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Presentations on immigration research win international awards
As the PIE Center prepares to release the findings of its second public opinion survey about immigration reform later this month, results from last year’s survey won several awards at an international conference. Associate Director Alexa Lamm and several graduate...
Irani steps down as PIE Center director
Tracy Irani, who played a major role in establishing the PIE Center since 2008, will leave her role as director to become chairperson of the Department of Family, Youth and Community Sciences. Irani served as interim chairwoman for the department since October and...
Through their lens: 2014 photo contest winners
Overall winner — Lynn Scarborough I am 61 years old. I live on my husband's family ranch located in Lake Placid. The ranch raises beef cattle and has some citrus. I am a housewife who sometimes raises the orphan calves along with feeding and caring for a few horses....
Faculty spotlight: Assistant Professor Joy Rumble
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? My favorite part of the PIE Center is getting to work on identifying solutions to address ANR issues so that ANR can continue to thrive into the future. What are you currently working on? Three specialty crop...
Faculty spotlight: Associate Director Alexa Lamm
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? I love the diversity of projects the PIE Center works on so it is difficult to pick just one. I'm a person who loves diversity on the job, so working on water issues one day, labor issues the next, and then...
Faculty spotlight: Director Tracy Irani
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? I like the pace and the new projects that come in - You never know when you pick up the phone or open an email what kind of project or request for help we might get. What are you currently working on?...
Intern spotlight: Chang Liu
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? The water public opinion surveys. What are you currently working on? Web designing and video editing. Do you have a hidden talent? I can rotate a book on one finger. What are you afraid of? Catepillars. What is...
Staff spotlight: Grants Coordinator Deidra Slough
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? My coworkers. I also like the diversity of our projects. What are you currently working on? A little bit of everything Do you have a hidden talent? I'm actually quite talented at learning. I'm currently teaching...
Staff spotlight: Outreach & Training Coordinator Nicole Dodds
What is your favorite project or part of the PIE Center? Is this a trick question? The Easy as PIE webinar series, of course! What are you currently working on? We have our first ‘hot topic’ webinar coming up in a few weeks. We’ll also announce the photo contest...
PIE Center launches critical thinking assessment program
How do you make a decision? Do you tend to seek more information or engage with others to discover more options? The PIE Center’s new instrument seeks to measure how people think critically about their toughest decisions. PIE Center Director Tracy Irani and Associate...
New outreach program serves up ‘The Slice’ on social media
As the Life of PIE weeklong social media event nears an end, the PIE Center is launching a new outreach program tomorrow geared toward helping people take advantage of social media themselves. The Slice, a 10-minute video, aims to provide practical tips, guidelines...
PIE Center’s first international grant examines food security in southern Africa
The PIE Center will join an international community of researchers who are delving into the interactions among southern African organizations that control the region’s food security and land use decisions. The Belmont Forum and Joint Programming Initiative on...