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  • GW WonkCast Season 2 Premier: Artificial Intelligence

    GW WonkCast Season 2 Premier: Artificial Intelligence

    Welcome back listeners to season two of GW WonkCast! In this inaugural episode, GW MPP student Michael Steinberg joins us to discuss AI and tech policy. Will robots inherit the earth? Are algorithms determining our future? Tune in to find out! . GW MPPs Matt Dotzler and Haley Dunn share their insights as cohosts, while…

  • Notes from the Policy Field: Building or Rebuilding Cities for Growth

    Notes from the Policy Field: Building or Rebuilding Cities for Growth

    Event: 4th World Bank / George Washington University / IGC-Cities Urbanization and Poverty Reduction Research Conference, “Building or Rebuilding Cities for Growth” Date: 09/08/17 Notes from the Policy Field provides write-ups of policy-oriented events in Washington, D.C. and comments on whether the format of the event facilitated policy change or improvement. Event effectiveness rating: 3.5…

  • GW Wonkcast Episode 8: Under the Power Grid

    GW Wonkcast Episode 8: Under the Power Grid

    Land ho loyal listeners! Tune into episode 8 of GW WonkCast, wherein we discuss power grid modernization in the era of climate change with GW MPA student Charles Landau. We also premiere a new segment: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly. Check it out in iTunes and rate and review!   For more information…

  • Reflecting on Policy Perspectives Launch

    In the pause of summer, we at Policy Perspectives reflect on all of the great work that the 2016-17 staff accomplished last year! Volume 24 of Policy Perspectives was released at a launch event on Friday, May 5 in the Marvin Center. Students, staff, and friends heard a Q&A with the authors, presentations on each…

  • GW Wonkcast Episode 7: Breaking Down the Opioid Epidemic

    GW Wonkcast Episode 7: Breaking Down the Opioid Epidemic

    Welcome back loyal listeners as we dig deep into the foundations of the current opioid crisis, including the current health care debates and the demographics of this latest drug epidemic. Shelley Starkey, GW MPP student, joins contributors Elizabeth Morehead, Adam Brooks, Haley Dunn, and Nathan Rupp to provide her in-depth knowledge. We also discuss the…