December 17, 2020
It was a most unusual summer project for two students at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs spanning two continents, 10 time zones, and an ocean to deliver important public health information about the coronavirus pandemic to an isolated island population in Kenya. But the students, who are pursuing their Master of Development Practice (MDP) degrees, took on and succeeded in that challenge.
Aimee Carlson and Neamatallah Elsayed (both MDP ‘21) collaborated with several partner organizations to create and implement a COVID-19 information campaign for the 30,000 or so residents on Mfangano Island, situated in the eastern part of Lake Victoria about 10 miles off the coast of Kenya. And they did it all over Zoom.
Action by the EPA this year has undone protections for wetlands and streams in the United States,
according to a new report from environmental economists. Photo: Graphic Stock
The Trump administration’s decision to remove federal Clean Water Act protections from millions of acres of wetlands and millions of miles of streams is based on dubious methodology and flawed logic, according to a new report by environmental economists from leading research institutions across the United States.
Bonnie Keeler, an assistant professor at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs, is one of the authors. She and her co-authors were supported by the External Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (E-EEAC), an independent organization providing economic advice to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The E-EEAC was established after the EPA dissolved its own Environmental Economics Advisory Committee (EEAC) in 2018.
Elise Harrington on Innovation in Small-Scale Solar Technologies
New STEP faculty member hopes to close gaps between policy and practice in community solar
December 10, 2020
Elise Harrington joined the Humphrey School in September 2020 as an assistant professor in science, technology, and environmental policy.
Elise Harrington joined the faculty of the Humphrey School of Public Affairs this fall right in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but she says she’s already feeling at home as an assistant professor in the School’s Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy.
Harrington’s research focuses on sustainable energy, and how interpersonal relationships and social organization influence the design and implementation of policies, programs, and services related to sustainable energy.