How can governments move faster, work smarter, and rebuild trust? 🚀

Join us in Sacramento on Aug 19 for Reimagining Government: The Power of Agile in Action—a panel on transforming public service through innovation & people-centered solutions.

🗓 RSVP: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

#GSPProud #AgileGovernment

🎉 Welcome back, GSPP!
The fall semester begins August 20th, and we’re excited to see campus filled with fresh ideas, renewed purpose, and our incredible community. Here’s to a great semester ahead! 📷 #GSPProud #PublicPolicy #WelcomeBack

📢 How are counties navigating Medi-Cal changes in 2025?

Join the Counties R.I.S.E. Research Showcase from GSPP's Agile Government Initiative for local insights on enrollment shifts, provider strain & more.

🗓️ Aug 7 | 🕚 11 AM PT | 💻 Zoom 🎙️ Dr. Shannon Arvizu

🔗 lnkd.in/g3ag2q5Q

#MediCalPolicy #PublicPolicy #CountiesRISE #GSPProud #LocalGov

Why does police reform often fall flat in the U.S.?

GSPP Prof. Jake Grumbach argues it’s not about headcount. It’s about institutional design.

Weak accountability and fragmented oversight help explain why outcomes remain poor despite high staffing.

🔎 Infographic below
📖 Full report: lnkd.in/gF8y-JYz

GSPP Professor Janet Napolitano joins @AnaCabrera to break down the Trump administration’s response to LA protests and the danger of military escalation.

🎥 Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=wuK8s6…

#PublicPolicy #Security #GSPProud #NationalSecurity

New research from Dean David C. Wilson: A national study finds that Americans view democracy as abstract & fractured — but still full of promise.

Trust is higher locally, civic curiosity is rising, and belonging matters more than we think.

#Democracy #GSPProud

🧠🇺🇸 Read: gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-i…

CA polluters spend $140M per year on carbon offsets that often do not cut emissions. GSPP researchers Barbara Haya and Stephen Lezak say the state should stop wasting money and start investing in real climate solutions for Californians.

📖 Read their new op-ed in the SF Chronicle: sfchronicle.com/opinion/openfo…

#ClimatePolicy #EnvironmentalJustice #CarbonOffsets #GoldmanSchool #GSPProud

12 GSPP students partnered with Alameda County to tackle real-world policy challenges. Their capstone work is shaping smarter, stronger local government.

🔗 Learn more: gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-i…

#GSPProud #PolicyInAction

Associate Research Professor Andrew Reddie explains how the $175B Golden Dome defense plan signals a major shift in U.S. space and military strategy.

🎥 Watch via @News9Tweets: youtube.com/watch?v=BGnqOq…

#NationalSecurity #GSPProud #MissileDefense #PublicPolicy

🎉 Big win for @UCBerkeley!

Vinaya Acharekar (MDP ’25) & her team just won the Grand Prize at Big Ideas 2025 for AgriSolar—a mobile, solar-powered irrigation system for smallholder farmers in Nigeria.

🔗Learn more: bigideascontest.org/2025/02/03/uc-…

#BigIdeas2025 #SocialImpact

Professor Daniel Kammen of the Goldman School and Energy & Resources Group has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences! 🌟🌍

He’s being recognized for his groundbreaking and ongoing contributions to original research.

Congrats, Professor Kammen! 👏

WATCH: @TomSteyer, founder and co-executive chair of @GalvanizeLLC, spoke with Rausser College Dean David Ackerly and @GoldmanSchool Dean David Wilson earlier this month during the Spring 2025 Horace M. Albright Lecture in Conservation. nature.berkeley.edu/events/2025/03…

📢New from GSPP’s Democracy Policy Lab!

California went from a middling performer to a leader in electoral democracy. 🗳️

Using the State Democracy Index (SDI), authors show how CA became a “laboratory of democracy.”

📄 Full report: lnkd.in/gQRPDVfz

#GSPProud

📘 New book by GSPP Professor Jennifer Bussell!

Shocks and Politics (Cambridge UP) explores when—and why—governments prepare for disasters. Political incentives, driven by survivor pressure, play a key role.

🔗 gspp.berkeley.edu/research-and-i…

#ClimatePolicy #DisasterPreparedness

Join us TOMORROW as we celebrate our planet and explore bold solutions for a sustainable future. Hear from expert voices shaping climate policy and driving change. 🌎

Register here 🔗 lnkd.in/g-72xt4p

#EarthDay2025 #GSPProud