A team of graduate students conducted research to help Arkansas Access to Justice Commission calculate the economic impact of civil legal aid services in Arkansas provided by the state’s two legal aid providers: the Center for Arkansas Legal Services, which serves 44 counties in central, western, and southern Arkansas; and Legal Aid of Arkansas, which serves 31 counties in northern and eastern Arkansas.
Read MoreStudent Cathrine Schwader Studies Access to Healthy Foods in Food Pantries in Northwest Arkansas
In partnership with Feed Communities, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service graduate student Cathrine Schwader of Rogers, Ark. conducted an assessment of the healthy food options available in food pantries and community meals.
Read MoreStudent Lauren Remedios Develops First Monitoring and Evaluation System for Rural Solar Initiative
Second-year graduate student, Lauren Remedios from Bangalore, India, returned to her home country last year to design a Barefoot Solar Monitoring and Evaluation Toolkit for Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan to measure the impacts of the solar energy initiative on women’s empowerment, quality of life, and environmental sustainability.
Read MoreClinton School Student Abby Olivier Conducts Analysis of Insurance Marketplace Enrollment Period
For her final capstone project, University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student Abby Olivier of Hattiesburg, Miss., studied the implementation of the Affordable Care Act in Arkansas.
Read MoreStudent Allie Rouse Creates A Nonprofit Advocacy Manual
Concurrent University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service and University of Arkansas at Little Rock Bowen School of Law student Alexandra Rodery Rouse, while working with the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance, created a nonprofit advocacy manual. The manual was created to provide necessary information on involving nonprofits in the important political discussions that impact the…
Read MoreClinton School Students Discuss Incubator Options at Mid-South Community College Presentation
Eastern Arkansas has everything it needs to create a business incubator system capable of creating an economic revolution, according to students from the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service.
Read MoreClinton School Students Explore Public Interest Law Firm Potential
A team of graduate students partnered with the Arkansas Public Policy Panel (APPP) to conduct research determining the feasibility of a public interest law firm in Arkansas.
Read MoreStudent Mara D’Amico Strengthens Women’s Policy and Research Committee
University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service student Mara D’Amico of Grand Rapids, Mich. has extensively studied best practices for nonprofit policy and research committees, and has prepared a strategic planning report that will grow and strengthen the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas’ (WFA) Policy and Research Committee.
Read MoreStudent Angela Jimenez Helps Arkansas Department of Health Fight High Teen Pregnancy Rate
As part of the final project for the public service master’s program, Angela Jimenez, M.D, from the University Of Arkansas Clinton School Of Public Service, researched and identified the protective factors against unplanned teen pregnancies in Arkansas, alongside the Arkansas Department of Health.
Read MoreTeam of Clinton School Students Enable UAMS to Better Serve the 12th Street Community in Little Rock
A team of graduate students at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service will present findings on how to increase University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) volunteer participation and raise community awareness and access to the UAMS 12th Street Health and Wellness Center.
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