by piecenter | Jul 1, 2013 | 2012-13, Annual report, News
Public policy is a complex process with multiple angles. There is a science to understanding how effective policy develops, how effective policy is and how it can be improved. The National Public Policy Evaluation Center seeks to understand social, economic and...
by piecenter | Jul 1, 2013 | 2012-13, Advisory board, Annual report, News
A 15-member advisory board will help the PIE Center shape, refine and achieve the center’s mission, vision and goals. Discussion at last year’s steering committee meeting, attended by about 50 stakeholders, confirmed the need for the PIE Center to...
by piecenter | Jun 25, 2013 | News, Uncategorized
Multiple PIE Center members spent parts of the past two weeks representing the PIE Center and its subsidiary, the National Public Policy Evaluation Center, at a unique graduate-level summer program that helps students understand how science and public policy intersect...
by piecenter | Jun 4, 2013 | News
Residents in southwest Florida strongly support agriculture but say their opinions would improve if farmers provided more information about what they do, according to a recent survey by the UF/IFAS Center for Public Issues Education. Working with agricultural industry...
by piecenter | May 13, 2013 | News
Nicole Dodds The results are in! The overall winner of the PIE Center Photo Contest is Lisette Ortiz with her photograph entitled “Fine feathers make fine birds”. Her photo received the greatest number of votes reaching 112. This photo was taken on a farm in Alajuela,...
by piecenter | Apr 12, 2013 | News
“Bricks and Mortar in a Digital Age: The Uncertain Future of Higher Education” capped a yearlong celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Morrill Act, which created land grant universities. Faculty, administrators, students and professionals discussed...
