"The Science of Science and Innovation Policy" on March 11
10:30 a.m. - noon, Cowles Auditorium
Innovation and entrepreneurship are essential to American competition and to development and progress. With limited financial resources, how should our country balance impending social needs with the potential benefits of scientific research? And how should the United States evaluate potential research projects? Visiting economist Kaye Husbands Fealing will talk about "The Science of Science and Innovation Policy" from 10:30 a.m. to noon on Tuesday, March 11, in Cowles Auditorium. She will present her work as a science adviser at the National Science Foundation. A panel of respondents will follow her remarks. The discussion is sponsored by the Center for Science, Technology, and Public Policy.
Global policy workshop on March 11
12:45-2 p.m., Stassen Room (170 HHH)
The Freeman Center for International Economic Policy will sponsor a global policy workshop with Assistant Professor Greta Friedemann-Sanchez from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on March 11 in the Stassen Room (170 HHH). All are welcome to attend. Her research on rural development in Latin America (Colombia) explores the links between agro-industrial employment in the context of structural adjustment programs and the individual and gendered experience of employment and socioeconomic development and change at the household level. Specifically, Friedemann-Sanchez looks at the role of property ownership, social capital, and domestic abuse in the intrahousehold bargaining process. She also studies family caregivers of U.S. service members who have sustained polytraumatic and blast related injuries, exploring the socioeconomic and health related costs and benefits of being a caregiver.
"Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: The Foreign-Born Experience" on March 12
12:45-2 p.m., Wilkins Room (215 HHH)
The State and Local Policy Program will host a brownbag discussion with Assistant Professor Ryan Allen from 12:45 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 12, in the Wilkins Room (215 HHH). He will address "Deconcentrating Poverty in Minneapolis: The Foreign-Born Experience."
"The Opportunities and Challenges of Nonprofit Advocacy" on March 13
Noon-2 p.m., Humphrey Forum
The Humphrey Institute will host a panel discussion of the "Opportunities and Challenges of Nonprofit Advocacy" from noon to 2 p.m. on March 13 in the Humphrey Forum. Minnesota's nonprofit organizations have a long history of advocacy and public policy development. The discussion will offer a broad national view of nonprofit organizations and a local analysis of the advocacy being done by nonprofits throughout Minnesota. The panelists include leading academic Jeff Berry, Tufts University; Marcia Avner, director of public policy for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits; and Susie Brown, public policy director at Family and Children's Service. Lunch will be served. Please RSVP by March 7 to Karen McCauley at meyer094@umn.edu or (612) 624-2465. This event is co-sponsored by the Public and Nonprofit Leadership Center, the Center for the Study of Politics and Governance, and the Cowles Endowment for the Study of Public Service.