Past Events
“Dirt Matters: Healthy Soil for a Productive and Sustainable California”
Apr 11, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Timothy Bowles, UC Berkeley
Undergraduate Student Research Project Presentations
Mar 14, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Winter 2018 Undergraduate Student Research Project Presentations
“Effective Preparation: Evaluating Preschool Education Programs”
Mar 07, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Distinguished Professor Greg Duncan, UC Irvine
Capitol Insights Panel: “Addressing the Opioid Crisis in California”
Feb 28, 2018 from 03:30 PM to 05:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,“Increasing On-Time High School Graduation Rates in L.A.: What Works at What Cost?"
Feb 21, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Fred Zimmerman, UCLA
The Impoverishing Effects of Federal Immigration Policy in California: Psychological, Social, and Economic Conference
Feb 08, 2018 from 09:00 AM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Jacob Hibel, Sarah Bohn, Caitlin Patler, Giovanni Peri, Kevin Johnson, Irena Asmundson and Liliana Ferrer
“The Economic Returns to Delayed Aging: Promises and Pitfalls”
Feb 07, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Dr. Dana Goldman, University of Southern California
“Intended and Unintended Effects of the War on Poverty: What Research Tells Us and Implications for Policy”
Jan 31, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Marianne Bitler, UC Davis
“Working Around the Law: Navigating Legal Barriers to Good Work with a Criminal Record”
Jan 24, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Dallas Augustine, Emerging Scholar Award Winner, PhD Candidate at UC Irvine
"U.S. Federal Fire and Forest Policy: Emphasizing Resilience in Dry Forests"
Jan 17, 2018 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Scott Stephens, UC Berkeley
“The Impossible Imperative: Navigating the Competing Principles of Child Protection Policy”
Dec 06, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Jill Berrick, Co-director of the Center for Child and Youth Policy, UC Berkeley
UC Center Sacramento Undergraduate Research Showcase
Dec 06, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,UC Center Sacramento Undergraduate Research Showcase
SPECIAL WORKSHOP: “Using cost-effectiveness analysis to inform state policy”
Nov 30, 2017 from 10:00 AM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Jeffrey Hoch, PhD, Professor of Public Health Sciences and Associate Director of the Center for Health Care Policy and Research at UCD
Transforming the Way Californians Register and Vote
Nov 28, 2017 from 12:15 PM to 01:30 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Secretary of State Alex Padilla
“The Impact of Career and Technical Education on Post-Secondary Credentialing”
Nov 15, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Jay Plasman, PhD Candidate, Emerging Scholars Winner, UC Santa Barbara
“Scarcity is the Mother of Invention: Water Policy Implications in an International Setting"
Nov 08, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Ariel Dinar, Professor of Environmental Economics and Policy, UC Riverside
Capitol Insights: A UC Center Sacramento Panel Discussion Soaring Drug Prices: Consumer and Clinician Perspectives and Policy Options
Nov 02, 2017 from 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Lisa Gill, Consumer Reports Dr. Adams Dudley, MD, MBA, UC San Francisco Professor Robin Feldman, UC Hastings
“A Public Health Framework for Legalized Retail Marijuana: Avoiding a New Tobacco Industry”
Nov 01, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Professor Stanton Glantz, who is the Truth Initiative Distinguished Professor of Tobacco Control at the Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education at UC San Francisco
Higher Education Panel Discussion: Expanding Access to Higher Education for Latinx Students in California
Oct 25, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:30 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Frances Contreras, Professor of Education Studies, UC San Diego and Gloria Rodriguez, Professor of Education, UC Davis. Discussants: Senator Ben Allen, CA 26th District and Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, CA 6th District
Capitol Insights Panel Discussion: "Homelessness in California: Causes and Solutions"
Oct 19, 2017 from 04:00 PM to 05:30 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Moderated by Honorable Jim Beall, State Senator (CA-15) Panelists: Gary Blasi, Professor Emeritus, UCLA Law; Renae Garcia, Social Worker, Women's Empowerment; Dr. Barry Zevin, Medical Director, Street Medicine and Shelter Health SFPDH; Zack Olmstead, Deputy Director of Housing Policy Development, CA HCD
“Food Insecurity: Causes, Consequences, and Policy Solutions”
Oct 18, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Sasha Abramsky, Author and Journalist
"Paths to Carbon Neutrality: Lessons from California"
Oct 11, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Juliann Allison, Professor of Gender and Sexuality Studies, UC Riverside
"Community Engagement and Planning to Address Depression: An Approach to Health Equity"
Oct 04, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Dr. Kenneth Wells is Director of the Semel Institute’s Center for Health Services and Society, Co-Director of the California Behavioral Health Center of Excellence and Associate Director of the National Clinician Scholars Program at UCLA.
"Looking Ahead to the 2018 Midterm Elections: How Changing Demography Will – or Won’t – Influence Outcomes"
Aug 24, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Mindy Romero is the founder and director of the California Civic Engagement Project (CCEP) at the UC Davis Center for Regional Change.
Undergraduate Student Research Project Presentations
Aug 17, 2017 from 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,“Evaluating and Improving Energy Efficiency Policies and Programs”
Aug 16, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Edward Vine, Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley
"The 'Hidden Injuries' of Childhood Poverty: The Impact of Class Stigma, Stereotypes, and Bias"
Aug 09, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Heather Bullock, Professor of Psychology, University of California, Santa Cruz
“At the Policy Forefront: Evaluating California’s Efforts in Assuring Access to Quality Reproductive Health”
Aug 02, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Claire Brindis, Director of the Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of California, San Francisco
Assessing the Trade-offs Between Safety, Mobility, and Environmental Innovation”
Jul 26, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Matt Barth, Director of Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside
“Teach For America: Civic Engagement Magic Bullet?”
Jul 19, 2017 from 12:00 PM to 01:00 PM — 1130 K Street, Room LL3,Su Jin Jez, Associate Professor of Public Policy and Administration, Sacramento State