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Harper-Anderson Named APPAM Entrepreneurship Policy Faculty Fellow
Congratulations to Elsie Harper-Anderson on being named an Entrepreneurship Policy Faculty Fellow by the Association for Policy Analysis & Management (APPAM).
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Poll: Majority of Virginians support mask mandates
A large majority of Virginians (75%) indicated they are concerned that new COVID-19 variants will lead to a worsening pandemic in their local community, according to a new statewide poll conducted by the L. Douglas Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University.
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Meet the Newest Rams - Ethan Wright
Get to know this new Wilder School student and his plans for making the most of his experience.
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RVA Eviction Lab co-founder discusses ongoing research amid pandemic
On Sept. 22, Howell discussed the lab’s ongoing research during the COVID-19 pandemic and fielded questions from the audience at the Wilder School’s monthly Lunch and Learn series.
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McAuliffe leads in race for governor
As the margin widens in the governor’s race, the races for lieutenant governor and attorney general are narrowing, according to Wilder School Commonwealth Poll
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Jennifer Reid awarded a Faculty Fellowship from the VCU Office of the Provost
Jennifer Reid, Ph.D., a senior research associate with the Survey and Evaluation Research Laboratory at the Wilder School of Government and Public Affairs has been awarded a Faculty Fellowship from the VCU Office of the Provost.
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Essays project envisions an equitable future for Richmond
The Richmond Racial Equity Essays project combines urban planning and governance ideas into a locally sourced collection. Its creators see it as a vital tool to help advance racial equity in the city.
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What can the motivations of terrorists teach us about Afghanistan?
We sat down with David Webber, an assistant professor and assistant chair of homeland security and emergency preparedness at the Wilder School, to learn how to better understand the belief systems that radicalize individuals to join terrorist groups—along with the implications this has for the recent withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan.
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2022 EVGA Nominations Now Open
Nominations for the 2022 Excellence in Virginia Government Awards are open now through November 1, 2021.
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NSF Grant to Use Data-Driven Machine Learning to Combat Opioid Crisis
How can machine learning help stop the opioid epidemic? A multidisciplinary VCU research team will gather data to develop predictive treatment policies to help improve community health in Richmond and beyond.
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