Forkenbrock Series on Public Policy

  1. Image of ghosted people of different ethnicities at voting booths

    Access to Voting: What Does Research Tell Us?

    The PPC hosted a virtual panel discussion on voter access and election administration and security. Video of the event is available.

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  2. COVID-19 Collaboration: a Forum for UI Social Scientists

    The Public Policy Center will host an online forum to explore the COVID-related research being done on the UI campus, and brainstorm ways in which social science researchers might collaborate.

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    The United States of Anxiety: Building a Multiracial Democracy in 2020

    From WNYC Studios in New York City, The United States of Anxiety is a show about the unfinished business of our history and its grip on our future.

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    The Burden of Gun Violence: Trends and Policy Solutions

    This event brought together a panel of experts to discuss the burden of American gun violence and the potential for evidence-based public policy solutions.

    The PPC’s Crime & Justice Policy research program, directed by Mark Berg, hosted this panel as part of the Run Up to the 2020 Caucus – a series designed to examine different policy topics that will be discussed during the campaign.

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    Extreme Weather in Iowa: A Symposium

    This symposium focused on extreme weather events in Iowa and how communities might provide equitable responses, recovery and resilience.

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Events

  1. Image of ghosted people of different ethnicities at voting booths
    Access to Voting: What Does Research Tell Us?
    October 22nd, 2020
    ZOOM
  2. COVID-19 Collaboration: a Forum for UI Social Scientists
    June 2nd, 2020
    ZOOM -registration link in story
  3. Line drawing of us connected to EKG line, United States of Anxiety word mark below
    United States of Anxiety: Building a Multiracial Democracy in 2020
    January 27th, 2020
    Levitt Center for University Advancement
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    The Burden of Gun Violence: Trends and Policy Solutions
    October 23rd, 2019
    The Graduate Hotel, Wayne Ballroom, Downtown Iowa City
  5. Image of hot sun and thermometer next to stormy sky
    Extreme Weather in Iowa: A Symposium
    October 2nd, 2019
    Iowa Events Center - Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, Room 312-314, 730 3rd St., Des Moines, Iowa

The Forkenbrock Series provides a forum for dialogue about policy areas from applied, academic, and interdisciplinary perspectives. The series was established in honor of David Forkenbrock, a nationally recognized transportation researcher. Dr. Forkenbrock established the PPC at the University of Iowa in 1987. His vision was to enable public and private sector decision makers to work with faculty, staff, and student researchers to explore solutions to complex problems related to the public interest. Dr. Forkenbrock died in 2008 of complications from lymphoma.