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Brookings "Brown Center Chalkboard" Blog post by NIRR Associate Director Deven Carlson discusses the historical and political conditions that have led to the current Oklahoma teacher walkout
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NIRR/CES&S Affiliates Release New White Paper on American Views of Nuclear Energy Technologies: Public Support for Small Modular Reactors
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Workshop on Americans’ Perceptions of and Preferences for Nuclear Security
NIRR/CES&S researchers held a workshop on the Nuclear Security Project at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque, NM on January 31, 2018. The workshop focused on key findings concerning the evolution of broader public understanding of nuclear security, ranging from long-term trends in societal views of the importance of the nuclear arsenal to an analysis of the underlying reasons Americans give for the perceived need to retain and modify the nuclear arsenal.
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NIRR Associate Director Deven Carlson served as a panelist for an American Enterprise Institute research conference that explored lessons learned on K-12 reform strategies, with a focus on the Bush-Obama years.
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NIRR affiliates publish new article which shows that individuals' political views have only limited effect on their perceptions of climate anomalies.
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NIRR faculty affiliates publish article in Energy Policy that uses contingent valuation methods to estimate willingness to pay for GHG reductions provided by hydroelectric power.
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Researchers at NIRR recently conducted a nationwide survey that measures public reception, understanding, and responsiveness to severe weather forecasts and warnings. Download the reference report for survey details, questions, and topline statistics.
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NIRR faculty affiliate Kevin Simmons authors commentary piece for Dallas News on the huge financial damage caused by Hurricane Harvey
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