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The Impact of Pittsburgh’s Innovative Mobility Vouchers and Mobility Counseling Program on Racial and Economic Equity

A Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant will provide funding to School of Public Policy faculty as they evaluate the effect of an innovative housing program on neighborhood racial and economic equity in Pittsburgh.

Read more about the project in Penn State News.

REPGOV – Democracy from Public Administration

Tony Bertelli began work on a five-year project funded by the European Research Council (ERC) that examines why, how, and whether public administration reinforces the values of representative government. The REPGOV project will be hosted by the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) in Barcelona, Spain.

Read more about the project and about Professor Bertelli’s recent book in Penn State News.

A Study into the School-Based Health Center

Improving Health Among Youth in Rural Appalachia

Enhancing School-Based Health Centers

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School of Public Policy

Research Projects

The Impact of Pittsburgh’s Innovative Mobility Vouchers and Mobility Counseling Program on Racial and Economic Equity

REPGOV – Democracy from Public Administration

A Study into the School-Based Health Center