Professor Charlie Wheelan will be teaching Education 20: Educational Issues in Contemporary Society (10A) this coming winter term (16W). This course can count towards the public policy minor and will be of particular interest to those students studying the interplay of education and public policy.
[more]This summer, I worked as a First-Year Fellow at the Office of Nuclear Energy. Its primary mission is to advance nuclear power as a resource capable of making major contributions in meeting American energy needs. The Office of International Nuclear Energy Policy and Cooperation works with international partners ranging from advanced fuel cycle countries such as France, Russia and Japan, to those nations considering the development of nuclear energy for the first time on civil nuclear cooperation.
[more]Professor Jennifer Sargent led MLDP’s second session, entitled “Using Your Strengths for Effective Professional Communication.” Before beginning the MLDP program, all participants were asked to complete the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test, which indicates various preferences related to how people perceive the world and make decisions. Professor Sargent helped MLDP participants interpret their MBTI results and understand their strengths, and also led a discussion about how leaders can most effectively interact with those with different preferences.
[more]On October 1, 2015, Steve Norton of the New Hampshire Center for Public Policy Studies (NHCPPS), spoke with students in Professor Ron Shaiko's PBPL 45: Introduction to Public Policy Research class. Norton discussed the mission of NHCPPS as well as the Center's most recent 2015 publication, "What Is New Hampshire? An Overview of Issues Shaping the Granite State’s Future" (Tyler Stoff '15, a past Policy Research Shop participant and an intern at the NHCPPS this summer, participated in writing the report).
[more]Attending SIGGRAPH was definitely a highlight of my summer. As a computer science and digital arts major, it was quite an experience to be able to attend the largest conference in computer graphics. My mind was blown with the possibilities in emerging technologies from talking baby simulators to 3D scans of teeth with a single camera pen.
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