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Center for Public Policy News Archives

News Releases, Articles, and Media from 2007 thru 2009

2009 2008 2007

Economist Optimistic About Recovery The Daily Cougar, 11/6/09

'The Worst Is Behind Us,' Says Houston Economist Houston Chronicle, 11/5/09

Recession Not Yet Behind Us KUHF, 11/5/09

Study On Foreclosures Houston Chronicle, 10/24/09

Houston's Foreclosure Neighborhoods Houston Chronicle, 10/21/09

UH Foreclosure Study Looks at Behavioral Reasons Media Release, 10/21/09

UH Moment featuring the Center for Public Policy's Concept Visualization Lab kuhf Houston Public Radio, 10/14/09

Mayor Bill White, Former Lt. Governor Bill Hobby Address UH Community at Fall Assembly Media Release, 10/6/09

UH Center Heads Workshop On Future National Science Foundation Program Media Release, 9/28/09

UH Scholarship Rewards Student’s Ambition, Passion Sugar Land Resident First Recipient of Richard Murray Endowed Scholarship (This article may also be found at FortBendNow), Media Release, 9/22/09

Internships Put Students on Path to Public Service UH News, 5/6/09

Challenges, Solutions of Participatory Research Topic of UH Conference Media Release, 3/26/09

Republicans Split Over Controversial Earmarks Houston Chronicle, 3/9/09

Mayoral candidate leads UH lecture The Daily Cougar, 3/2/09

Is anybody paying what they owe? Houston Chronicle, 2/4/09

Victoria has lottery fever Victoria Advocate Newspaper, 2/2/09

Nearly half of El Pasoans surveyed play Texas Lottery games, up 16 percent in one year El Paso Times, 1/27/09

Policy moves are slowing economy: Bank bailouts undermining stimulus efforts Houston Chronicle, 1/26/09

Wanna Bet? UH Survey of Texas Lottery Players Finds Steady Participation Media Release, 1/22/09

Student interns on brink of history in Washington, D.C. Houston Chronicle, 1/13/09

Will the Public's Disdain Endure? Houston Chronicle, 1/11/09

UH Moment: "Center for Public Policy" kuhf Houston Public Radio, 1/7/09

2008 top of page

UH study will create real estate database Houston Business Journal, 12/8/08

Houston Real Estate Market Shows Stability The Daily Cougar, 12/5/08

Center for Public Policy At UH To Study Houston Housing Market, Foreclosures Media Release, 11/21/08

Economist Sees a Harder Ride as Houston Loses "Energy Cushion" Houston Chronicle, 11/14/08

Barton Smith Symposium Addresses Economy Driven by Fear and the Unknown UH News, 11/13/08

Lingering Effects of Sub-Prime Mortage Market Collapse
Focus of Upcoming Symposium Presented by UH’s Barton Smith UH News, 11/10/08

Harris County Democrats boosted by Obama win The Associated Press, 11/5/08

New Day Dawning for Dems Houston Chronicle, 11/5/08

What Else Makes This Campaign Unique: Election holds some rarities that go beyond race and gender Houston Chronicle, 11/2/08

Top Ticket Holds Down-Ballot Answers: Democrats say this is their year in Harris County; GOP says not yet Houston Chronicle, 11/1/08

Democrats in Houston Take Aim at GOP Judges The Wall Street Journal, 11/1/08

Dr. Granato and Other Faculty Researchers Discuss the Obama Election Graffit-e, November 2008

10 things to know about polls Houston Chronicle, 10/28/08

GOP Incumbent Radack Seems Secure In His Spot: But changing demographics could make results close, experts says Houston Chronicle, 10/27/08

Early voters relish chance to make history at the polls Houston Chronicle, 10/24/08

For more, a vote along party line is just the ticket Houston Chronicle, 10/22/08

Dr. Granato on Public Policy and the Current Financial Crisis Garffit-e, October 2008

Mincberg ads slam disaster response Houston Chronicle, 9/26/08

Ike has thrown out the typical politics Houston Chronicle, 9/21/08

Rumor confirmed: City tops in adding jobs Houston Business Journal, 9/12/08

Mixed Review (CPP Taser Study) Houston Chronicle, 9/8/08

CAMPAIGN 2008 Houston Chronicle, 9/5/08

Survey Says: UH To Review Demographics of Texas Lottery Players Media Release, 8/27/08

UH Apparel Task Force Final Report UH Today News, 7/2/08

Public Policy Center Examines Taser Use UH Newsbriefs, June 2008

Smith's Prediction: National Slowdown To Spread To Houston UH Today News, June 2008

UH professor Richard Murray honored with scholarship fund Houston Chronicle, 6/9/08

Sneak Peek at City Taser Study KRTK, 6/6/08

Political Science Seniors Intern on Capitol Hill New Horizons, UH Downtown, Spring 2008

Broadened Internships Continue Leland's Legacy Houston Alumline, Spring 2008

Political Savvy Helps Students UH news, Spring 2008

Foreclosures may trouble area through mid-2009 Houston Chronicle, 5/8/08

Can Houston’s Real Estate Market Weather the National Storm? UH News, 5/5/08

Democrats and Demographics: A Cautionary Note for Texas Democrats.US, 5/1/08

Abandoned Homes Reflect a Crisis Houston Chronicle, 4/25/08

More are Willing to Spend $1 Million on a Houston Home Houston Chronicle, 4/14/08

Scholarship named in professor's honor The Daily Cougar, 4/14/08

UH’s Murray Honored For 40 Years of Insight and Mentoring UH News, 4/7/08

Dinner Party Dishes Out Praise, Humor Houston Chronicle, 4/14/08

Privatization of Texas lottery may get 2nd look in 2009 Star-Telegram, 4/7/08

Experts Gather at UH to Study the Face of Public Policy Issues UH Today, 3/20/08

UH Student group to Protest Use of "Sweatshop Labor" at March 31 Rally UH Today, 3/19/08

Task Force Created to Study Apparel Issues at University of Houston UH News, 3/11/08

Harris County voters boot 3 incumbent lawmakers Houston Chronicle, 3/5/08

Texas on Pace for Record Voter Turnout New York Times, 2/29/08

Texas Lottery Continues to Lose Players But Those Players Spend More Texas Politics, 1/16/08

2007 top of page

Web's role in house hunt grows Houston Chronicle, 12/1/07

Houston's economy called not bad, bucking U.S. trend Houston Chronicle, 11/9/07

Patience Will Be Required, UH’s Smith Says,
As Americans Wait For Better Times For Housing Market, National Economy Media Release, 11/8/07

Are You a Player: New UH Study Examines Gamers and the Texas Lottery Media Release, 9/18/07

National Housing Woes Threaten Continued Economic Growth Media Release, 5/8/07

How Will National Economic Slowdown and Housing problems Affect Houston? Media Release, 5/4/07

UH Center for Public Policy Study Targets Taser Use Media Release, 4/16/07

Carnegie Mellon's Keech Kicks Off UH Center for Public Policy Speaker Series Media Release, 2/12/07

Current Training of Future Social Scientists to be Evaluated at NSF Event

The UH Center for Public Policy is heading a workshop on the future of a National Science Foundation Program. A gathering of some of the nation's best social scientists will strategize about the future of of their research fields and how best to prepare the next generation. Continue reading the full news release.

Former Center for Public Policy Intern Taylor Kilroy First Recipient of Richard Murray Endowed Scholarship

Taylor Kilroy, political science and public relations major, earned the first scholarship award. Congratulations Taylor! Learn more about Taylor and the Murray scholarship.

Center for Public Policy to Study Houston Housing Market, Foreclosure

The University of Houston Center for Public Policy is the recipient of a grant from the National Science Foundation to study Houston's regional housing market, particularly significant in the wake of the nation's crisis in leading financial institutions. Read more about this grant and the project to be done in partnership with the UH Institute for Regional Forecasting (IRF) to help create a comprehensive Houston area real estate database. Read an article about this grant by The Daily Cougar and the Houston Business Journal.

View a satellite map of Houston-area foreclosures.