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GSPP shines at Brilliance of Berkeley
[from left: ASUC President Chaka Tellem, Professor Janet Napolitano, Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, Dean Geeta Anand, Dr. Brandie Nonnecke] “The Internet has fundamentally changed our lives, our economic, social, and political interactions,” said Brandi Nonnecke, director of GSPP’s tech policy initiative and the CITRIS Policy Lab. “Yet this transformative technology is prone to manipulation, disinformation, and deep fakes that can cause a company's stock price to plummet. It can fuel race- and gender-based violence and…
Microplastics can harm human health and existing national policy responses are inadequate, says first CalSPEC report
David Wooley, executive director for the Center for Environmental Public Policy, and second-year MPP student Elisia Hoffman contributed to this report. SAN FRANCISCO – Scientists shed light on how microplastics in the environment are adversely impacting health and evaluated what governments have done to address the problem in the first report produced by the California State Policy Evidence Consortium (CalSPEC). The report, “Microplastics Occurrence, Health Effects, and Mitigation Policies: An Evidence Review for the California State Legislature,”…
MPA student raises awareness of imprisoned Eritrean journalists
In the early hours of September 18, 2001, the Eritrean government arrested more than a dozen journalists. Today, these journalists are still in prison, without access to due process. For Meron Semedar, MPA 23, their imprisonment symbolizes the end of hope for democracy in Eritrea. He is channeling his anger into action by collaborating with nine UC Berkeley organizations to raise awareness about the imprisonment of journalists in his native country. On September 16 - 18, the Press Freedom in Eritrea: Exhibition and Webinar…
GSPP, IHD Launch Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood
In partnership with UC Berkeley’s Institute of Human Development (IHD), the Goldman School of Public Policy announces the launch of the Early Learning Science and Child Policy Graduate Certificate. The certificate will prepare UC Berkeley graduate students to leverage the latest research in early childhood to inform practices, policies, and interventions to address challenges facing children and their families. The certificate is funded through the Early Childhood Policy in Institutions of Higher Education (ECPIHE) Initiative, which selected UC…
Adam Leive Wins Paul A. Samuelson Award
NEW YORK (January 9, 2023) – The TIAA Institute awarded Professor Adam Leive the 27th annual Paul A. Samuelson Award for showcasing how Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) can help consumers with both retirement savings and taxes. Leive published research titled “Health Insurance Design Meets Saving Incentives: Consumer Responses to Complex Contracts.” It studies whether consumers use their Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) as savings vehicles and how they impact health spending. HSAs grew in popularity as a way to lower…
CSP Working Group Releases Statement on Developing Standards for Internet Ballot Return
December 14, 2022 — Berkeley CA Technology is still too limited, and the security risks too great to establish responsible standards for voting via the internet at this time, a Center for Security in Politics working group announced. Made up of a non-partisan group of experts from politics, election administration, academia, and technology, the working group was charged with determining the kinds of technical and implementation standards needed to ensure safe and secure internet ballot return. The group was convened with funding…
Manisha Shah Joins Goldman School Faculty
The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, is pleased to announce that Manisha Shah will join the GSPP faculty as Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy. Shah is currently the Franklin D. Gilliam Jr., Endowed Chair in Social Justice and Professor of Public Policy at the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Founding Director of the Global Lab for Research in Action. An economist by training, Shah works at the intersection of applied…
Brandie Nonnecke appointed to GSPP Faculty
The Goldman School of Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, is pleased to announce the appointment of Brandie Nonnecke as associate professor of technology policy research and director of GSPP’s Tech Policy Initiative. An expert in technology policy and internet governance, Nonnecke directs the CITRIS Policy Lab, which includes the Our Better Web project, an interdisciplinary initiative addressing the sharp rise of disinformation, threats to child safety, and algorithmic bias. As director of the Goldman…
Building the Policy School of the Future
David C. Wilson began his tenure as dean of the Goldman School on July 1, 2021. Vanessa Martini, GSPP’s associate director of communications, spoke with Dean Wilson about what drew him to the Goldman School and his priorities for the next year and beyond. What attracted you to Berkeley and GSPP? When Berkeley unveiled their updated strategic plan in 2018, “pushing boundaries” and “challenging convention” was at the forefront - and that’s what my research…
USAFacts Partners with GSPP to Educate Congressional Staff on Data Policy & Data Skills
USAFacts, the nonpartisan civic initiative providing the most comprehensive and understandable single source of government metrics, announced a new professional learning program developed in partnership with UC Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy. Designed to educate Congressional staff on federal data policy and working with data, the Congressional Data Certificate program will focus on using data for federal policy work and writing legislation to produce useful data for the country. The nonpartisan certificate program is free to participants…