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LBJ School welcomes Latino policy researcher Sergio Garcia-Rios to its faculty

July 6, 2022
The LBJ School of Public Affairs is thrilled to welcome Dr.

2022 Policy Apprenticeships

July 5, 2022
The seventh cohort of graduate students in the LBJ School of Public Affairs's unique and accelerated DC Concentration have begun their Policy Apprenticeships in Washington, DC.

LBJ DC student Da'Shon Carr says she's thriving in DC

July 1, 2022
Carr isn’t new to Washington, but she’s having a new experience in the city she once called home thanks to a supportive network and courses that offer immediate real-world application.

UT researchers aim to get one step further in helping reduce falls and depression among homebound older adults

June 13, 2022
Namkee Choi from UT School of Social Work is principal investigator and LBJ health economist Todd Olmstead serves as a co-investigator.   

LBJ School health economist studies programs designed to promote addiction recovery

June 1, 2022
Todd Olmstead will serve as co-principal investigator and co-investigator on two NIH grants totaling $15M  

Class of 2022: Chelsi Chang chosen as student speaker

May 11, 2022
It is the Graduate Public Affair Council's pleasure to announce that Chelsi Chang will be our LBJ School Class of 2021 Student Commencement Speaker!
Englert Donor Wall Plaque

Brad Englert (MPAff '84) endows a fellowship for LBJ students

May 10, 2022
The Mr. and Mrs. Bradley G.

Texas juvenile justice leader departs with state agency at critical juncture

May 9, 2022
Cain was appointed in 2018 by Gov. Greg Abbott and was tasked with resolving staffing and violence issues that have plagued the org for more than a decade.
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Alyssa Goessler (MGPS/Middle Eastern Studies '22) finds her place in space policy

May 9, 2022
Dual degree student creates a place for herself in an emerging field: protecting the largest frontier.

Two men have died in Texas prison cell fires after warnings of broken alarms were ignored

May 9, 2022
"Fire safety is one of the things that is so fundamental for prison officials," said Michele Deitch, a senior lecturer in criminal justice at University of Texas at Austin.