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LBJ Alumna Ellen Scholl and Professor Josh Busby at the Atlantic Council in Washington, DC.

New research explores global climate leadership, risks and fragility

Oct. 15, 2018

Joshua Busby, an associate professor of public affairs and leading expert on environmental politics, published two reports on climate change in September 2018.

LBJ student Melanie Levine holds a stuffed cocoa bean at the World Cocoa Foundation

LBJ student combines love of chocolate with public policy

Oct. 2, 2018

The World Cocoa Foundation (WCF) may sound like an atypical organization to host a Master of Public Affairs student for a six-month Policy Apprenticeship. When I tell friends, peers and alumni where I am working in DC, I often see looks of confusion and delight simultaneously appear on their faces.

LBJ Professors Erin Lentz, Rajeev Patel and Joshua Eisenman

LBJ School research on China and work in developing communities published in a top journal

Sept. 27, 2018

The LBJ School's Joshua Eisenman, Erin Lentz and Raj Patel have published new studies in Development and Change, a top journal in the development economics field from the Institute of Social Studies.

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Outstanding Alumni Awards reception kicks off first LBJ Alumni Weekend

Sept. 21, 2018

Awards reception kicks off first LBJ Alumni Weekend

Admiral William McRaven in a dark suit next to Congressman McCaul, also in a dark suit

Adm. William McRaven, U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul to discuss global food insecurity at the LBJ School

Sept. 12, 2018

Two of the country’s leading experts in national security will discuss the security dimensions of global food insecurity during an upcoming forum at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

Two men and one female wearing dark suits against grey background

Three studies from the LBJ School appear in leading development journal

Sept. 6, 2018

Three new studies from the LBJ School appeared in the leading peer-reviewed journal World Development.

Dean Evans with LBJ School faculty Peter Ward and Raissa Fabregas during the APPAM Conference in Mexico City

LBJ School co-hosts APPAM 2018 International Conference in Mexico City

July 23, 2018

"Public Policy for Sustainable Metropolitan Development" was the theme of the 2018 Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM) International Conference in Mexico City, Mexico.

LBJ alumni mingle at the annual Outstanding Alumni Awards reception

Outstanding LBJ alumni honored at annual awards reception

Feb. 28, 2018

Outstanding LBJ alumni honored at annual awards

LBJ Professors Josh Busby (right) and David Eaton

LBJ professors receive 'Insight to Innovation' grant awards

June 23, 2017

LBJ Professors Joshua Busby and David Eaton have each earned grant awards from The University of Texas at Austin's IC2 Institute to support their ongoing global research.

LBJ StudentsA group of LBJ students in Mexico City at Mexico's National Security Commission with Stephanie Leutert (fourth from right) as part of a policy research project focused on issues surrounding drug trafficking and cartel violence.

LBJ students tackle yearlong research project on Mexico security challenges

May 22, 2017

Students offer policy recommendations to combat continued issues of drug trafficking and cartel violence.