for Indiana wastewater and drinking water infrastructure is estimated to be between $6.5 billion and $8.5 billion, according to a new study by the Indiana Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations. Between 2005 and 2014, local governments invested approximately $4.5 billion in combined wastewater and drinking water infrastructure. If spending levels… Read more »
