The IU Public Policy Institute today named Kathy Koehler as its interim director. Koehler will succeed Mark Lawrance, who stepped down last month after leading the successful Thriving Communities, Thriving State project. Kathy Koehler Koehler, who earned her Master of Public Affairs from the School of Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA) at IUPUI, begins her… Read more »
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SPEA study finds consistent link between violent crime and concealed-carry gun permits
The first study to find a significant relationship between firearm crime and subsequent applications for, and issuance of, concealed-carry gun permits has been published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. The paper, “Firearm Violence and Effects on Concealed Gun Carrying: Large Debate and Small Effects,” found there is a consistent link between violent crime — especially… Read more »
IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs rises to No. 1 in U.S. News graduate school rankings
The Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs in Bloomington is No. 1 in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools rankings. The IU Maurer School of Law also returned to U.S. News’ top 25, joining the Kelley School of Business, the IU School of Nursing and several health disciplines in the College… Read more »
Executive Education celebrates 25th anniversary of IHA Management Institute
As the Manager of Patient Services at Schneck Medical Center in Seymour, Sara Beal has a lot on her plate. She manages three RN case managers, four social work case managers and a nursing home program that employs contracted and full-time physicians and nurse practitioners. Just two years ago, Sara had never managed anyone in… Read more »
SPEA professor’s heroin overdose research leads to life-saving policy changes
By Liz Joss When Brad Ray was 22 years old, he was with a relative who appeared to be very ill. The man was hiccupping, gasping for air, yet completely unresponsive. “We picked him up, dropped him, and he had zero response,” Ray recalls. “So we looked in his pockets and found little pouches of… Read more »
