5-1-08
International Journal of Public Policy: Special Issue on Public Affairs Informatics Research — Call for Papers
Manuscripts should be submitted by
12-31-08. Program Director Thomas Wan is the guest editor of this special issue.

4-10-08
Medical Web Sites May Improve Nursing Home Care
Medical Web sites could be key to improving the quality of care at nursing homes, a new Doctoral Program in Public Affairs' study found.

4-8-08
Doctoral Program in Public Affairs Celebrates 10 Years
Alumni, current students, UCF administrators, and faculty and staff members gathered on April 2 to celebrate the program's 10-year anniversary.

3-21-08
Wan Provides Evidence for New Book on Healing Environments
Thomas T.H. Wan, director and professor of public affairs, provides evidence in a new book by Barbara Huelat titled, "Healing Environments: What's the Proof." Click here to learn more.

1-31-08
Alumnus Marathe Interviewed on "For Your Health"
Alumnus Shriram "Sam" Marathe ('06) was recently interviewed about the affordable health care on the UCF Channel's program, "For Your Health." Click here for the interview, which begins at 06:44.

12-7-07
Martin Co-authors Third Edition of Popular Social Work Book
Larry Martin, professor of public affairs, is co-author of the third edition of Designing and Managing Programs: An Effectiveness-Based Approach, published by Sage Publications in November 2007. It is the publisher's all-time, best-selling social work text since its original publication in 1990. Click here to learn more.

9-16-07
Adams Quoted in Houston Chronicle Article on Curfews
"Youths aren't the only ones opposing curfews"

7-25-07
"FGCU looks to study arsenal of nonlethal weapons"
The News-Press also reports on the NIJ-funded study conducted by Charlie Mesloh (Public Affairs-Criminal Justice Track, '02) and Ross Wolf, assistant professor of criminal justice.

7-24-07
"Less Lethal Weapons"
Fort Myers News-Press Reporter Christine Lee interviews UCF alumnus Charlie Mesloh (Public Affairs-Criminal Justice Track, '02), associate professor and director of the Weapons and Equipment Research Institute at Florida Gulf Coast University, about less lethal and non-lethal weapons.

7-14-07
"Study: Cops held back on force — But restraint in recent years may have meant more injuries"
The Orlando Sentinel reports on a study conducted by Charlie Mesloh (Public Affairs-Criminal Justice Track, '02) and Ross Wolf, assistant professor of criminal justice, funded by a $99,000 grant from the National Institute of Justice. The grant title is "Less Lethal Weapon Effectiveness, Use of Force, and Suspect and Officer Injuries: A Five-Year Analysis."

Click here for a summary of the study by Wolf.