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About Us
The Public Policy Center provides policymakers and the public with information that can make our lives and communities thrive in sustainable ways through academic research.
Our four missions are:
Research
We conduct externally funded, academically rigorous and engaged policy-relevant research.
Engagement
We share policy-relevant research outcomes and the expertise of UI scholars by engaging with our community, the public, and with policy-makers in Iowa.
Student Success
We provide opportunities for graduate and undergraduate students on campus through employment and policy-relevant courses and experiences.
Research Support
We support social science research on campus by providing resources directly to researchers.
We hold the values of diversity, equality, and inclusion as central to the four core missions