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Study IDs What Can Help Collaborative Groups Actually Accomplish Their Goals

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Tonya Henderson Gatling, the student speaker for NC State's spring 2026 commencement ceremony.

May 4, 2026

Graduating on Her Time

Tonya Henderson Gatling is graduating from NC State more than 30 years after starting her journey as a student. She’s sharing her story as student commencement speaker.
A man in a military uniform stands behind a microphone.

Jan 29, 2026

Stepping Down, and Ramping Up

Maj. Gen. Allen Boyette, an assistant vice chancellor for Campus Operations and Maintenance, has resigned from the U.S. Army after 37 years of service. He’ll continue in his position on campus, along with his studies in the Public Administration Ph.D. program.

Jan 16, 2026

Where Policy Meets Practice: Three Years of Learning in the Diplomatic Quarter of the Benelux

Students gain unprecedented access to Europe's most powerful institutions and decision-makers.
photo shows a city street flooded; crosswalks can be seen underwater

Jan 7, 2026

How to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change

A new strategy lays out how local governments can limit adverse impacts of climate change on their communities. Co-authors Christopher Galik and Georgina Sanchez explain.
two men in hard hats crouch on a large roof covered with solar panels

Jan 6, 2026

Study Finds Support for Solar Energy Has Become Politically Polarized

While public support for solar energy remains high, that support declined significantly from 2016 to 2022. Corresponding author Serena Kim explains.
illustration of a wildfire

Dec 3, 2025

Nowell Awarded Grant to Develop Eastern Fire Network

Public Administration professor Branda Nowell of NC State’s School of International and Public Affairs, along with associate dean for research at the College of Natural Resources Robert Scheller, and associate professor Jelena Vukomanovic of the Center for Geospatial Analytics at NC State, were awarded an NSF Fire Grant to build a transdisciplinary research and education…
River bed

Nov 13, 2025

Rickabaugh and Ambrose Awarded STEPS Grant

Public Administration faculty assistant professors Jay Rickabaugh, as lead principal investigator, and Graham Ambrose, as co-principal investigator, were awarded a $105,000 STEPS grant to study Soil and Water Conservation Districts and their impact on phosphorus sustainability and nutrient management.  Soil and water conservation districts (SWCDs) play a key role in incentivizing and scaling best management…

Oct 16, 2025

Graham Ambrose appointed associate editor

Assistant Professor Graham Ambrose of the department of Public Administration in the School of Public and International Affairs has been appointed as an associate editor of the journal, Policy Design and Practice, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal for international scholars and practitioners on the design and practice of public policy, including policy research, governance and public…
Kendall Rosenburg standing behind her desk in her office at the NCGA.

Sep 8, 2025

Kendall Rosenburg Balances Full-Time Legislative Work with Academic Excellence

Fourth-year political science student finds her calling in North Carolina State Government.
aerial view of the Tillamook Bay watershed

Aug 28, 2025

Study IDs What Can Help Collaborative Groups Actually Accomplish Their Goals

Research suggests a specific administrative approach improves the ability of collaborative groups to deliver the services they were created to provide. Assistant professor of public administration Graham Ambrose explains.